About Apollo Law
Apollo Law is a boutique law firm founded in 2020 by John ‘JXP’ Plumidis.
The name ‘Apollo’ is inspired by light and creativity, from the Greek God ‘Apollo’ to the Apollo space missions that landed humankind on the moon.
The owner and director of Apollo Law is John ‘JXP’ Plumidis. His bench of lawyers and SME advisors offer expertise and scalability for clients. We are proud to introduce JXP, Tony Fraser, Brittany Rice & Ruarri Fairweather.
John Plumidis
Owner & Director
About John ‘JXP’ Plumidis
JXP commenced his legal career in 2005 and founded Apollo Law in 2020.
JXP began his career as a judicial clerk. Two years of sitting between judges, barristers, witnesses, and juries carved legal lessons that have served JXP well in both law and life. A 10 year career as a Commonwealth lawyer later followed.
Today JXP’s focus is commercial disputes and civil litigation for individuals and SMEs. He also practices across the many and varied legal topics spanning government practice, front end contracting, and personal legal services.
Achievements
Lawyer of the ACT Supreme Court and of the High Court of Australia.
Master of Laws, Australian National University.
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies / Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Australian National University.
Member of the ACT Law Society.
Contact JXP
Phone: 0433 099 070
Email: john.plumidis@apollolaw.com.au
Tony Fraser
LLM, JD, GDLP, MAICD, FDRP
Legal Consultant
Managing Director of Teyba Global
About Tony
Tony has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning leadership, governance, and legal practice.
Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Australia and as a Lawyer of the ACT Supreme Court, Tony is also accredited by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. He supports Apollo Law clients and personnel with his extensive board-level expertise, applying his board-level skills in situations where families need it the most.
Among Tony’s other interests, he is a legal consultant to Apollo Law. We are proud to host Tony’s legal practice.
Achievements
Lawyer of the ACT Supreme Court and of the High Court of Australia.
Master of Laws (College of Law).
Juris Doctor (University of Canberra).
Member of the Institute of Company Directors (MAICD).
Member of the ACT Law Society.
Director of the Canberra Business Chamber.
About Teyba Global
Teyba Global is redefining the way businesses approach growth, expansion, and international trade. Rather than offering traditional consultancy services, the company focuses on connecting organizations with the right partners, decision-makers, and opportunities to unlock sustainable commercial success. With deep expertise in government policy, bilateral trade frameworks, and international market development, Teyba Global helps businesses navigate complex markets with confidence and clarity.
Contact Tony
Email: tony.fraser@apollolaw.com.au
Brittany Rice
Consultant and Account Executive, Apollo Law
Director, AoQ Advisory
About Brittany
Brittany is a strategic advisor to defence, government, and industry clients, with a background spanning law, business development, and competitive market intelligence.
She has worked with the Australian, British, and Canadian militaries on sensitive capability projects, and was recognised in the Australian Defence Magazine 30 Under 30 Awards.
Brittany brings a working understanding of how these organisations operate, not merely how they present. Brittany assesses a business with precision, offers candid counsel, and has the relationships to make that counsel count.
Brittany is a director of AoQ Advisory, among other concurrent roles.
Brittany’s qualifications and awards
Bachelor of Laws, Australian National University.
Bachelor of Asia Pacific Security Studies (Minor in Mandarin Language), Australian National University.
ADM 30 Under 30 Winner (2024).
Department of Defence, Bronze Commendation (Headquarters Joint Operations Command).
About AoQ Advisory
AoQ Advisory is a boutique, veteran-owned consultancy. Its clients includes Defence and its Primes.
Apollo Law is pleased to subcontract Brittany through AoQ Advisory.
Contact Brittany
Visit the AoQ Advisory website: https://www.aoqa.com.au
Ruarri Fairweather
LLM, JD, GDLP, MAICD, FDRP
Special Counsel - Defence, Cyber & Technology, Apollo Law
Principal Advisor and Director, Heliswot
About Ruarri
Ruarri Fairweather is a senior legal, commercial and technology adviser with more than three decades of professional experience spanning information technology, cyber security, Defence, software, complex contracting, corporate governance and international business.
His career has developed alongside the technology industry itself. Beginning in information technology in the early 1990s, Ruarri has worked across organisations ranging from startups through to major multinational and publicly listed enterprises. His experience includes working with an Australian technology business as it grew from startup to listed enterprise, acting as a prosecutor for a building regulator, serving as Global Legal Counsel within Dimension Data, a multinational technology company operating across more than 150 countries, and taking responsibility for APAC legal and commercial matters for enterprise software company Pegasystems.
Ruarri subsequently joined CyberCX early in its development—receiving employee identification number 78—and built and led legal capability as the business rapidly scaled. During his time with CyberCX, the organisation completed numerous acquisitions and expanded from Australia into New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.
A significant part of Ruarri’s practice has involved Defence, national security and cyber security. He has acted as lead legal counsel for Defence-related work, holds extensive experience with Defence contracting and complex technology programs, and has worked with ASDEFCON contracting frameworks, ITAR and export controls, security requirements, privacy, data protection and sensitive cyber operations.
His work has also included establishing governance structures for highly sensitive engagements, including the development of CyberCX's conflict-of-interest and probity framework to enable complex engagements involving traditionally separated areas of work while maintaining appropriate independence, governance and assurance. He has also had responsibility for legal and governance aspects of ISO 27001 information security management and for legal matters extending across Australian and international operations.
Ruarri's experience extends beyond traditional legal practice. He works at the intersection of law, technology, commercial strategy and operational delivery, allowing him to advise clients not only on what a contract or regulatory framework requires, but on how organisations can practically operate, negotiate and make decisions within it.
He is a regular contributor to the Australian technology and security community and has spoken at AISA CyberCon, Realms of Cyber and Canberra's annual Security & Government Expo. His technology and innovation activities have also received industry recognition, including a GRX25 Innovation Award.
His areas of particular focus include Defence and national security contracting, cyber security and incident response, artificial intelligence and emerging technology, complex technology transactions, commercial negotiations, privacy and data governance, intellectual property, corporate governance and strategic legal advisory.
About Heliswot
“Break the reactive cycle, we partner proactively to bring strategy and execution, driving results that protect, empower, and advance your interests with precision and foresight.”
Heliswot is a law practice based in Victoria.
Apollo Law is pleased to subcontract Ruarri through Heliswot.
Contact Ruarri
Visit the Heliswot website: https://heliswot.com
Apollo Law’s operating model
We scale to your legal needs.
Apollo Law has relationships with highly talented individuals, many of whom successfully run their own law practices and consultancies - Tony, Ruarri and Brittany among them. For dispute management and litigation, we also access highly experienced Counsel in Sydney and Canberra.
This lean operating model allows JXP and Apollo Law to tailor our solutions based on your specific needs.
Work for Apollo Law (Employment Vacancies)
Formal vacancies are advertised on Seek and LinkedIn from time to time. For the right candidates, we will create new roles.
Please reach out to John for a confidential conversation on 0433 099 070.
Our alumni
We are proud of all the personnel we have hosted.
Apollo Law has hosted great individuals as locums, contractors, and paralegals. They include:
Silvana Santos, who was our Family Law practice leader from July 2025 to February 2026. Silvana has now founded her own family law firm, Inca Lawyers. We are happy to put you in touch. Apollo Law accepted the commercial opportunity to host Silvana while she transitioned from a national practice to operating her own firm.
Our Australian National University student personnel who got their ‘first break’ through Apollo Law. Some are now with international consultancies, the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, and other top-tier employers.
Contact John if you would like details for any of our alumni.