Expertise

Eve is an associate in the firm’s corporate and commercial team who works closely with Cynthia Sica (Partner). She assists clients in a diverse range of industry sectors including automotive, technology, construction, retail, agriculture and advises clients on matters including commercial contracts, privacy, data, intellectual property, franchising, Australian Consumer Law and regulatory compliance.

Eve is committed to understanding her clients’ needs and applying her strong problem solving and analytic skills to navigate and resolve complex legal challenges. She is known for her dedication, responsiveness, critical thinking and thorough approach when solving novel legal issues.

Eve is a bilingual lawyer and fluent in English and Mandarin.

Prior to joining SBA Law, Eve worked in a commercial law firm in Melbourne and in the in-house team of a global Fintech company.

Education

Eve holds a Juris Doctor from University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Arts (linguistics and literature) from Southwest University (in China).

Eve is in the process of completing a Master’s-level coursework program: Specialist Certificate in Law (Digital Law and Technological Innovation) at University of Melbourne.

Experience

Eve’s recent corporate and commercial transactions include:

• Assisting Toyota, Lexus and other leading car brands with various commercial arrangements and advising them on compliance issues in relevant regulated areas.
• Advising a public listed IT, business and management consulting group on major technology infrastructure projects and preparing relevant commercial documentation.
• Advising a franchised network in the retail petrol and convenience store sector in relation to all privacy related matters.
• Advising clients in relation to cyber-attacks and data breaches, including their obligations to notify affected individuals, remedial action, and their reporting obligations to the OAIC.
• Advising a leading media business on its information handling practices in relation to its subscriber databases and compliance with the Privacy Act and Spam Act.
• Assisting with pre-sale work in relation to a SaaS product including reviewing historical and current IP assignment deeds, undertaking an IP audit in relation to the ownership of the business’s IP and addressing audit findings.
• Advising a national retailer group in relation to IT services procurement for the purposes of building a customised national loyalty application and associated IT works.
• Acting for various technology clients on a broad range of commercial contracts (enterprise licensing, SaaS, Platform as a Service) and associated IP issues.
• Assisting clients with reviewing and/or drafting their standard terms and conditions, credit application forms and operational documents, advising on compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements (e.g. unfair contract terms law).