About Jessica Mottau
Jessica is a Partner in Allens' Technology, Media and Telecommunications group. She advises Australia's leading organisations on their most significant technology, AI and digital transformation projects.
Jessica draws on her experience handling complex and high-stakes technology projects to provide practical and commercially driven counsel. She has a deep understanding of emerging technologies and their legal implications, allowing her clients to stay ahead of industry trends while mitigating risks associated with technology adoption and implementation. Through her experience negotiating opposite most of the big technology vendors, Jessica knows how to negotiate the best deal for her clients and anticipate potential challenges before they arise.
Key clients include BHP, Qantas, IAG, Endeavour Group, IREN, Stockland, TikTok, Transurban, The University of Sydney, Toyota Finance, Westpac, Arnott's, Brookfield, Bain Capital, Advent, Stonepeak, PEP, BGH Capital, and KKR.
Jessica's practice includes advising on:
- Technology procurement, outsourcing and digital transformation
- AI and emerging technologies
- Separation and transition arrangements for M&A and complex carve-outs
- Data sharing, commercialisation and ecosystem arrangements
- Technology development, licensing and strategic collaborations
- Digital infrastructure and telecommunications
- Privacy and Spam Act compliance
'Could not have had a better practice to partner with in Jessica Mottau and her team. They integrated into our business and provided practical, strategic and commercial advice. Now that the project is over, I actually miss working with them daily. The best at what they do.' — Legal 500 2025 - IT and Telecoms
Jessica is a member of the Allens board, and was previously the Sydney Office Staff Partner.
Before joining Allens, Jessica practised with Latham & Watkins in New York and she is admitted in both New South Wales and New York.
Jessica's experience includes advising:
Digital & AI transformation projects and outsourcings
- Endeavour Group on a flagship enterprise transformation project involving the large-scale outsourcing of business, technology, AI, data and analytics services. We designed and negotiated a multi-bundle outsourcing framework, culminating in two vendor agreements following a competitive global RFI/RFP process
- ASX top 50 company on an enterprise-wide AI and digital transformation project covering a range of global business services, including data and AI modernisation services
- Global mining company on the renegotiation of its global IT managed services arrangements opposite 3 vendors, including the following functions: cybersecurity, data & analytics, hosting, end user computing, networks
- Westpac on its partnership arrangements with Australia Post as part of the Bank@Post program
- Stockland on its partnership with Downer for integrated facilities management across all asset Stockland classes
- Big 4 Consulting Firm on its first generation outsourcing of technology, HR, administrative support and finance services
- Arnott's on its IT managed services outsourcing
- Global mining company on the outsourcing of its facilities management and related services across offices worldwide
- TPG on the outsourcing of its whole of enterprise IT managed services arrangements (covering infrastructure, applications and development).
Technology and AI procurement
- Endeavour Group on its bespoke enterprise resource planning system (ERP) replacement program, one of the largest and most technically complex technology ERP programs undertaken in Australia, involving the full design, build and support of a custom ERP to decolonise Endeavour's systems from the Woolworths Group
- University of Sydney on its procurement of generative and agentic AI tools from ServiceNow, Harvey and OpenAI
- ASX listed diversified property group on the procurement of an AI solution to enhance lead engagement processes
- TikTok and other ByteDance entities on regulatory advice and commercial agreements relating to their products and platforms
- IREN on various technology procurement processes, including its procurement of an ERP from SAP and associated system integration services
- Patrick Terminals in relation to its commercial agreements for straddles, maintenance and support, IP licensing and automation services
- Toyota Finance Australia on technology procurement and implementation services
- Smartgroup on its procurement of a core quoting software system and IT services agreements
- Australian Unity on its procurement of AI technology for talent intelligence
- Tesla on licensing of its bidding automation software.
Complex carve-outs and integrations
Advising on separation and integration matters (such as technology separation, data-sharing and supply chain arrangements) including on the following matters:
- Bain Capital on its acquisition of Perpetual Limited’s financial advice, wealth management and traditional trustee businesses
- Lactalis on its acquisition of Fonterra Co-operative Group's global consumer and associated businesses for NZ$3.845 billion
- HSBC on the sale of its $36bn Australian home and personal loan portfolio to Blackstone, and the wind down of its Australian retail business
- Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) on its $1.35 billion strategic alliance with the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia
- BGH Capital on its acquisition of the Asia Pacific business of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited for approximately $2.37 billion
- Neoen on the divestiture of its Victorian portfolio (encompassing both its existing generation and storage assets as well as its 2.8 GW pipeline of development projects) for $950 million to HMC Capital
- Bain Capital and a consortium of international institutional investors on their merger of Accolade Wines with Pernod Ricard's Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine businesses
- Woolworths Holdings on the sale of David Jones to private equity fund, Anchorage Capital Partners
- InfraRed Capital Partners and Northleaf Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of an 80 per cent interest in Vodafone NZ's passive mobile tower assets
- Brookfield and EIG consortium on its proposed acquisition by scheme of Origin Energy for an implied enterprise value of $18.7 billion
- KKR on its agreement with Campbell Soup Company to acquire certain international operations from Campbell for $3.4 billion
- Cerberus Capital Management on the acquisition of Westpac's auto finance business.