Modules:

• Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy

Biography:

Cassie is a data governance, recordkeeping and privacy professional with almost 30 years’ operational and management experience delivering results in complex government and corporate environments. Prior to joining elevenM in 2021, she was based in the US where she managed fashion retailer Gap Inc’s global information governance program and led the automation of Gap’s data subject rights program.

Cassie has extensive experience in information and data governance, with a background in recordkeeping and archives, primarily working in digital recordkeeping and digital preservation. She was the lead author of the current International Standard on records management, ISO 15489, and in 2016 was awarded the Industry Award for Contribution to Standards Development by Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIMPA).

Cassie holds a Master of Information Management from the University of New South Wales and CIPP/US and CIPM certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Awards & Recognition

• Industry Award for Contribution to Standards Development
  Issued by Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIMPA) · Sep 2016
  Awarded in recognition of leading the development of the revised edition of International Standard ISO 15489 (2016) - Information and Documentation - Records management - Part 1: Concepts and principles

• Mander Jones Award for the publication making the greatest contribution to the profession
  Issued by Australian Society of Archivists · May 2014
  Awarded for the special issue of Archives & Manuscripts ‘Reinventing Archival methods: Continuing the conversation’ 

• Mander Jones Award for best article of 2013 by an individual
  Issued by Australian Society of Archivists · Sep 2013
  Awarded for ‘People, records and power: What archives can learn from WikiLeaks', Archives and Manuscripts Volume 41, Issue 1, 2013

Membership

Australian Society of Archivists

• ASA Accredited Professional (ASAAP)

International Association of Privacy Professionals

• Certified International Privacy Professional US (CIPP-US)
• Certified International Privacy Manager (CIPM)

Modules:

• Mergers & Acquisitions

Biography:

Gavin is a partner in the Corporate Advisory Team in Sydney.

He brings a wealth of experience having previously acted as a partner of a boutique law firm in Sydney and a principal of a corporate legal practice in Perth.

Gavin regularly acts for listed, public and large proprietary companies.

His expertise includes corporate and commercial law with a particular focus on:

• regulated and private treaty acquisitions, divestments and restructurings;
• fundraising via equity capital markets; and
• domestic and foreign investment.

Gavin is a ‘hands-on’ lawyer who enjoys providing high quality strategic, tactical and practical advice.

Recent transactions include:

• advising on the sale of Australian Contract Mining Pty Ltd to Westgold Resources Limited (ASX: WGX)
• advising the independent directors of Universal Coal plc (ASX: UNV) on their successful takeover defence of a hostile bid by IchorCoal N.V.
• advising the independent directors of Universal Coal plc on a recommended takeover offer by Coal of Africa Limited (ASX: CZA)
• advising on the sale of Financial Choice Pty Limited to Spring FG Limited (ASX: SFG)

Modules:

• Dispute Resolution

Biography:

Sophie spent three years while completing her law degree working as a legal assistant at a leading boutique disputes and commercial litigation law firm where she was exposed to an array of commercial disputes with a focus on professional indemnity.

Sophie served as Associate to the now retired Honourable Justice James Douglas of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2019 and the Honourable Justice Ann Lyons, Senior Judge Administrator of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2020. During this time Sophie gained experience in a broad variety of matters and developed an in-depth understanding of advocacy as well as practice and procedure in Queensland.

Biography:

Tom Pils specialises in drone law and the regulations surrounding this growing area of aviation.

He has a deep commitment to educating the public and the drone industry on the changing regulatory landscape. Tom has presented on drone regulation on numerous occasions across various platforms, including conferences, podcasts, and at seminars for Continuing Professional Development credits for law, and other disciplines. Tom has written in excess of 55 drone law specific articles.

Tom has been invited to take part in various Government drone related working groups including the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Strategic Regulatory Roadmap Working Group, including leading one of its sub-working groups; the CASA Part 101 Post-Implementation Review Technical Working Group; as well as the The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts, Unmanned Traffic Management Working Group.

When actually working, Tom advises drone pilots, operators, hardware manufacturers, software providers and just about every other party relevant to drone operations. The advice has ranged from advising on complex drone operations, and liability issues, through to representing operators in CASA investigations.

Membership

• Former President of Australian Certified UAV Operators Association
• Member of Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems

Speaking Engagements

• University of New England (UNE) guest lecturer, ‘Technology and the Law’ – drone law lecture.
• Speaker at Australian Association for Uncrewed Systems annual RPAS in Australian Skies conference.

Modules:

• Personal Injury QLD

Biography:

Alex is an experienced personal injury lawyer who has worked at both small and nationally-sized law firms. He has represented a variety of clients in District Court and Supreme Court proceedings, and is the Founder and Principal of his personal injury firm. 

