[acx_slideshow name=”Vic Employment 2016″]
The 2016 listing of leading Melbourne Employment & Industrial Relations Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters in Melbourne legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Josh Bornstein, Maurice Blackburn *
Henry Skene, Seyfarth Shaw
Leading
Steven Amendola, Ashurst
Karl Blake, Minter Ellison
Richard Bunting, Ashurst
Paul Burns, Herbert Smith Freehills
Sam Eichenbaum, Rigby Cooke
Kamal Farouque, Maurice Blackburn *
Chris Gardner, Seyfarth Shaw
Julian Riekert, Lander & Rogers
Graeme Smith, Hebert Smith Freehills
Graham Smith, Clayton Utz
Michael Tamvakologos, Seyfarth Shaw
John Tuck, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Richard West, Minter Ellison
Anthony Wood, Herbert Smith Freehills
Recommended
Carol Andrades, Ryan Carlisle Thomas *
Marcus Clayton, Slater & Gordon
John Cooper, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kathy Dalton, K&L Gates
Mark Diserio, Lander & Rogers
Mark Dunphy, Hall & Wilcox
Andrew Farr, Lander & Rogers
Chris Hartigan, Thomson Geer
Jane Harvey, Ashurst
Derek Humphery-Smith, Lander & Rogers
Ross Jackson, Maddocks
Anthony Macken, AJ Macken & Co *
Patrizia Mercuri, Lander & Rogers
Chris Molnar, McKean Park
Stuart Pill, Clayton Utz
Charles Power, Holding Redlich
Sarah Rey, Justitia
Nick Ruskin, K&L Gates
Louise Russell, Thomson Geer
David Shaw, Holding Redlich *
Dan Trindade, Clayton Utz
Amanda Watt, Minter Ellison
Susan Zeitz, Zeitz Workplace Lawyers
* Indicates that the individual is focused on representing employees or employee associations (trade unions).
Previous editions
2014 edition published August 2014
Market Leader
Josh Bornstein - Maurice Blackburn*
Preeminent
Steven Amendola – Ashurst
Richard Bunting – Ashurst
Graeme Smith – Herbert Smith Freehills
Dr Graham Smith - Clayton Utz
Michael Tehan – Minter Ellison
Richard West – Minter Ellison
Leading
Karl Blake – Maddocks Lawyers
Marcus Clayton – Slater & Gordon *
John Cooper – Herbert Smith Freehills
Chris Gardner – Seyfarth Shaw
Ross Jackson – Maddocks
Charles Power – Holding Redlich
Julian Riekert – Lander & Rogers
Henry Skene – Seyfarth Shaw
Michael Tamvakologos – Seyfarth Shaw
John Tuck – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Amanda Watt – Minter Ellison
Anthony Wood – Herbert Smith Freehills
Recommended
Paul Burns – Herbert Smith Freehills
Kathy Dalton - K&L Gates
Andrew Farr - Lander & Rogers
Kamal Farouque – Maurice Blackburn*
Philip Gardner – Ryan Carlisle Thomas*
Chris Hartigan – Thomson Geer
Mark Howard - HWL Ebsworth
Murray Kellock – King & Wood Mallesons
Anthony Macken – A J Macken & Co*
Nick Ruskin – K&L Gates
Louise Russell – Thomson Geer
David Shaw – Holding Redlich
Barry Sherriff - Norton Rose Fulbright
Dan Trindade - Clayton Utz
Penny Stevens – K&L Gates
Susan Zeitz – Zeitz Workplace Lawyers

