Catherine Logan Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

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Griffith, Act, Au

New York, Ny, Us

Formerly Plexus Engage

Foster City, Ca, Us

Consultancy contract for 6 months working in the Legal & Ethics team for the ANZ affiliate.Contributions:• Developed a clear risk management and remediation road map for modern slavery and procurement contracts activities into 2025, assisted with remediation of modern slavery compliance and contracts management risk mitigation, maintained licence to operate by developing a modern slavery risk plan and agreed internal timeline for activities for FY 24/25.• Created and collaborated on clear and accessible guidance for the business on critical business conduct matters, including GANZ Contracts Playbook, Donations Guidance, Conflict of Interest Guidance, Access to Medicines Governance, Market Research Activities, Procurement Best Practice, Contract Approval and DoA, Modern Slavery, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption, Whistleblowing, Scientific Exchange, Grants, Donations and Fellowships, and Sponsorships & Collaborations.• Reviewed and updated templates used by the team and the business including MSA, short form services agreement, purchase order terms, variation letter, variation notice, mutual and one-sided confidentiality agreements, grant agreements, and modules and special conditions for MSAs.• Supported teams across all functions and business units with BAU work including drafting 4PL and wholesaler agreements and providing advice on tender responses and on a variety of legal and policy issues, for example privacy and confidentiality, environmental, therapeutic goods, access to medicines, competition & consumer law, website content and contracts management, variation and extension.• Supported the Legal & Ethics team with: (1) Creation of guidance documents for them such as the Survival Guide for new starters (2) Creation of and collaboration on training materials for the business (3) Adoption of iManage for knowledge/matter management and record keeping (4) Contracts automation project (5) Testing of AI tools for the practice.

Parkes, Act, Au

Secondment through Allygroup.Working with the DCCEEW commercial law team requiring: • Advanced legal skills, collaborative and agile mindset and sense of urgency. • High performing team environment - listen, learn, trust, accountability.Contributions• Assisted DCCEEW teams across all portfolios (i.e. climate change, energy, the environment and water) (25 divisions in total) with procurement, grants, events, scholarships, collaboration and recruitment projects by reviewing, editing, drafting and advising (as required) on contract documentation and negotiation of deals.• Supported numerous DCCEEW secretariats from across all portfolios in standing up various non-statutory advisory committees, groups, panels and taskforces of all types and sizes.• Supported numerous DCCEEW teams from across all portfolios drafting and advising on the full range of MOUs (international, State/Federal and agency/agency) with a wide range of objectives.• Supported the relevant DCCEEW team with preparations for COP-28 in Dubai including construction of the Australian Pavilion, the EOI for potential exhibitors and the management of delegates and overflow badge holders.• Supported the legal team in leading the creation, improvement and roll out of legal templates such as: o the appointee pack for non-statutory appointments; o a new advice template for contracts containing contingent liabilities; o new interim scholarship templates for Sir Roland Wilson and Pat Turner scholarships; and o a new overarching MOU template with individual project templates under it.• Created a Survival Guide wiki for new starters to the team, containing basic procedures, templates and helpful links.• Supported the legal team by second counselling teammates’ work before it was provided to clients.• Worked closely with other SMEs and support functions with DCCEEW to deliver the above, including legal, risk, finance, procurement, insurance, and portfolio appointments teams.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Plexus Engage offers clients access to top-tier legal talent on a flexible basis to help support the dynamic and ever-changing needs of in-house legal departments. Our clients engage us in a variety of ways, most often as secondees who we 'parachute' in during peak periods or when additional expertise is required. Our lawyers and management team combine legal, project management and consulting skills to ensure seamless support on projects with a focus on reducing legal spend.Secondments:Nova Entertainment AccentureDepartment of Health VictoriaAvant Mutual

