September 29, 2026
Doyle's Guide

Leading Employment Lawyers – Melbourne

Preeminent

Steven Amendola, Ashurst
Josh Bornstein, Maurice Blackburn *
Graeme Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills
Graham Smith, Clayton Utz

Leading

Karl Blake, Maddocks
Richard Bunting, Ashurst
Paul Burns, Herbert Smith Freehills
John Cooper, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kamal Farouque, Maurice Blackburn *
Chris Gardner, Seyfarth Shaw
Anthony Macken, AJ Macken & Co *
Stuart Pill, Clayton Utz
Julian Riekert, Lander & Rogers
Nick Ruskin, K&L Gates
Louise Russell, Thomson Geer
Henry Skene, Seyfarth Shaw
Michael Tamvakologos, Seyfarth Shaw
John Tuck, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Amanda Watt, Minter Ellison
Richard West, Minter Ellison
Anthony Wood, Herbert Smith Freehills

Recommended

Carol Andrades, Ryan Carlisle Thomas *
Kathy Dalton, K&L Gates
Mark Diserio, Lander & Rogers
Andrew Douglas, M+K Lawyers
Mark Dunphy, Hall & Wilcox
Sam Eichenbaum, Rigby Cooke
Andrew Farr, Lander & Rogers
Jane Hall, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Chris Hartigan, Thomson Geer
Mark Howard, HWL Ebsworth
Ross Jackson, Maddocks
Stuart Kollmorgen, Norton Rose Fulbright
Dominic Macken, AJ Macken & Co *
Patrizia Mercuri, Lander & Rogers
Lucienne Mumme, Thomson Geer
Charles Power, Holding Redlich
Sarah Ralph, Norton Rose Fulbright
Sarah Rey, Justitia
Penny Stevens, Sparke Helmore

* Indicates that the firm regularly acts for employees rather than employers.

Previous editions

2013 edition published May 2013

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

Leading

Carol Andrades – Ryan Carlisle Thomas*
Karl Blake – Maddocks Lawyers
Paul Burns – Herbert Smith Freehills
John Cooper – Herbert Smith Freehills
Ross Jackson – Maddocks
Julian Reikert – Lander & Rogers
Henry Skene – Arnold Bloch Leibler
Penny Stevens – K&L Gates
John Tuck – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Richard West – Minter Ellison
Anthony Wood – Herbert Smith Freehills

Recommended

Glen Bartlett - Clayton Utz
Marcus Clayton – Slater & Gordon *
Andrew Farr - Lander & Rogers
Kamal Farouque – Maurice Blackburn*
Chris Gardner – Herbert Smith Freehills
Philip Gardner – Ryan Carlisle Thomas*
Chris Hartigan – Herbert Geer
Mark Howard - HWL Ebsworth
Murray Kellock – King & Wood Mallesons
Anthony Macken – A J Macken & Co*
Charles Power – Holding Redlich
Nick Ruskin – DLA Piper
Louise Russell – Herbert Geer
David Shaw – Holding Redlich
Michael Tamvakologos – Ashurst
Dan Trindade - Clayton Utz
Amanda Watt – Minter Ellison
Susan Zeitz – Zeitz Workplace Lawyers

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2012 edition published May 2012

Preeminent

Steven Amendola - Ashurst
Josh Bornstein - Maurice Blackburn*
Val Gostecncik - Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Graeme Smith - Herbert Smith Freehills
Dr Graham Smith , Clayton Utz

Leading

Richard Bunting - Ashurst
John Cooper - Herbert Smith Freehills
Chris Hartigan - Herbert Geer
Ross Jackson - Maddocks
Julian Riekert - Lander & Rogers
Henry Skene - Arnold Bloch Leibler
Penny Stevens - Middletons
Michael Tehan - Minter Ellison
John Tuck - Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Richard West - Minter Ellison
Anthony Wood - Herbert Smith Freehills

Recommended

Carol Andrades - Ryan Carlisle Thomas*
Karl Blake - Maddocks
Paul Burns - Herbert Smith Freehills
Marcus Clayton - Slater & Gordon *
Kamal Farouque - Maurice Blackburn*
Chris Gardner - Herbert Smith Freehills
Philip Gardner - Ryan Carlisle Thomas*
Ross Hodgens - Russell Kennedy
Murray Kellock - King & Wood Mallesons
Anthony Macken - A J Macken & Co*
Charles Power - Holding Redlich*
Nick Ruskin - DLA Piper
Louise Russell - Herbert Geer
David Shaw - Holding Redlich*
Michael Tamvakologos - Ashurst
Amanda Watt - Minter Ellison
Susan Zeitz - Zeitz Workplace Lawyers
* Indicates employee representation is a substantial element of the individual's practice.
Please click below to view:
2012 listing of leading Victorian Employment Lawyers
2012 Listing of leading Victorian Employment Law Firms
2012 listing of leading Victorian Employment Barristers

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