Melissa is a lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in top tier law firms in Australia and Europe and in-house at blue chip corporations.
She has a broad range of commercial experience including complex cross-border financing transactions, regulatory compliance projects, general procurement and telecommunications.
With a diploma in Professional Writing and Editing, Melissa is also a skilled corporate writer with experience drafting and editing RFP/T responses, policy documents, and annual reports. Known for her pragmatic approach and ‘can do’ attitude, she’s rarely seen without a smile on her face. When she’s not busy at her desk you’ll find her sweating it out in the Bikram yoga studio or working on her latest novel or short story.
Curriculum Vitae
Melissa is a lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in top tier law firms in Australia and Europe and in-house at blue chip corporations.
She has a broad range of commercial experience including complex cross-border financing transactions, regulatory compliance projects, general procurement and telecommunications.
With a diploma in Professional Writing and Editing, Melissa is also a skilled corporate writer with experience drafting and editing RFP/T responses, policy documents, and annual reports.
- Being seconded to the commercial management team of Ericsson Australia for 12 months.
- Advising on the technology, IP and general commercial legal issues in relation to an agreement to enable a financial services provider to white-label, and offer to designated third parties, licensed software and related services provided by the client.
- Advising on withholding tax issues in relation to various agreements with related entities of an Australian domiciled software company.
- Advising on, reviewing scheme rules, and drafting documentation to obtain Identrust and Gatekeeper accreditation of PKI system for a major Australian bank.
Law Firms
- Clayton Utz – Sydney
- Clifford Chance – Hungary (Senior Associate)
Companies
- Ericsson – Melbourne (commercial management role)
- 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)
Degrees
- Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Arts
- Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Other:
Adviser on ANZ Steering Committee for Public Key Infrastructure