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Secondment through Plexus. Consultant to project team and senior leadership.Preparation for and launch of Avant Law Commercial, (a start up offering of commercial, property, employment and wills and estates legal services by Avant Law).Ran legal matters for pre-launch pilot, from first consult to delivery and invoicing.Contributed IP to the new firm (fact sheets, articles, templates, checklists, questionnaires, and other collateral).Provided detailed user acceptance feedback on systems.Collaborated on opportunities and improvements.Delivered advice and documents for e-commerce clients of ACL in the BAU phase, post launch.Initiated and created legal team “Survival Guide” wiki for onboarding of new Avant Law staff.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Secondment through Plexus to COVID 19 legal branch, Department of Health Victoria.High volume and fast paced advisory practice, requiring:•Advanced legal skills in consulting, drafting, research, analysis, and problem solving.•Effective management of matters, external lawyers and internal stakeholders.•A collaborative, pragmatic, responsive and agile mindset and a sense of urgency. •Leadership qualities for a high performing team environment - listen, learn, trust and delegate.Contributions:•Led advisory legal team supporting all COVID 19 response operations including contact tracing, data and intelligence, case and close contact operations and management, compliance and enforcement, investigations, detention, quarantine, public events, border permits, vaccination, testing, communications, procurement and regulatory teams.•Delivered advices, guidance documents, and human rights charter assessments. •Prepared and negotiated various commercial agreements and MOUs with private and public sector and other governments.•Advised on launch and rollout of grant programs, EOIs and RFTs supporting COVID 19 response activities such as surge workforces, vaccination and testing.•Initiated and created decision trees and other visual aids to support operational decision making, onboarding and training•Prepared template and bespoke detention and quarantine notices in all settings including community cases, complex cases, international and interstate arrivals by air and land and maritime cases, including quarantine of ships. •Contributed to and edited internal and external comms, policies and guidance materials.•Drafted statutory instruments for vaccination surge workforce and restrictions on supply of particular drugs, including preparation of briefs to Minister and Secretary for Health and arranging for publication in the Government Gazette.•Attended daily multi-agency emergency and incident planning team meetings during the Delta epidemic and maritime outbreaks.

Switzerland 🇨🇭 , Ch

Full time Senior Legal & Ethics Counsel in the Roche Biopharma Australia affiliate based in head office at The BondSupport creation of a Legal & Ethics team throughout the organisational transformation of the affiliate, including as a:• trusted adviser to the business• manager of legal, compliance, audit and risk matters to ensure success across all business units including clinical operations, business development, regulatory affairs, supply chain, procurement, marketing & medical affairs• senior member of the Legal & Ethics team providing support and development to junior members• initiator and creator of tools to support both the legal team and self service by the wider business• key driver and creator of transformation, process improvement and simplification within the affiliate • legal representative of the affiliate with external stakeholders, including suppliers, customers, government, industry associations and external counsel• supporter of the Roche Pharma APAC region transformation by participation in inaugural company hackathon in Dec 2019 in Bangkok• leader of major OneRoche procurement projects in collaboration with sister companies Roche Diagnostics and Roche Diabetes Care• developer of essential policy and training for the affiliate to promote compliance and minimise risk of litigation • provider of frank and fearless advice in the interests of the affiliate with utmost integrity• minimiser of external legal costs by optimising both group resources and significant personal experience and skills

Dublin 2, Ie

Secondment through Plexus - Legal Lead, Complex Deals Team

Pyrmont, Nsw, Au

Secondment through Plexus - Head of Legal for the NOVA radio network

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Au

Practice leader for commercial contracts, trade practices, compliance, consumer protection and intellectual property. Investor since early 2015 and continuing.

Ultimo, Nsw, Au

“IT and The Law” - core subject for Masters in IT curriculum

New York City, Ny, Us

The Governor of the Reserve Bank chairs the board of this children’s medical research foundation where the other members of the board are the CEOs of Australia’s leading banking institutions.

National, Australia, Au

Partner, Sydney Corporate and Commercial practice

National, Australia, Au

Senior associate in the Sydney office corporate and commercial practice. Promoted to Partner in July 2004.

Bachelor'S Degree, Science (Biochemistry)

Bachelor'S Degree, Law