Experience

Pharmako Biotechnologies Pty Ltd

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Legal Counsel at Pharmako Biotechnologies whilst continuing my practice at FixLegal. An award winning Australian company specialsing in innovative, premuim ingredients and excipients for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, functional food and cosmeceutical industries . Pharmako manufacture materials created through scientific research and innovative product deveolpment. I provide them a broad range of legal services to assist with their commercial needs, compliance, HR and business projects.



FixLegal Pty Ltd

• Principal Lawyer/Founder

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  FixLegal provides commercial cost effective legal services on fixed fee, fix term basis or as needed to small to medium size enterprises who do not wish to employ in-house counsel full time or engage the services of larger law firms. As a consultant FixLegal can also review your specific risk and legal compliance needs and make suggestions as to how to meet these needs in a timely and economical manner and provide tailored training and individual coaching services. FixLegal also provides secondment and overflow legal services to in house-counsel as and when needed.What I bring as principal to the practice is my extensive legal and in-house experience at many large corporates such as Goodman Fielder/ Burns Philp, Nestle, AMP and Chandler Macleod and in providing change management and training. I provide cost effective commercially focused legal or consulting advice whilst balancing the businesses compliance and legal risks. For specialised areas I will also be able to take the fear out of engaging lawyers by assisting you to find the right advice at the right price and acting as a legal sounding board. Visit the FixLegal website http://fixlegal.com.au for more information about us



Rubik Group

• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GM Legal

  • May 2015 - Mar 2016

  Providing in-house legal services to Rubik Group including establishing the in-house legal function, including revising standard documentation, ER documentation, governance and IP portfolio.Rubik Group provides a portfolio of cloud based and client hosted software solutions across the Financial Services Industry, including financial planning software, mortgage broking software and a suite of banking solutions to ADIs. Providing in-house legal services to Rubik Group including establishing the in-house legal function, including revising standard documentation, ER documentation, governance and IP portfolio.Rubik Group provides a portfolio of cloud based and client hosted software solutions across the Financial Services Industry, including financial planning software, mortgage broking software and a suite of banking solutions to ADIs.



Allygroup

• Australia
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Nov 2014 - Mar 2015

  Allygroup is Australia's leading legal service management consultancy who specialise in advising clients how to control their external and internal legal expenditure, and how to obtain maximum value and saving from that spend.I provided legal management consultancy services for Allygroup's clients in Government and Private enterprise including the following: - informed legal purchasing and management of external legal service providers; - legal project management; - training; - change management; and - investigation services.



Chandler Macleod

• Australia
• Human Resources Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Legal Counsel

  • Jul 2010 - Jul 2014

  Providing legal advice on commercial, corporate, insurance,IT and trade practice issues and ensuring that operations of the group were conducted within acceptable risk parameters and commercial boundaries. Developed processes and procedures for the Legal Team to meet client requirements including:- Reviewing and negotiating major commercial transactions and drafting non-routine transactions ( circa 300 p.a.), including negotiations with external clients- Drafting templates for standard company documents,- Managing intellectual property portfolio and protecting intellectual capital of the business- Managing relationships with external legal advisers on a cost effective basis - Developing and managing training/compliance programs to develop client engagement - Project managing and resolving contractual disputes - working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and other managers on significant corporate initiatives



AMP

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Legal Counsel

  • Apr 2007 - Jul 2010

  Advising the Alliances Group who procure and manage suppliers to AMP, including negotiating and drafting contracts and SoWs. Advising on preparation of tenders and review of tender responses.Reviewing all consultancy and learning and development services contracts and work orders for AMP, including services to planners and set up of new recruitment and legal panel. Providing advice on IP and sponsorship contracts for Public Affairs. Advising generally on commercial law to AMP Legal. I set up a working party with internal clients and successfully ran a project to improve legal engagement and efficiency. Member of the CLE and Legal Practice Management committees.



Nestlé

• Switzerland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Legal Counsel - Contractor

  • Jun 2006 - Apr 2007

  I provided legal advice to the Chilled Dairy and Peters Ice Cream businesses. I drafted reviewed and negotiated a wide range of contracts in relation to supply, licensing, manufacturing. IT, promotions, tenders, sponsorship and distribution agreements.Advice on the following:- Trade Practices Act Parts IV and V and compliance.- IP law including Trademarks in relation to Nestle’s brand and dispute, - Peters Ice Cream licensing and trademark issues. - development of products and packaging and labeling law across Nestle brands.- consumer claims and disputes for Complaints Department . - dispute resolution, including construction, and general litigation.- transition of Uncle Tobys business to Nestle.Managed external solicitors and barristers in a cost effective manner.



Goodman Fielder

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Inhouse Counsel

  • Feb 2003 - Jun 2006

  IN HOUSE LEGAL COUNSEL -GOODMAN FiElDER ,UNLCE TOBYS, BLUEBIRD FOODS(NZ)I worked in contract roles as well as permanent role as senior legal counsel dealing with legal advice and risk and compliance for the businesses. Provided extensive commercial law advice including negotiating and drafting contracts.I drafted reviewed and negotiated a wide range of contracts in relation to supply, licensing, manufacturing. IT, promotions, tenders, sponsorship and distribution agreements.Advice on the following:- Trade Practices Act Parts IV and V and compliance.- IP law including Trademarks and licensing. - development of products and packaging and labeling law- consumer claims and disputes for Complaints Department . - dispute resolution, including construction, OHS and general litigation.- transition of Uncle Tobys business to Nestle.Managed external solicitors and barristers in a cost effective manner.