The 2026 listing of Victorian Employment & WHS Law Rising Stars details individuals practising in employment, industrial relations and workplace health & safety matters matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified as future leading lawyers within the area.
James Allen, KHQ Lawyers
Matt Condello, Clayton Utz
Tyler Farr, Slater & Gordon
Marco Fedeli, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Cherie Fung, Lander & Rogers
Michael Kriewaldt, Jewell Hancock
Emilie Maddox, Ashurst
Beth Silverman, Kingston Reid
Lucinda Sinclair, HMB Lawyers
Imogen Szumer, Maurice Blackburn
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Lynden Albiston, Lander & Rogers
Gemma Carroll, KHQ Lawyers
Sam Gray, Seyfarth
Elise Jasper, Rigby Cooke
Michael Kriewald, Jewell Hancock
Morgan Smithe, Russell Kennedy
Imogen Szumer, Maurice Blackburn
Marcus Topp, Kingston Reid
Grace Turner-Mobbs, Maddocks
Ffion Whaley, Ashurst
2024 edition published March 2024
Gemma Carroll, KHQ Lawyers
Diana Diaz, Gadens
Sam Gray, Seyfarth
Emilie Maddox, Ashurst
John Monroe, K&L Gates
Greta Morand, Herbert Smith Freehills
Brad Popple, Kingston Reid
Imogen Szumer, Maurice Blackburn
Grace Turner-Mobbs, Maddocks
2023 edition published February 2023
Nancy Abdalla, Justitia
Alexis Agostino, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
James Daff, Clayton Utz
Daniel Fawcett, Ashurst
Marco Fedelli, Herbert Smith Freehills
John Monroe, K&L Gates
Sam Nottle, Jewell Hancock
Rachel Soh, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Imogen Szumer, Maurice Blackburn
Gerard Twomey, Maddocks
2022 edition published February 2022
Jessica Dawson-Field, Maurice Blackburn
Marco Fedelli, Herbert Smith Freehills
Adam Gleeson, MinterEllison
Dale McQualter, Maddocks
John Monroe, K&L Gates
Kelly Ralph, Justitia
Bridget Shelton, Lander & Rogers
Ashley Sherr, Sparke Helmore
Ffion Whalley, Ashurst
Shea Wilding, Corrs Chambers Westgarth