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.
Preeminent
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Michael Moy, Seyfarth
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Shannon Chapman, Lander & Rogers
Kirsty Faichen, King & Wood Mallesons
James Hall, Ashurst
Jill Hignett, HR Law
Murray Procter, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Vince Rogers, Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Samantha Betzien, Allens
Dean Cameron, Workforce Advisory
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Danny Clifford, Clifford Gouldson
Leyla Dixon, MinterEllison
Rachel Drew, Thomson Geer
Wendy Fauvel, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Trent Forno, MinterEllison
Jackie Hamilton, Dentons
Paul Hardman, K&L Gates
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
John-Anthony Hodgens, Macpherson Kelley
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tamara Lutvey, Ashurst
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Denise O’Reilly, O’Reilly Workplace Law
Jamie Robinson, K&L Gates
Annie Smeaton, Cooper Grace Ward
Andrew Tobin, HopgoodGanim
Belinda Winter, Winter Workplace Consulting
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Market Leader
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Leading
Samantha Betzien, Allens
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Kirsty Faichen, King & Wood Mallesons
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Michael Moy, Seyfarth
Vince Rogers, Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Aaron Anderson, Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Shannon Chapman, Lander & Rogers
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson
Harold Downes, Mills Oakley
Rachel Drew, Holding Redlich
Wendy Fauvel, Herbert Smith Freehills
Trent Forno, MinterEllison
Liam Fraser, Kingston Reid
Jackie Hamilton, Dentons
Paul Hardman, K&L Gates
Jill Hignett, HR Law
John-Anthony Hodgens, Macpherson Kelley
Megan Kavanagh, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Longwill, McCullough Robertson
Tamara Lutvey, Ashurst
Murray Procter, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Kara Reynolds, Herbert Smith Freehills
Annie Smeaton, Cooper Grace Ward
Andrew Tobin, HopgoodGanim
Belinda Winter, Cooper Grace Ward
2024 edition published February 2024
Preeminent
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Vince Rogers, Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Samantha Betzien, Allens
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Shannon Chapman, Lander & Rogers
Leyla Dixon, MinterEllison
Rachel Drew, Holding Redlich
Kirsty Faichen, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
John Farren, Farren McRae
Liam Fraser, Kingston Reid
Jackie Hamilton, Holding Redlich
Paul Hardman, K&L Gates
Jill Hignett, HR Law
John-Anthony Hodgens, Macpherson Kelley
Megan Kavanagh, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Murray Procter, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Hilary Searing, Clayton Utz
Andrew Tobin, HopgoodGanim
2023 edition published February 2023
Preeminent
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Vince Rogers, Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Samantha Betzien, Allens
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Shannon Chapman, Lander & Rogers
Michael Coonan, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson
Rachel Drew, Holding Redlich
Kirsty Faichen, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Liam Fraser, Kingston Reid
Jackie Hamilton, Holding Redlich
Paul Hardman, K&L Gates
Jill Hignett, HR Law
John-Anthony Hodgens, Macpherson Kelley
Tamara Lutvey, Ashurst
Martin Osborne, Norton Rose Fulbright
Murray Procter, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Lara Radik, Carter Newell
Jamie Robinson, K&L Gates
Annie Smeaton, Cooper Grace Ward
Andrew Tobin, HopgoodGanim
2022 edition published February 2022
Market Leader
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Leading
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Samantha Betzien, MinterEllison
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Recommended
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Michael Coonan, Herbert Smith Freehills
Hedy Cray, Clayton Utz
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Rachel Drew, Holding Redlich
Kirsty Faichen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Liam Fraser, Kingston Reid
Jackie Hamilton, Holding Redlich
Jill Hignett, HR Law
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Denise O'Reilly, O'Reilly Workplace Law
Martin Osborne, Norton Rose Fulbright
Dan Pratt, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Murray Procter, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Lara Radik, Carter Newell
Jamie Robinson, K&L Gates
Vince Rogers, Lander & Rogers
Hilary Searing, Clayton Utz
Annie Smeaton, Cooper Grace Ward
Toby Walthall, MinterEllison
2021 edition published February 2021
Market Leader
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Leading
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Samantha Betzien, MinterEllison
Michael Coonan, Herbert Smith Freehills
