About

The largest airline by fleet size to use the iconic Virgin brand, the aviation firm and key part of the Virgin group of companies worldwide, Virgin Australia is served by a team of legal professionals dedicated to providing support on the group’s myriad of operations in a domestic and international context. A team comprised of 18 lawyers, the bulk of their advice concerns the many aspects of the law that the company’s business is involved in including acquisitions and disposals, restructures, joint ventures, regulatory compliance, competition and consumer law, commercial contracts, property and leasing, employment and discrimination law, IP and trademarks, finance and litigation. The company’s chief legal officer is Dayna Field, who leads the team having been at Virgin Australia for over a decade, whilst general counsel, group executive corporate risk Adam Thatcher has spent almost seven years at the company. The team’s mission is to provide high quality, commercially focused advice to the business that is clear and user friendly but at the same time minimises legal risk. Amongst the most impressive transactions the team has worked on recently, the Virgin Australia Group legal team advised on the placement of shares to new strategic shareholder and alliance partner HNA Group and subsequent $852m AUD capital raising as well as the new partnership between Velocity Frequent Flyer and flybuys. Immersed in the industry discussion surrounding amendments and new laws in the aviation sector, the team is regularly asked to make submissions to various government authorities about proposed changes to laws, regulations and policies impacting upon the Virgin Australia business. Engaging at an early point whenever risk rears it heads, the team utilises its deep pool of experience and expertise to eliminate risks as potential threats facing the business.