Ms Stacey Steele joined the Asian Law Centre at the Melbourne Law School in 1997 as a research associate and was appointed Associate Director (Japan) in January 2002. Born in Brisbane, Stacey holds degrees from the University of Queensland (BA (Jap)), Monash University (MA (Jap)) and the University of Melbourne (LLB (Hons) and LLM (by thesis)).  Stacey commenced articles in March 2000 at a leading Australian commercial law firm and worked as a senior associate in its financial services group, focusing on project/infrastructure and corporate finance.  In October 2007, Stacey joined Standard and Poor's Melbourne office as Associate General Counsel with responsibilities for the Asia-Pacific.  Stacey has taught Insolvency Law and Corporate Banking and Finance Law, as well as  Issues in Japanese Law and in graduate subjects offered by the Asian Law Centre.  She recently co-edited Legal education in Asia: Globalization, Change and Contexts (Routledge, 2010: http://www.routledgeeducation.com/books/Legal-Education-in-Asia-isbn9780415494335).  Her other research interests include Japanese insolvency law, law reform, the Japanese legal system and banking law.  Stacey practices Chanoyu (The Way of Tea) and is a member of the Urasenke Melbourne Chapter. Stacey is fluent in Japanese.

• Asian Law
• Banking & Finance Law
• Japanese Law

Japanese insolvency law, law reform and the Japanese legal system

Stacey practices Chanoyu (The Way of Tea) and is a member of the Urasenke Melbourne Chapter.