The 2026 listing of leading Australian Employment Law Senior Counsel details Senior and Kings Counsel practising within the areas of employment, industrial relations and workplace safety 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
Justin Bourke KC, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Rachel Doyle SC, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Kate Eastman SC, New Chambers – Sydney
Matthew Follett KC, Dever’s List – Melbourne
Leading
Richard Dalton KC, Dever’s List – Melbourne
Jamie Darams SC, Greenway Chambers – Sydney
Marc Felman KC, List A – Melbourne
Arthur Moses SC, New Chambers – Sydney
Chris O’Grady KC, Holmes List – Melbourne
Stuart Wood KC, Aickin Chambers – Melbourne
Recommended
John Blackburn SC, Francis Burt Chambers – Perth
Herman Borenstein KC, List A Barristers – Melbourne
Jenny Firkin KC, List G Barristers – Melbourne
Andrew Gotting SC, PG Hely Chambers – Sydney
Simon Meehan SC, State Chambers – Sydney
Christopher Murdoch KC, Level 8 Inns of Court – Brisbane
Ian Neil SC, 6 St James Hall Chambers – Sydney
Kylie Nomchong SC, State Chambers – Sydney
Jack Tracey KC, Dever’s List – Melbourne