The 2026 listing of WA Employment & WHS Law Rising Stars details individuals practising in employment, industrial relations and workplace health & safety matters matters in the West Australian legal market who have been identified as future leading lawyers within the area.
Xavier Burton, Kingston Reid
Ryan Garvey, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Holly Gretton, Hall & Wilcox
Mia Henderson, King & Wood Mallesons
Thilini Kotuwegoda, MDC Legal
Hannah Penwarden, Hebert Smith Freehills Kramer
Melanie Taylor, Ashurst
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Ronan Boothman, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Celeste de Saint Jorre, Kingston Reid
Holly Gretton, Hall & Wilcox
Darcy Harwood, King & Wood Mallesons
Thilini Kotuwegoda, MDC Legal
Hannah Penwarden, Hebert Smith Freehills
Linford Smith, MinterEllison
2024 edition published February 2024
Ronan Boothman, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Celeste de Saint Jorre, Kingston Reid
Renae Harg, Ashurst
Ben Morrison, MinterEllison
Paige O'Shae, Kingston Reid
Hannah Penwarden, Hebert Smith Freehills
Claire Sharpe, Herbert Smith Freehills
2023 edition published February 2023
Ronan Boothman, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Celeste de Saint Jorre, Kingston Reid
Zoe Kalimeris, MKI Legal
Melanie Taylor, Ashurst
Amy Toohey, Clayton Utz
Kayne Vague, HWL Ebsworth
Lucy Wardle, MDC Legal
2022 edition published February 2022
Ronan Boothman, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Emily Cossgrove, King & Wood Mallesons
James Parkinson, Kingston Reid
Catherine Russo, Herbert Smith Freehills
Brenna Swanson, Jackson McDonald
Natalie Zurita, Panetta McGrath