The 2026 listing of Leading Australian Employment Law Junior Counsel details Junior Counsel practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by the state’s employment law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Brendan Avallone, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Vanja Bulut, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers – Sydney
Leigh Howard, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Dilan Mahendra, Quay Chambers – Sydney
Matthew Minucci, Greenway Chambers – Sydney
Leading
Andrew Denton – Melbourne
Oshie Fagir, 5 Wentworth Chambers – Sydney
Matt Garozzo, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Stephen Mackie, Denning Chambers – Brisbane
Andrew Pollock, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Bilal Rauf, State Chambers – Sydney
Leo Saunders, Greenway Chambers – Sydney
Edward Shorten, Level 16 Inns of Court – Brisbane
Dimitri Ternovski, List A – Melbourne
Recommended
Prue Bindon, Key Chambers – Canberra
Philip Boncardo, Wardell Chambers – Sydney
Nico Burmeister, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Stephanie Cheligoy, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Nicholas Ellery, Francis Burt Chambers – Perth
Joel Fetter, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Dan Fuller, 5 Wentworth Chambers – Sydney
Franceska Leoncio, List A – Melbourne
Haren Pararajasingham, State Chambers – Sydney
Michael Seck, Sixth Floor St James Hall – Sydney
Troy Spence, Level 16 Inns of Court – Brisbane
Kirsty Stewart, Howard Zelling Chambers – Adelaide