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Michelle Dunlop
BCom LLB(Hons) • Auckland
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Michelle is an experienced commercial lawyer specialising in data protection, AI and technology matters.
Michelle regularly drafts and negotiates commercial contracts for technology transactions for both customers and suppliers across a range of industry sectors, including large-scale technology procurements, ‘as a service’ arrangements, data licensing arrangements and technology licensing contracts.
Michelle has expertise in advising clients on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity issues in the development and deployment of new products and services, including connected car services, biometric and digital identity verification tools, satellite communication services, machine learning models and generative AI tools, drones and facial recognition technologies.
Before joining Simpson Grierson, Michelle worked in-house for a leading AI technology company where she advised on a variety of contracting arrangements as well as regulatory and compliance issues affecting new and emerging technologies.
Michelle is an active member of the international association of privacy professionals (iapp) and is currently serving as a chair for its Auckland KnowledgeNet chapter.
Work Highlights
Advising a leading national sporting organisation in relation to the deployment of AI-enabled cameras at its venues across the country (including negotiating key contractual documents and advising on privacy-related issues).
Acting for a leading national sporting organisation in its procurement of a new electronic membership platform.
Advising a leading agritech business on licensing arrangements for its data sharing platform.
A key member of the team who advised Cubic on its arrangements with Waka Kotahi for a national ticketing solution for public transport across New Zealand.
Advising a world-leading technology company on its AI-related R&D collaborations with several high-profile academic and non-profit research institutions.
Advising a leading global payment service provider on privacy compliance issues in the development and rollout of their new services into the New Zealand market (including AI-enabled tools for fraud detection).
