About

Lisa Nguyen, an associate counsel at American Express, has demonstrated excellence in her almost four years at the company and has been recognised as a rising star in the industry press. She is a highly skilled lawyer within the American Express legal team supporting the Australian and New Zealand entities, providing legal advice and support to various business lines including consumer and regulatory matters, corporate governance, and insurance. She also provides substantial corporate governance support across four American Express branches and legal entities operating in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining American Express, Nguyen was a lawyer at Blackstone Legal Costing and a tax analyst at Deloitte. Nguyen worked on the launch of the Westpac American Express co-brand card – the first separately issued co-brand card. This co-brand card was developed to respond to the current regulatory environment. She highlights that she is proud of her ‘contribution towards the launch of the Westpac co-brand card by advising on various aspects including protocols, key responsibilities of each party, the requirements of the application form, and reviewing copious amounts of marketing materials and promotional activities. This product has proved to be very successful. I also added value to this project by presenting to the partnerships team on the definitive agreement (between Amex and Westpac)’. Nguyen demonstrates the skill, composure, and commercial acumen required for a top general counsel role, making her an undoubted rising star.