Ariel Bastian Email & Phone Number

“Ariel is focused on understanding her clients’ unique business strategies to provide cost-effective, relevant and commercially forward legal advice. She is open and generous in sharing her knowledge and insights with her clients.”Informed by over 10 years of experience in diverse legal roles, Ariel sees great merit in providing her clients with pragmatic advice and enabling tools to manage and mitigate their risks. She has strong relationships with stakeholders in industries from the retail + e-commerce, health + aged care, and media + arts sectors, and is establishing herself as the ‘trusted advisor’ to these clients.Ariel is a corporate commercial lawyer and advises businesses, not-for-profits and government agencies in relation to corporate governance and regulatory compliance (specialising privacy, information security, health and aged care and anti-modern slavery regulation), customised commercial contracting (including service, funding, sponsorship, data sharing and technology contracts), competition and consumer matters (including advertising and marketing), e-commerce and intellectual property.Ariel is known for balancing legal and regulatory requirements with commerciality and an appreciation of her clients’ varying risk appetites. Previous experience as an inhouse lawyer has gifted her with an understanding of being in the client’s shoes. Ariel will get in the trenches with you to ensure she delivers viable and tangible solutions to problems. With extensive board and governance experience, Ariel appreciates the tactical nuances of running smooth and constructive meetings. She is naturally collaborative, with demonstrated success in building relationships and working constructively with stakeholders at all levels.Ariel is proactive in making sure her clients are getting the most out of their relationship with Jackson McDonald.

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, and 46 others.