November 6, 2026
Doyle's Guide

Leading Employment Lawyers – Sydney

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

Previous editions

2014 edition published August 2014

Preeminent

Miles Bastick – Herbert Smith Freehills
Paul Brown – Baker & McKenzie
Jim Fox – Minter Ellison

Leading

Ben Dudley - Seyfarth Shaw
Bruce Heddle – Maddocks Lawyers
Stephen Jauncey – Henry Davis York
Gareth Jolly – Minter Ellison
Adrian Morris – Ashurst
John Oakes – DibbsBarker
Steven Penning – HWL Ebsworth
Darren Perry - Seyfarth Shaw
Gerard Phillips – K&L Gates
Michael Tooma - Norton Rose
Stephen Woodbury – Ashurst

Recommended

Peter Arthur – Allens
Dianne Banks – Gilbert + Tobin
Rachel Bernasconi - Seyfarth Shaw
David Cross - Norton Rose
Andrew Cunningham – Minter Ellison
Paul Cutrone - Sparke Helmore
Jack de Flamingh – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jessica Fisher – FCB Workplace Lawyers
Tim Frost – Allens
Ben Gee - FCB Workplace Lawyers
Michael Gonski - Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrew Gray – King & Wood Mallesons
Joydeep Hor – People & Culture Strategies
Helen McKenzie – Ashurst
Spiro Mellos - Baker & McKenzie
Stephen Nettleton - Ashurst
Phillip Pasfield – Slater & Gordon *
Richard Pegg – Toomey Pegg Lawyers*
Peter Punch – Carroll & O’Dea
Robbie Walker - Clayton Utz
Tony Woods – Henry Davis York

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2013 edition published May 2013

Preeminent

Miles Bastick – Herbert Smith Freehills
Jim Fox – Minter Ellison

Leading

Paul Brown – Baker & McKenzie
Jack de Flamingh – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Frost – Allens
Bruce Heddle – Maddocks Lawyers
Stephen Jauncey – Henry Davis York
Gareth Jolly – Minter Ellison
Adrian Morris – Ashurst
John Oakes – DibbsBarker
Darren Perry – Herbert Smith Freehills
Gerard Phillips – K&L Gates
Michael Tooma - Norton Rose
Tony Woods – Henry Davis York

Recommended

Peter Arthur – Allens
Dianne Banks – Gilbert + Tobin
David Cross - Norton Rose
Andrew Cunningham – Minter Ellison
Paul Cutrone - Sparke Helmore
Jan Dransfield – Ashurst
Campbell Fisher – FCB Workplace Lawyers
Jessica Fisher – FCB Workplace Lawyers
Andrew Gray – King & Wood Mallesons
Darren Gardner - Maddocks Lawyers
Michael Harmer – Harmers Workplace Lawyers*
Joydeep Hor – People & Culture Strategies
Helen McKenzie – Ashurst
Phillip Pasfield – Slater & Gordon *
Richard Pegg – Toomey Pegg Lawyers*
Steven Penning – HWL Ebsworth
Stephen Price – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Peter Punch – Carroll & O’Dea
Mark Sant – Gadens Lawyers
Giri Sivaraman – Maurice Blackburn *
Stephen Woodbury – Ashurst
* Indicates that the individual has an employee representation element to their practice.

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2012 edition published May 2012

Preeminent

Paul Brown - Baker & McKenzie
Jim Fox - Minter Ellison
Adrian Morris - Blake Dawson

Leading

Miles Bastick - Freehills
Jack de Flamingh - Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Frost - Allens Arthur Robinson
Stephen Jauncey - Henry Davis York
Gareth Jolly - Minter Ellison
Helen McKenzie - Blake Dawson
John Oakes - DibbsBarker
Steven Penning - HWL Ebsworth

Recommended

Peter Arthur - Allens Arthur Robinson
Dianne Banks - Gilbert + Tobin
Brian Belling - Middletons
Rachel Bernasconi - Blake Dawson
Joe Catanzariti - Clayton Utz
Andrew Cunningham - Minter Ellison
Jan Dransfield - Blake Dawson
Campbell Fisher - FCB Workplace Lawyers
Jessica Fisher - FCB Workplace Lawyers
Andrew Gray - Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Michael Harmer – Harmers Workplace Lawyers*
Bruce Heddle - Maddocks
Joydeep Hor - People & Culture Strategies
Chris McArdle - McArdle Legal*
Phillip Pasfield - Slater & Gordon *
Richard Pegg - Toomey Pegg Lawyers
Darren Perry - Freehills
Gerard Phillips - Middletons
Stephen Price - Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Peter Punch - Carroll & O’Dea
Mark Sant - Gadens Lawyers
Giri Sivaraman - Maurice Blackburn *
Stephen Woodbury - Blake Dawson
Tony Woods - Henry Davis York
* Indicates that the individual has an employee representation focus to their practice.
Please click to view the following:
2012 listing of leading NSW Employment Law Firms
2012 Listing leading NSW Employment Lawyers
2012 listing of leading NSW Employment Barristers

Open the 2012 edition page →

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