Florence Bourg

Experience

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  French Embassy

  Sept 2001 - Oct 2001

  Assistant First Chancellor

  Prepared internal and external communications and reports to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on current economic, polictical and social affairs in Costa Rica.

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  UNIDO

  Dec 2002 - Dec 2002

  Translator

  Translated negotiations between French and South American entrepreneurs.

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  Ashurst Australia (formerly known as Blake Dawson)

  Aug 2004 - Nov 2006

  French Practice Coordinator

  - Provided tailored legal advice to French companies on business structures and compliance issues in connection with proposed investments in Australia,- Managed the Company Secretarial Department of the Sydney office for 2 months,- Assisted the Government of New Caledonia with the drafting of new mining legislation,- Coordinated legal advice in other areas of law (employment, IP, taxation), and- Organised workshops and seminars with the FACCI

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  DibbsBarker

  Nov 2006 - Jul 2007

  Head of French Practice

  - Set up the firm’s French Desk within the Commercial Department and developed the firm’s portfolio and awareness within the French-Australian business community,- Provided tailored legal advice to French companies on business structures and compliance issues in connection with proposed investments in Australia,- Drafted commercial agreements including distribution and sales agreements, - Coordinated legal advice in other areas of law (employment, IP, taxation),- Managed a team of foreign graduate lawyers (interns),- Updated and translated a guide “Doing Business in Australia” for investors, and- Organised workshops and seminars with the FACCI Show less

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  Australian Wool Innovation (Woolmark)

  Oct 2007 - Jul 2009

  Legal Counsel

  Assisted General Counsel with restructure of the AWI group in Australia and overseas jurisdictions (APAC, Europe and USA) following the acquisition of the WOOLMARK brand by AWI:- Responsible for briefing external counsels in all relevant jurisdictions,- Prepared legal documents for setting up of/or closing down entities,- Managed assignment, renewal and/or termination of commercial leases in each jurisdition,- Managed related day-to-day company secretarial matters for Australian entities,- Successfully managed post-acquisition commercial disputes and debt recovery files,- Renewed the group's insurance policies in all jurisidictions, and- Provided ad hoc legal advice on day to day activities Show less

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  Randstad

  Apr 2010 - Nov 2012

  Legal Counsel

  - Acted as Sole Legal Counsel for Randstad In-House Legal Team for 3 months,- Created and implemented a contract risk management process for the APAC region,- Directly responsible for drafting and negotiating key professional services agreements,- Provided comprehensive legal training to operational staff on contractual risks, - Managed employment dispute resolution matters, and- Managed relationships with insurance brokers and external counsels.

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  First Data Corporation

  Dec 2012 - Jun 2015

  Assistant General Counsel

  As a pioneer in the payment industry, US company First Data provides a broad range of payment related services to banks, financial institutions, merchants and consumers such as switching (EFT), merchant acquiring services and ATMs. My responsibilities included:• Drafting and negotiating complex agreements for the provision of payment and fintech services,• Directly responsible for all legal matters affecting merchant acquiring business activities,• Dafting and negotiating third party IT vendor agreements in connection with proposed outsourced services including cross-border data transfers (cloud services, hosting, professional services),• Successfully managed implementation of new Privacy APPs across all FD entities in Australia,• Advising on privacy related matters in connection with proposed new products or services (eg. launch of loyalty/reward program in Australia), • Providing legal advice and training to sales teams and marketing team on proposed sales and marketing campaigns (Privacy Act/Spam Act/Consumer Law), and• Improving internal efficiencies by developing standard documentation and processes. Show less

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  Legal Consultant | Outsourced In-house Counsel

  Jul 2015 - May 2017

  CEO & Principal of Athol Legal Solutions

  Provided consulting and outsourced legal services to in-house legal departments across a wide range of industries on a project or day-to-day basis with a focus on:- IT contracts - Data Privacy- E-commerce- Procurement- Payment- Healthcare/Telehealth- Consumer LawPast secondments include:• LG Electronics - Assisted General Counsel with day-to-day activities including contract review and negotiation, consumer and competition law advice, marketing materials review and pre-litigation advice.• Woolworths Group – Responsible for drafting and negotiating complex IT Suppliers agreements for the provision of technology services and products to the WoW brands (Woolworths, Big W, BWS)• Commonwealth Bank of Australia – Acted as Contract Manager directly responsible for:- managing 5 major IT and Telco supplier accounts, - successfully negotiating large complex agreements for the provision of IT infrastructure to the Bank,- managing internal stakeholders and obtaining necessary approvals.• Philips Electronics Australia - Directly responsible for managing all legal matters affecting the lighting business in ANZ including:- preparing new template agreements for business units,- advising on regulatory framework for the launch of new product(s) in ANZ,- supporting Marketing with proposed marketing campaigns and promotional activities,- advising on privacy issues in key suppliers contracts (cloud services, HR vendors, outsourcing),- advising on consumer claims and related competition and consumer law matters, and- managing relationships with external counsels with regards to demerger activities in ANZ.and some Charity work too @Doctors Without Borders – Advising CFO on creation and implementation of a new Contract Management Process including drafting contract policy, template agreements and providing general advice and training to staff on key legal issues with a focus on suppliers agreements. Show less

