Our Lawyers

Con Ktenas


Solicitor
Sydney Office
(02) 8226 7323
cktenas@codea.com.au

Current Practice
Con Ktenas specialises in litigation and dispute resolution.  He appears in the Workers Compensation Commission, and in the Supreme and District Courts.

Professional Experience
Con was admitted to Practice in 1987 and following six months practice with a suburban law firm he joined the Australian Government Solicitor.  Con specialises in all areas of litigation and has instructed counsel and appeared in every jurisdiction from the Full Bench of the High Court of Australia to the Local Court.  He represented the Commonwealth in large litigation including the British Atomic Tests, the HMAS Voyager disaster, large building litigation disputes and industrial relations litigation.  Upon leaving the Australian Government Solicitor, he worked in private practice for two legal firms, the latter specialising in workers compensation.  His combined experience enables him to bring a balanced and practical approach to his clients’ matters.
Con has served as an Arbitrator of the District Court of New South Wales and is presently an Arbitrator of the Local Court of New South Wales. Con has held the position of visiting lecturer in law at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of New South Wales and has taught and tutored in many litigation courses since 1990.

Professional Background
Con has a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney.  He is a Notary Public and is a member of three Law Society Committees (the Injury Compensation Committee the Specialist Accreditation Committee and the Precedents Committee).  He has been a member of other professional associations such as the Industrial Relations Society of NSW and the Medico Legal Society of NSW.  He was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and of the High Court of Australia in 1987 and joined Carroll & O'Dea in November 2010. He is fluent in Greek.