Donna Lawler is Assistant General Counsel for Optus Wholesale and Satellite and a member of the International Institute of Space Lawyers. Over more than a decade in the satellite industry she has had key involvement in the build and launch programmes for six satellites on behalf of Optus and its parent company SingTel. Today she is relied on by Optus for advice on all legal aspects of its satellite business, including securing the use of orbital slots, advising on risk, liability and insurance issues for space-related projects and negotiating satellite capacity contracts with Australian broadcasters, international satellite operators and Government entities, including the NBN. She has published joint papers on Space Law topics internationally and has been a presenter on commercial Space Law topics in Australia (including the International Space University’s Southern Hemisphere Space Program), Europe and the United States.