Marie McDonald

Ms. McDonald was a partner of Blake Dawson (now global law firm Ashurst) from 1990 to 2014. She specialized in corporate and commercial law and, in particular, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.

She was a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel (2001-2010) and Chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia (2012, 2013), and a Deputy Chair (2010, 2011).

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Ms. McDonald completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree with first-class honors, majoring in chemistry.

Ms. McDonald is a non-executive director of CSL Limited, Nanosonics Limited, and Nufarm Limited. She is also a senior adviser at Flagstaff Partners, a corporate advisory firm.