Donna Cross

LLB, BCom

Juno Lawyer

Christchurch

Donna Cross | Juno Legal | Lawyer

Capability 

I'm a commercial lawyer with extensive in-house experience across a range of industries and both the public and private sector.   

With a diverse background in legal, executive and commercial roles, I bring a broad perspective and appreciate the need for practical and reliable advice aligned to the organisation’s objectives. 

What I enjoy the most about working as an in-house lawyer is being able to truly work as part of the business, developing the deep organisational knowledge that enables you to take your delivery of legal services to another level, and building enduring relationships.

Juno Clients

Fulton Hogan, University of Canterbury, Airways New Zealand, NZME, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Selwyn District Council, New Zealand King Salmon

Before Juno 

Timaru District Council | Group Manager Commercial & Strategy  
AgResearch | National Manager of Legal Services; prior to this Corporate Lawyer 
Duncan Cotterill | Solicitor 

Areas of expertise 

  • General Counsel 
  • Commercial, contracting and procurement 
  • Property 
  • General corporate experience

  • Donna has been a wonderful addition to the legal services provision at UC. Her expertise in the commercial space is of huge value. The clients are loving her contribution and they have only positive feedback about Donna. She’s transitioned into the team seamlessly and is highly regarded.

    Adela Kardos

    General Counsel, University of Canterbury

  • Donna is an experienced, diligent and effective lawyer with a strong commercial and legal background and genuine attention to detail. She knows the value of ‘picking up the phone’ to the client before she starts drafting contracts or preparing advice, and understands the risk/reward inherent in civil contracting and resources businesses. Donna is pragmatic, looks at the big picture and asks the right questions. She has made an excellent contribution to Fulton Hogan and is a real asset for our team.

    Sam Jack

    Former General Counsel, Fulton Hogan

  • Donna has been instrumental in helping with some of our biggest and most important projects - in particular AI - and has given us the best foundation for making sure these are a success from a business and risk perspective. She brought a depth of governance experience to our team and has helped grow our maturity when it comes to advising on governance processes. Donna was a pleasure to work with - she is diligent, thoughtful and responsive.

    Name provided upon request

    General Legal Counsel, Public Sector Entity

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