Matthew Lamb Email & Phone Number

Brisbane City, Qld, Au

Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Au

Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Au

In addition to my ongoing role as lead lawyer for Aurizon's coal haulage business, I am responsible for leading the development of the Aurizon Legal Team's approach to legal systems and capability.

Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Au

Lead lawyer for Aurizon's coal haulage business.

Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Au

I was promoted to this role in January 2011 and:+ led a small team of embedded lawyers;+ effectively and efficiently managed a legal budget and allocated resources;+ was a standing member of executive leadership teams;+ led complex transactions and major litigation;+ advised on a broad range of commercial law, competition law, corporate governance, workplace health and safety, employment and industrial relations, construction law, insolvency, finance, insurance and intellectual property matters;+ drafted, reviewed and negotiated a broad range of complex commercial contracts with local and international counterparties of all sizes including transportation, infrastructure, procurement, services and construction agreements;+ managed legal servicing of major projects and M&A.

Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Au

I commenced with Aurizon (then known as QR) in a greenfield sole Legal Counsel role in its Bulk Freight business ARG and supporting QR's East Coast freight and intermodal businesses.

St Leonards, Nsw, Au

Hutchison Telecommunications launched a 3G network in Australia in 2003 and traded under the 3 Mobile brand until merging with Vodafone in 2009.Reporting to the General Counsel & Company Secretary, I autonomously provided legal services to stakeholders at all levels. I predominantly handled telecommunications, infrastructure, technology, general commercial, competition and consumer law and intellectual property matters.

Paddington, New South Wales, Au

AAP is an Australian media company providing news, information and publishing solutions. Prior to July 2005, AAP also owned a communications solutions company.GENERAL COUNSEL - May 2004 to December 2006Reporting directly to AAP's CEO, I led a small team and managed legal servicing of AAP's core media and communications businesses. I managed all legal aspects of major acquisitions and disposals and negotiated a broad range of commercial contracts including content distribution, production and reseller agreements, software and hardware agreements, teaming agreements, construction agreements and network maintenance, design and installation agreements. I regularly provided general commercial, corporate, intellectual property, industrial relations and defamation advice. I also provided company secretarial support.CORPORATE SOLICITOR - July 2002 to May 2004

Andersen Legal was Arthur Andersen Australia's legal arm and is now dissolved. I was a solicitor in the Commercial Group and handled a range of general commercial, technology, intellectual property, competition, privacy and telecommunications matters and commercial litigation. I was also seconded to Australian Associated Press (AAP).

London, England, Gb

Global, Gb

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)

Education record

Education record