Suriyaa Rome
Clayton Utz
Outstanding efforts completing this task in such a short timeframe. We really do appreciate your team’s “open door” policy, flexibility, patience as well as the guidance and advice you have provided to us so far.”
– Commonwealth Government Client
A highly experienced corporate, commercial and procurement lawyer, specialising in significant and large-scale Commonwealth government projects, with a particular focus on information and communications technology.
Suriyaa's experience enables her to provide strategic and solution-focused guidance throughout complex procurement and contracting processes, working seamlessly with project teams and other advisers.
Suriyaa is recognised in Doyle's Guide in the Leading Corporate, Commercial & Procurement Lawyers – Canberra category.
Department of Defence:*
- Acted on some of the department’s most significant information and communications technology (ICT) projects, for Defence Digital Group and Joint Capabilities Group, including:
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- multi-phase programs to deliver modern and secure ICT systems;
- key projects forming part of the department’s digital sourcing strategy; and
- projects for the delivery of ICT platforms, system upgrades, telecommunications services, cloud services, data centre services, support services, consultancy services and training services.
- Acted on significant procurement processes, including:
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- assisting with the development of procurement strategy;
- review of request documentation, including technical schedules;
- developing draft contracts for release with request documentation;
- providing an assessment of legal risk during evaluations;
- supporting collaborative processes from a legal perspective; and
- leading legal negotiations.
- Advised on performance issues, including:
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- advice on the department’s rights and strategies for management of issues; and
- renegotiation of significant contracts, including to incorporate enhanced performance management, governance and reporting frameworks.
- Advised on software arrangements including:
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- significant enterprise software licence, support and consultancy agreements; and
- end user licence agreements, including in the context of large-scale projects.
- Advised on other ICT-related matters including:
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- development of templates for use in Defence Digital Group;
- contract interpretation issues; and
- intellectual property rights issues.
Other Australian Government entities:*
- Part of the team that acted on:
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- the outsourcing of a department’s ICT services including ICT management services, network services, and data centre and cloud services, which involved three separate procurement processes conducted in quick succession; and
- the outsourcing of a department’s telecommunication services including voice services, mobile services, and WAN and data carriage services.
Private company:*
- Part of the team that acted on the company's outsourcing of ICT services, which implemented a more cost effective ICT function that applies cloud, digital and agile ways-of-working.
*Experience prior to joining Clayton Utz