▁case , ▁which ▁last ed ▁eight ▁months . ▁After ▁becoming ▁a ▁public ▁figure , ▁Bishop ▁was ▁accused ▁by ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁acting ▁imm or ally ▁by ▁involving ▁herself ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁She ▁has ▁said ▁she ▁conducted ▁herself ▁eth ically ▁and ▁profession ally , ▁and ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁proced ural ▁advice ▁given ▁by ▁bar r ister s ▁Robert ▁French ▁and ▁David ▁Mal col m ▁( both ▁future ▁jud ges ). ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁legal ▁ad visor ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Development ▁Corporation , ▁Bishop ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁several ▁new ▁government ▁enter pr ises , ▁including ▁Gold ▁Corporation ▁( the ▁operator ▁of ▁the ▁Per th ▁M int ), ▁Land Cor p , ▁and ▁Event sc orp ▁( a ▁division ▁of ▁Tour ism ▁Western ▁Australia ). ▁Robinson ▁C ox ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁larger ▁firm ▁of ▁Clay ton ▁Ut z ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁made ▁man aging ▁partner ▁of ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁Per th ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁she ▁took ▁up ▁an ▁appointment ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁government ' s ▁Town ▁Pl anning ▁App e al ▁Trib unal , ▁serving ▁a ▁three - year ▁term . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Bishop ▁attended ▁Harvard ▁Business ▁School ▁for ▁eight ▁weeks ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁Advanced ▁Management ▁Program ▁for ▁senior ▁man agers . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁cred ited ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁lect ur ers ▁there , ▁George ▁C . ▁L odge , ▁with ▁insp iring