Leading Employment Lawyers (Employer Representation) - Queensland, 2026

Jill Hignett

The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused Queensland Employment Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in the Queensland legal market whose practice has a strong employer representation focus and who have been identified by the state’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 31 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 3 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Rohen Cullen	Franklin Athanasellis Cullen	Doyle’s ranking record: Rohen Cullen
Michael Moy (biography)	Seyfarth	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Moy
Dan Williams	MinterEllison	Doyle’s ranking record: Dan Williams

Leading

Leading: 7 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Bill Athanasellis	Franklin Athanasellis Cullen	Doyle’s ranking record: Bill Athanasellis
Shannon Chapman (biography)	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Shannon Chapman
Kirsty Faichen	King & Wood Mallesons	Doyle’s ranking record: Kirsty Faichen
James Hall	Ashurst	Doyle’s ranking record: James Hall
Jill Hignett (biography)	HR Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Jill Hignett
Murray Procter	Franklin Athanasellis Cullen	Doyle’s ranking record: Murray Procter
Vince Rogers (biography)	Lander & Rogers	Doyle’s ranking record: Vince Rogers

Recommended: 21 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Samantha Betzien	Allens	Doyle’s ranking record: Samantha Betzien
Dean Cameron (biography)	Workforce Advisory	Doyle’s ranking record: Dean Cameron
Andrew Cardell-Ree	Thomson Geer	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Cardell-Ree
Danny Clifford (biography)	Clifford Gouldson	Doyle’s ranking record: Danny Clifford
Leyla Dixon	MinterEllison	Doyle’s ranking record: Leyla Dixon
Rachel Drew	Thomson Geer	Doyle’s ranking record: Rachel Drew
Wendy Fauvel	Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer	Doyle’s ranking record: Wendy Fauvel
Trent Forno	MinterEllison	Doyle’s ranking record: Trent Forno
Jackie Hamilton	Dentons	Doyle’s ranking record: Jackie Hamilton
Paul Hardman	K&L Gates	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Hardman
Victoria Hepburn	MinterEllison	Doyle’s ranking record: Victoria Hepburn
John-Anthony Hodgens	Macpherson Kelley	Doyle’s ranking record: John-Anthony Hodgens
Nick Le Mare	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Doyle’s ranking record: Nick Le Mare
Tamara Lutvey	Ashurst	Doyle’s ranking record: Tamara Lutvey
Shae McCartney	Clayton Utz	Doyle’s ranking record: Shae McCartney
Christy Miller	Clayton Utz	Doyle’s ranking record: Christy Miller
Denise O'Reilly (biography)	O'Reilly Workplace Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Denise O'Reilly
Jamie Robinson	K&L Gates	Doyle’s ranking record: Jamie Robinson
Annie Smeaton (biography)	Cooper Grace Ward	Doyle’s ranking record: Annie Smeaton
Andrew Tobin	HopgoodGanim	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Tobin
Belinda Winter	Winter Workplace Consulting	Doyle’s ranking record: Belinda Winter

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