Professional Contact

Email: Alexander.bassingthwaighte@lexisnexis.com.au

Modules:

• Insolvency & Restructuring

Biography:

Aimee has been a Barrister at the Victorian Bar since 2012. She is a practical and commercial barrister, focussed on solving her clients' known problems, while keeping an eye to the broader risks and opportunities for her clients.

She gives advice, drafts documents, and appears in most areas of commercial law, and including:

• corporate insolvency and bankruptcy
• contractual disputes and commercial litigation
• Probate and TFM matters
• matters arising under the Corporations Act and the Incorporated Associations Reform Act
• corporate / regulatory offences and white collar crime
• debt recovery and enforcement of judgments

Before coming to the Bar, Aimee was employed as a solicitor at ASIC for over four years. She was also Associate to Justice Mandie in the Supreme Court trial division for three years, and prior to that was a Researcher for the Judges of the Court of Appeal for a year.

Biography:

John is a solicitor and registered migration agent with experience in immigration law in Australia and New Zealand, with a focus on providing immigration advice and assistance to individuals and businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

John's business clients operating across a variety of sectors, including telecommunications and information technology, engineering, resources, entertainment, financial services, retail, and professional services.

Biography:

Previously General Counsel and Commercial Director of UK Broadband Ltd (the UK subsidiary of PCCW Hong Kong) Louise was responsible for the legal, commercial and regulatory aspects of rolling out PCCW's pre-4G network in the UK.

Louise was also employed as a corporate lawyer at international law firm Lovells in London, and prior to that, at Minter Ellison in Melbourne.

Modules:

• Succession

Biography:

Modules:

• Construction

Biography:

Harriet grew up in Western Australia, where her grandfather was one of the first lawyers for the Aboriginal Legal Service in Western Australia. Graduating with a Law/Arts degree from the University of Western Australia, Harriet initially applied her learning in the challenging legal contexts of Native Title, Refugee and Aboriginal rights before eventually transitioning into a 22-year career in construction law in which she has practiced and acted in five Australian states. 

Harriet is Founder + Principal of an innovative firm with a focus on client service, efficiency through technology and excellence. Warlows Legal is a rapidly growing Melbourne based law firm established on 1 March 2021. In April 2022, Harriet was proud to announce that the law firm was one of the first law firms in Australia to become certified as carbon neutral. In her practice, Harriet combines a significant amount of pro bono work with a thriving legal practice that specialises in construction law, litigation, start-ups and charities. In particular, Harriet has worked on a number of matters that have resulted in reported decisions clarifying the Security of Payments regime. 

Harriet now mentors and leads a team of dedicated lawyers with an increasing emphasis of providing personalised and tailored services to a diverse array of clients ranging from building practitioners, contractors, and homeowners with remarkable results.

Memberships
Harriet is currently a member of the Law Institute of Victoria Building and Construction Committee. Harriet is also the Honorary Secretary of Australian Friends of United Hatzalah. Harriet is a member of the Society of Construction Lawyers Australia, the Building Disputes Practitioners Society, the Charity Lawyers of Australia and New Zealand and the Law Institute of Victoria. Harriet regularly presents on topics of construction law, charity law and start-ups to members of the legal profession and the public. 

Modules:

• Personal Injury VIC

Biography:

Hayriye was admitted to practice in 2010 and runs a complex financial services and insurance litigation practice, predominantly comprising Life, TPD and income protection insurance disputes, as well as general insurance, financial advice and bank scams. Through her tenacious advocacy, Hayriye holds insurers and financial firms accountable for illustrating poor conduct and operating in a manner contrary to the interests of her clients.

In 2017, Hayriye ran a leading Supreme Court case where the successful judgment (at first instance and on appeal) benefitted her client and 8,000 other members of the super fund who received vastly more generous retirement and disability benefits as a result.

Hayriye actively contributes to consumer advocacy and media commentary on various issues including non-disclosure reforms to the Insurance Contracts Act, the pitfalls of general insurance in the wake of natural disasters, and how operating a business from home might void a home a contents insurance policy. Hayriye has seen the devastating impact of unpaid super and is determined to heighten awareness of this issue.

Hayriye is sensitive to the overwhelming financial and emotional impact that rejected and drawn-out claims have on her clients and understands that insurance and financial services are a difficult area to navigate, especially for those who are from a culturally and racially marginalised background, in addition to any other socio-economic barriers they face. Hayriye is determined to empathetically listen to the challenges her clients face so she can improve the consumer landscape and extend access to justice.

