Celia was admitted to practice in 2009 and called to the Bar in 2016. She practises primarily in commercial and public law. She is a Centre Fellow of the UNSW Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law. Before coming to the Bar, she served as Counsel Assisting the Commonwealth Solicitor-General, Justin Gleeson SC. In that role, she drafted legal opinions, assisted the Solicitor-General in preparing cases for hearing in domestic and international tribunals, and appeared as junior counsel for the Commonwealth. Celia previously worked as a lawyer in the Office of General Counsel within the Australian Government Solicitor (Canberra), in the Banking & Finance and International Arbitration teams of Mallesons Stephen Jaques (Sydney), and as Associate to the Honourable Justice Crennan of the High Court of Australia.
Celia has an LLM from Columbia Law School, which she attended on a Fulbright Scholarship. She also holds a BA/ LLB (First Class Honours and University Medal) from the Australian National University.