About Maddison

Maddison is a commercial lawyer with a strong focus on technology, privacy and general commercial procurements.

She advises a range of government and private sector clients, including Commonwealth and Victorian State departments and agencies, research organisations and small and large technology vendors. Maddison has undertaken secondments to Victorian and Commonwealth entities, including the ICT legal team of a large Commonwealth agency and Office of General Counsel of a Victorian Department. Maddison works across various industries, including government, not-for-profit, education, technology and water.

Maddison obtained her Masters of Intellectual Property Law from the University of Melbourne, closely studying intellectual property as well as international entertainment law, IT contracting and artificial intelligence. Maddison has dual qualification as a solicitor and Trans-Tasman registered trade mark attorney.

She has extensive experience drafting, negotiating and advising on commercial contracts, including service agreements, SaaS and PaaS agreements, intellectual property licences and government panel contracts. Maddison advises on procurements from start to finish, including reviewing privacy impact assessments and procurement documentation, and identifying and advising on legal, commercial and operational risks during contract negotiations.

Maddison is passionate about helping the community and sits on the Audit and Risk Committee of an Australian charity.
 

Experience

• Commonwealth Agency

  Undertaking a 9-month secondment into the ICT legal team, drafting and negotiating contracts for its large transformation projects and general transactional matters. This included advising on a broad range of matters relating to ICT agreements, including intellectual property ownership and licensing, and enforcement and termination issues.

• ASX-listed Biotechnology Company

  Advising on the complex licensing and royalty arrangements relating to cancer treatments.

• Defence Entity

  Drafting legal protocols for the development of an ethical and legally ‘minded’ autonomous AI system for use in the defence industry.

• Consumer Goods

  Managing the trade mark portfolio of a large Australian clothing brand; drafting intellectual property assignments and related-party licences on its behalf and enforcing its intellectual property rights in the Federal Court of Australia.

• Victorian Department

  Drafting, advising on and negotiating a range of State Purchase Contracts, including relating to professional services, IT hardware and software.

• Property Management Company

  Reviewing, advising on and negotiating a high-value SaaS agreement for licensing and implementation of a cloud solution used to manage accounting, leasing, maintenance, and operations across property portfolios.