Commercial Contracts, Competition and Consumer, Cyber Security, Privacy, and Data, Intellectual Property and Trade Marks, Education, Food and Agribusiness, International, Life Sciences, Not-for-profit, Start-ups and Emerging Businesses, State Government NSW, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications
Melissa advises clients across all sectors with a particular focus on life sciences, food and agribusiness, and consumer, industrial and manufacturing. Her clients range from start-ups, both private and publicly listed companies, to large multinationals and include universities and research organisations.
Melissa has extensive experience structuring commercial agreements across the lifecycle including procurement, supply, distribution, manufacturing, research & development, IP licensing, IP commercialisation and other bespoke agreements. Melissa also advises on IP aspects of corporate transactions, including navigating complex IP issues, transacting IP, negotiating brand licenses and transitional services agreements.
Children’s Online Privacy Code | OAIC | Online Safety Act 2021
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Advising various life science clients on regulatory frameworks including the Therapeutic Goods Act and regulations, medicinal cannabis regulations, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and complex industry specific regulations.
Advising on marketing, consumer law, distribution arrangements and commercial contracts including preparing supply, procurement and marketing templates.
Drafting complex, multi-party collaboration agreements for universities, research institutions, and development corporations.
Preparing commercial agreements for University spin-outs and Australian start-ups, including IP development, IP assignments, licensing, consulting, distribution, manufacturing and supply agreements
Advising Krispy Kreme Australia on their food manufacturer negotiations including long-term supply agreement with major customers.
Advising local councils on IP ownership of proprietary software, including chain of title due diligence and drafting licensing and commercialisation agreements.
Advising various consumer clients on compliance with Australian Consumer Law and product safety, product recalls, unfair contract terms and marketing campaigns.
Advising a major Australian energy provider on its acquisition of an electric vehicle software platform, including detailed IP due diligence.