Speaking Engagements

Some of my presentations to LegalWise & ALA:

1. Presented to Legal Wise CLE/CPD ACCREDITATION: Total and Permanent Disability and Superannuation Law Fundamentals on 23 February 2023
2. Presented a Legal Wise webinar, Life After the Hayne Royal Commission, 27 March 2020
3. Presented at Legalwise seminar, Super & Insurance 2020 Update, 30 October 2020
4. Presented at Legalwise Seminar, The Effect of Income Protection Recovery and Subrogation on Common Law Claims, 19 November 2019
5. Presented a Paper at ALA Victorian Conference 5 May 2019, “Insurance within Super – What has been happening and where are we headed with it?”

Below are some links to some media and other community work I have done:

The Project -

https://www.facebook.com/TheProjectTV/videos/1142506089944066/v

Break the Bias video for IWD -

https://twitter.com/YouCanCountOnMB/status/1501026145328066567

Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/23-tpd-income-protection-with-hayriye-uluca-state/id1528238284?i=1000530572344

ATBC – MC of Ramadan Iftar Dinner

http://www.atbc.org.au/events/atbc-ramadan-iftar-dinner-2022

MHFA webinar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO6NTLO3sP0

Biography:

Mark has been involved in advising and representing employers in a wide range of workplace matters including industrial and employment, occupational health, safety and welfare and discrimination matters. Mark has been involved in conducting workplace investigations involving allegations of bullying and sexual harassment as well as representing employers at conciliation conferences before Fair Work Australia and negotiating settlements.

Modules:

• Succession

Biography:

Rosemary is a consultant of the firm Tindall Gask Bentley. She is a member of the Succession Law Committee of the Law Society of South Australia and of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners. Rosemary was admitted to practice in 2001. Since that time she has predominantly worked in the wills and estates area and for the last three years has worked solely in the area of wills, probate and estate litigation.

Biography:

Elizabeth has more than 15 years corporate law experience at leading firms in Australia including Minter Ellison (Sydney), Baker McKenzie (Sydney) and Norton Rose (Perth). Elizabeth has acted on numerous private equity and private M&A transactions as well as advisory matters in corporate law.

Elizabeth acted as the Regional Professional Support Lawyer for Asia Pacific for Baker McKenzie for several years where she specialised in knowledge management for corporate and M&A including resource development and facilitation of training in corporate law both in Australia and Asia.

Immediately prior to joining the team at LexisNexis, Elizabeth practised in-house as Senior Legal Counsel at a gold mining company with assets in West Africa where she advised on corporate and governance issues, led negotiations for key contracts and advised on commercial strategy.

Elizabeth is fluent in French and has worked with legal and financial colleagues in France, Mali and Senegal during her career.

Contact

elizabeth.lane@lexisnexis.com.au

Modules:

• Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy

Biography:

Stephen is a corporate technology lawyer based in Sydney. His practice focuses on advising businesses, funds and strategic investors/buyers in relation to M&A and investment work in the tech sector. He has extensive networks with VCs, private equity funds and banks. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, he was a senior in-house counsel to UK’s largest listed investment manager.

Stephen has also represented the Federal Government, investment and commercial banks, funds and companies in various corporate finance and securitisation matters. In addition, Stephen has led and overseen teams working on international and domestic bond transactions, leveraged loan deals, mergers & acquisitions, litigation, complex restructurings and dealings with local regulators, governments and The IMF.

He was an advisory board member for: xbullion, a blockchain settlement layer; Shape History, a for-purpose social impact consultancy; and was a guest lecturer at London Business School. Stephen is admitted as a solicitor in NSW, Australia and in England & Wales.

Professional Organisations & Memberships

• Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
• Stephen Fang | LinkedIn
• Outside of work, Stephen has served on a number of boards, including Shape History (an organisation that drives positive social awareness) and The P3 Network (an LGBTI network for working parents) where he was one of the founding board members.

Professional Contact

Email: stephen.pattersonfang@nortonrosefulbright.com

Phone: +61 2 9330 8536

Modules:

• Property

Biography:

Ilija was involved in general legal practice for approximately 20 years. He then ventured into legal publishing and writing, as well as part-time lecturing in Law units at business schools run by Curtin University of Technology, La Trobe University and Central Queensland University before joining Macquarie Law School.

Ilija is currently the unit convenor and lecturer in contracts and evidence at Macquarie Law School. He also tutors in property law. His research interests include the law and society, the law of church and state, contract law and theory, the law of work, dispute resolution and legal history.

Modules:

• Banking & Finance

Biography:

Modules:

• Immigration

Biography:

Anna is a registered migration agent with experience in immigration law in Australia, speaks three languages (English, Polish and Spanish) and has strong experience producing content for immigration related publications; co-authored, Juris publication, Australia - International Immigration and Nationality Law, co-authored, International Bar Association Conference Paper (Boston 2013) - Entrepreneurs and Investor Immigration Schemes Across the Asia Pacific Region, and a contributor, American Bar Association's publication 'International Labour and Employment Laws.'