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Vince Rogers, Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
James Christensen, McInnes Wilson
Hedy Cray, Clayton Utz
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Rachel Drew, Holding Redlich
Kirsty Faichen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Paul Hardman, K&L Gates
Jill Hignett, HR Law
John-Anthony Hodgens, Macpherson Kelley
Megan Kavanagh, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Tim Longwill, McCullough Robertson
Deanna McMaster, MinterEllison
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Michelle Morton, wilson/ryan/grose
Martin Osborne, Norton Rose Fulbright
Dan Pratt, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Murray Procter, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Kristin Ramsay, HR Law
Jamie Robinson, K&L Gates
Belinda Winter, Cooper Grace Ward
2020 edition published February 2020
Preeminent
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Michael Coonan, Herbert Smith Freehills
Hedy Cray, Clayton Utz
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Vince Rogers, Ashurst
Recommended
Samantha Betzien, MinterEllison
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
James Christensen, McInnes Wilson
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Harold Downes, Mills Oakley
Rachel Drew, Holding Redlich
Kirsty Faichen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Jill Hignett, HR Law
Megan Kavanagh, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Tim Longwill, McCullough Robertson
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Michelle Morton, wilson/ryan/grose
Martin Osborne, Norton Rose Fulbright
Dan Pratt, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Murray Procter, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Jamie Robinson, K&L Gates
Matthew Smith, DWF
Jamie Wells, King & Woood Mallesons
Peta Willoughby, Norton Rose Fulbright
2019 edition published February 2019
Preeminent
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Bill Anthanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Michael Coonan, Herbert Smith Freehills
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Vince Rogers, Ashurst
Recommended
Samantha Betzien, MinterEllison
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Hedy Cray, Clayton Utz
Shannon Chapman, Ashurst
James Christensen, McInnes Wilson
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson
Mitchell Devine, Devine Legal
Harold Downes, Mills Oakley
Kirsty Faichen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Jill Hignett, HR Law
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Longwill, McCullough Robertson
Sara McRostie, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Dan Pratt, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Murray Procter, ClarkeKann
Jamie Robinson, Broadley Rees Hogan
Jamie Wells, King & Woood Mallesons
2018 edition published February 2018
Preeminent
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Bill Anthanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Michael Coonan, Herbert Smith Freehills
Hedy Cray, Clayton Utz
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Vince Rogers, Ashurst
Recommended
Samantha Betzien, MinterEllison
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Megan Kavanagh, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Shannon Chapman, Ashurst
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertsons
Harold Downes, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kirsty Faichen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Trent Forno, MinterEllison
Jill Hignett, HR Law
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Longwill, McCullough Robertson
John Lunny, Workplace Resolve
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Sam McIvor, Mullins Lawyers
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Martin Osborne, Norton Rose Fulbright
Dan Pratt, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Murray Procter, ClarkeKann
Kristin Ramsey, Hynes Legal
Jamie Robinson, Broadley Rees Hogan
2017 edition published February 2017
Preeminent
Mike Coonan, Herbert Smith Freehills
Ian Humphreys, Ashurst
Dan Williams, MinterEllison
Leading
Samantha Betzien, MinterEllison
Bill Athanasellis, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Hedy Cray, Clayton Utz
Rohen Cullen, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
James Hall, Ashurst
Victoria Hepburn, MinterEllison
Nick Le Mare, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Longwill, McCullough Robertson
Michael Moy, McCullough Robertson
Murray Procter, ClarkeKann
Vince Rogers, Ashurst
Recommended
Andrew Cardell-Ree, Thomson Geer
Cameron Dean, McCullough Robertson
Harold Downes, Herbert Smith Freehills
Rohan Doyle, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kirsty Faichen, Herbert Smith Freehills
Trent Forno, MinterEllison
Paul Hardman, K&L Gates
Jill Hignett, HR Law
John-Anthony Hodgens, Human ASSET Solutions
John Lunny, Workplace Resolve
Shae McCartney, Clayton Utz
Christy Miller, Clayton Utz
Martin Osborne, Norton Rose Fulbright
Dan Pratt, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Jamie Robinson, Broadley Rees Hogan
Annie Smeaton, Cooper Grace Ward
Jamie Wells, King & Wood Mallesons