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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Providing contract consulting services to a number of multinational listed company clients, primarily active in the resources sector. Projects include advising a corporate affairs team on the design and implementation of an issues management system, and helping a resources company with operations on three continents to transform its approach to the.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Based in BHP’s Melbourne head office, running a globally dispersed team, I was in charge of prioritising and making sense of key policy, ESG and sustainability issues for the company, leading the development of company positions and building these into corporate planning and engagement (e.g. government submissions, external communications). I was also the.

Melbourne, Australia

As Chief of Staff I took on a new role working closely with BHP’s Chief External Affairs Officer (CEAO), a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT). External Affairs was a new global function, bringing together over 500 professionals active in disciplines including law, corporate affairs, sustainability, health and safety and governance. The.

Singapore

As Senior Competition Counsel I was one of two in-house advisors to the company on global competition law and a variety of other regulation (e.g. market abuse, state and commercial secrets, foreign investment rules). Internal clients ranged from front line traders to the CEO, and included advising from the earliest stages on the regulatory implications of.

Pudong, Shanghai, China

I moved to Shanghai for a short initial secondment that became a 3 year posting to Shanghai and Beijing, following the introduction of competition laws across Asia and increasing demand for global competition law advice from Asia-based clients. I successfully led Baker McKenzie’s then-new Greater China competition and regulatory law practice. I also built.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

I built a successful career as a specialist European Union, competition and regulatory lawyer serving a largely multinational client base across sectors ranging from technology and resources to broadcasting and fashion. The role included a year spent in Brussels (2004-5), seven months on secondment to a FTSE100 listed mining company as their sole in-house.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Completed Training Contract at Baker McKenzie's London office, including a secondment to the Firm’s Washington, DC office during 2001-2.

I completed a six month internship, working within the Secretariat General across a range of policy areas, dealing in particular with the passage of EU legislation through the European Parliament and European Council.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Modern History

Activities and Societies: Pembroke College JCR Treasurer

Postgraduate Diploma, Eu Competition Law

Postgraduate Diplomas In Legal Practice, Law