Career Summary
Melissa is a commercial lawyer, with broad experience including regulatory compliance, technology, intellectual property, and procurement. She’s worked in private practice firms in Australia and Europe, and for a number of Australia’s blue chip corporations.
Recent Highlights
- Advising a major Australian bank on the roll-out of Consumer Data Right from both data holder and accredited data recipient perspectives
- Secondment to a major telecommunications technology supplier advising on collaboration agreements, critical supply contracts, and key customer contracts
- Secondment to a credit union to advise on Consumer Data Right, including interpretation of the Rules and Data Standards in the context of operational complexities; and regulator liaison in relation to rectifications.
Employment History
Law Firms
- Clayton Utz – Sydney
- Clifford Chance – Hungary (Senior Associate)
Companies
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Melbourne
- National Bank of New Zealand Ltd – Wellington, New Zealand
- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd – Melbourne (Senior Solicitor, IT & Procurement)
- Ericsson (secondment from Switch)
- National Australia Bank Ltd – Melbourne (secondment from Switch)
- People’s Choice Credit Union (secondment from Switch)
- Ultradata Australia
Degrees
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Arts
- Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Other:
- Adviser on ANZ Steering Committee for Public Key Infrastructure
- Judge for Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards (Fiction)
- Mentor through UNHCR Connecting Worlds refugee support program