Sonja Popovska is Senior Legal Counsel at CAAA. With over 20 years of legal experience, she has established herself as the go-to expert for all legal and HR matters, resolving issues with remarkable speed and precision. Sonja’s extensive expertise covers financial services such as superannuation (including SMSFs), wealth management, life-insurance, anti-money laundering, managed funds, investment management, and privacy laws. More recently her skill-set also includes employment law and commercial leasing. She is highly skilled at navigating complex regulatory frameworks, meeting Corporations Act obligations, and drafting watertight contracts. When legal challenges arise, Sonja is the trusted professional who can unravel even the most complicated matters.

At CAAA, Sonja thrives in a dynamic work environment surrounded by fantastic colleagues and a vibrant social scene. She is driven by core values of well-being, integrity, and accountability, which guide her approach to every task. Her kindness and loyalty have made her a beloved member of the team, admired for both her professionalism and her warm personality.

Outside the office, Sonja indulges her passion for singing, often belting out tunes with a gusto that would rival Iron Maiden’s lead singer, Bruce Dickinson. She enjoys spending quality time with her family and is an avid reader of true crime literature and documentaries, as well as books on ancient history. Her proudest achievement is her children, with her daughters often joking that her laugh sounds like a boiling kettle, but those who know her recognise it as the unmistakable sound of pure joy.

Sonja’s life philosophy is perfectly captured by her favourite quote from Walt Whitman: “Keep your face towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.”

Qualifications:

Areas of specialty:

• Superannuation (including SMSFs)
• Wealth management
• Life-insurance
• Anti-money laundering
• Managed funds
• Investment management
• Privacy laws
• Employment law
• Commercial leasing