Melissa Bice

Melissa Bice has extensive legal experience, currently serving as Head of Legal at Essential Energy since June 2017, where prior roles included Senior Lawyer and various leadership positions in transformation initiatives and relationship management. Previous experience includes serving as Senior Lawyer in Litigation and Dispute Resolution at Donovan Oates Hannaford Lawyers (2014-2017) and as Senior Associate at Ashurst (2011-2014) with a focus on Environment and Development. Early career roles included positions at the Environmental Defenders Office NSW, Harris Wheeler Lawyers, and Sparke Helmore, specializing in planning, environment, and local government law. Melissa Bice holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Science (Forensic) from the University of Newcastle and a Diploma of Legal Practice from the University of Newcastle (College of Law).