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  Philips

  May 2017 - Jan 2020

  Senior Legal Counsel ANZ | Technology | Privacy | Healthcare

  As a senior member (contractor) of the ANZ Legal Team, reporting into the Head of Legal ASEAN in Singapore, my day to day responsibilities included:• Drafting and negotiating complex digital health contracts, software contracts (including data analytics contracts), telehealth contracts and other digital solution based offers. • Acting as first point of call for all privacy related matters in the ANZ business. Review and consider PIAs for new market offers, provide privacy advice to the business, particularly in relation to patient health data. Liaise with Global privacy teams to assist in cross boarder privacy matters. • Advising on issues relating to sales and marketing activities, customer agreements, private, government tenders, and distribution channels (distributors, agents, and retailers, etc.). • Playing a critical role in the evaluation of contractual issues in distribution channel contracts and issues on competition law, advertising & promotional materials. • Responsible for drafting and reviewing contracts including updating and localizing global templates, supply contracts, services contracts, retailer terms and conditions, confidentiality agreements and letters of intent. • Developing and delivering internal training materials with respect to compliance and legal matters. Show less

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  Woolworths Group

  Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

  Senior Technology Lawyer

  Responsible for drafting and negotiating complex technology agreements including SaaS, cloud services, software license agreements, SOWs, NDAs with key IT suppliers for the provision of essential IT infrastructure, in-store technologies, and payment services across the Woolworths Group, and advising on related privacy issues working closely with the Risk, Security and Compliance teams.

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  Alinta Energy

  Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  Secondee / Senior Associate from Allens + Linklaters.Legal lead responsible for advising the leadership team on an organisation wide data clean up project in line with data privacy laws and company data retention policies. Reporting to the Head of Governance. Secondee / Senior Associate from Allens + Linklaters.Managed a team of 2 lawyers from Allens responsible for review and negotiation of100 + technology contracts with suppliers to minimise data privacy and security risks in compliance with directions from the Foreign Investments Review Board following the acquisition of Alinta by a Hong Kong based company. Complied and delivered within strict timelines.

  • Corporate Legal Advisor - Privacy

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  • FIRB Legal Lead (IT Stream)

    Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
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  Qatar Airways

  Sept 2021 - now

  - Managing a team of 4 lawyers based in Doha and Hong Kong responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of contracts for the Group (including the airline, airport, duty free and other subsidiaries) for the provision of goods and services in compliance with local laws including IATA regulations such as: ground services agreements, call off contracts, lease and concession agreements, NDAs, trademark license agreements, sponsorship agreements etc. My team was responsible for drafting and negotiating all agreements for the successful opening of the retail shops and food & beverage outlets at HIA airport for the FIFA World Cup 2022.- Head of the IT Legal team responsible for drafting and negotiating all technology related contracts for the procurement of IT services and products / systems across the entire Group including the airline, airport and other subsidiaries- Legal lead in the negotiations of AI related multimillion dollars IT projects for the Group with key technology partners such as Microsoft, Google and Ooredoo- Working closely with the Data Protection Office and Cybersecurity team to implement controls and processes to minimise data privacy and security risks in contracts- Designed and streamlined the end to end contracting process with the Procurement team and business units to improve timelines and minimise risks in line with the Group's policies by designing and implementing new processes and creatiing new templates in line with operational requirements- Acted as legal lead on various corporate governance projects - Working closely with the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel on key international litigation matters in the UK, Australia and the US- Supporting the General Counsel on other strategic matters from time to time- Effectively managing external counsels and legal retainers including budgets and cost controls Show less

  • Vice President Legal

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Acting Vice President Legal

    Nov 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Senior Manager - Legal

    May 2022 - Nov 2023

  • Acting Senior Manager - Legal

    Jan 2022 - May 2022

  • IT Senior Legal Specialist

    Sept 2021 - Jan 2022