The 2026 listing of Queensland Employment & WHS Law Rising Stars details individuals practising in employment, industrial relations and workplace health & safety matters matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified as future leading lawyers within the area.
Sam Dekker, Mills Oakley
Alexandra Jarrett, Hall Payne
Aimee Sanderson, MacDonnells
Alison Smith, MinterEllison
Mackenzie Wakefield, Maurice Blackburn
Ashlee Wheeldon, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Calum Woods, Lander & Rogers
Amanda Wu, Ashurst
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Danika Casey, King & Wood Mallesons
Carmen Chapman, McCabes
Sam Dekker, Mills oakley
Rose Dimitrious, Holding Redlich
Alexandra Jarrett, Hall Payne
Ellen Mayr, Ashurst
Crispin Scott, Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrew Wheeldon, K&L Gates
2024 edition published February 2024
Sophie Baartz, Kingston Reid
Alexandra Jarrett, Hall Payne
Ben Keenan, Sparke Helmore
Patrick Lawler, Ashurst
Kate Pennicott, MinterEllison
Angela Taraborrelli, Lander & Rogers
Ashlee Wheeldon, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
2023 edition published February 2023
Dale Blackmore, Hall Payne
Danika Casey, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Carmen Chapman, HBA Legal
Sarah Connolly, Herbert Smith Freehills
Ellen Mayr, Ashurst
Sally McCutcheon, wilson/ryan/grose
Gemma Sharp, Cooper Grace Ward
Mackenzie Wakefield, Maurice Blackburn
Andrew Wheeldon, K&L Gates
Ashlee Wheeldon, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
2022 edition published February 2022
Ellie Bassingthwaighte, Hall Payne
Leanne Dorricott, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Natasha Duff, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen
Adele Garnett HopgoodGanim
Tamara Lutvey, Ashurst
Tom Reaburn, McCullough Robertson
Kara Reynolds, Herbert Smith Freehills
Carly Traeger, K&L Gates
Patrick Turner, Maurice Blackburn