Melinda Smith

Special Counsel

Practice Areas

  • Privacy Law
  • IT Law
  • Administrative Law

Melinda is a Special Counsel at Griffin Legal with a key role in our Privacy Team.

Melinda has broad experience in both the private and public sectors across legal and policy roles, within IT teams, and as a lecturer in Privacy Law at ANU.

Melinda works closely with a number of Griffin Legal clients on the privacy aspects of complex IT and policy projects, having worked for IT software development companies for many years.

Melinda is passionate about assisting clients to identify and mitigate privacy and other legal risks and is focused on communicating recommendations in ways that are easy to understand and action.

Other Team Leaders

  • Carina Zeccola
    Carina Zeccola

    Managing Director

    • Privacy and Information Technology Law
    • Government
    • Corporate Governance
  • Claire Carton
    Claire Carton

    Executive Director

    • Corporate and commercial law
    • Employment law
    • Integrity
  • Damien Brazel
    Damien Brazel

    Partner

    • Privacy and Information Technology Law
    • Government Advisory
    • Administrative Law
  • Nicole Platt
    Nicole Platt

    Partner

    • Probity
    • Procurement
    • Government Advisory
  • Beth Cox
    Beth Cox

    Special Counsel

    • Government IT Procurement and Contracts
    • Corporate/Non-corporate Governance
    • Industrial Relations and Employment
  • Fiona Jolly
    Fiona Jolly

    Special Counsel

    • Disputes and Litigation
    • Employment Law
    • Investigations
  • Melinda Smith
    Melinda Smith

    Special Counsel

    • Privacy Law
    • IT Law
    • Administrative Law
  • Kelly Bush
    Kelly Bush

    Conveyancing Manager

    • Conveyancing

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