Founding Commitee

We express our sincere gratitude to our Founding Committee for their vision, determination and courage in establishing SATLA.

Jessica McMurray

Jessica completed both a Bachelor of Biomedicine, majoring in Human Structure and Function, and a Diploma of Music (Practical) at the University of Melbourne in 2014. She was invited to join the Medico-Legal Society of Victoria in 2017 after submitting a paper regarding the interaction between medical advancements and the law. Jessica graduated from the JD in 2017 and accepted a graduate position at a top-tier law firm. As a founding committee member of SATLA, she wanted to showcase the unique perspective that those with a science and technology background bring to legal issues. She continues to promote networking opportunities for such graduates through her connections within the legal profession.

Niraj Singh Mahraur

Niraj was part of the founding committee of SATLA and was inspired to get involved based on his professional experience dealing with legal issues in his previous career in banking infrastructure engineering. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from NTU, Singapore and after completing his JD, he is currently pursuing a career in the field of IP Law.

Sean Gilmartin

Sean came to Melbourne Law School with a desire to combine his interest in law with the experiences he acquired in his past life as a chemical engineer. Getting involved in SATLA gave him with the opportunity to explore the intersection of these areas and help build a forum for other like-minded law students. Sean is now a lawyer at Allens where he seeks to apply his knowledge of science and engineering to commercial legal issues. Click here to connect with Sean on LinkedIn.

Andrew Williams

Before the JD Andrew had previously completed a Bachelor of Science (Genetics) and a Masters of Biotechnology both at the University of Melbourne. It was during those programs that he became interested in the commercialisation of science. His Masters thesis was on how researchers could create their own patent landscape for targeted research in the RNAi-mediated pesticide space. Andrew’s future career aspirations are to work in a commercial law space helping small-scale and university researchers bring their discoveries to market. While at Melbourne Law School Andrew was heavily involved in the LSS and being part of the inaugural SATLA committee was a natural fit.

Dougal Hurley

Dougal is a lawyer at MinterEllison with experience in media and information law, intellectual property law and commercial disputes. He holds Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) and Juris Doctor degrees. Dougal joined SATLA to help create opportunities for students to think about technical and ethical questions that do not fit neatly into traditional areas of law. Click here to connect with Dougal on LinkedIn.

Artemis Kirkinis (Tess)

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Emily Flood

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