Experience

FRANdata Australia

• Australia
• Information Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  # Providing "in house" legal services to FRANdata Australia and the Australian Franchise Registry in their commercial and consultative dealings with franchisors, lenders, regulators, international clients and other key franchise sector stakeholders # Overseeing the establishment and operation of The Australian Franchise Registry's franchise document vetting and verification program. (The program is designed to assist banks, franchisors and internal and external counsel gain additional comfort that franchise documentation is compliant with the Franchising Code of Conduct and the Competition and Consumer Act). # Developing and facilitating FRANdata's Accredited Franchise Lawyer Program Show less



DB Legal WA

• Principal

  • 2012 - Present

  Principal of legal practice, specialising in: • Banking and finance advice and documentation • Commercial law • Wills and estate planning advice Principal of legal practice, specialising in: • Banking and finance advice and documentation • Commercial law • Wills and estate planning advice



NAB

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Legal Counsel - Industry Specialisation

  • 2008 - 2011

  National responsibility for providing legal support to the Franchise Banking Team in NAB including: # co-ordination of state based in-house legal teams specialising in franchise lending advice, # development of documentation, advice templates, policies, and lender training programs, # creation and ongoing maintenance of the legal database for franchise lending, # creation and supervision of internal service level agreements (legal, credit, business), # group legal delegate on the NAB Franchise Banking and Risk Governance Committee, and # direct communication and negotiation with accredited and targeted major franchise systems. Provision of specialised and general legal advice on: # agribusiness, pharmacy, financial planning, equipment and SMSF lending transactions, # documentation and transactions for business, corporate and institutional lending teams # security structures and documentation to credit authorities and risk committees, # legislative and regulatory impacts and obligations # non-standard documentation (and drafting revisions where required), and # loans management and recovery unit dealings. Show less



Banaszak Legal

• Perth WA

• Principal

  • 1996 - 2008



Westpac

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager Legal

  • 1990 - 1993

• In-House Corporate Counsel (WA)

  • 1985 - 1990