The 2021 listing of Employment & WHS Rising Stars details individuals practising in employment, industrial relations and workplace health & safety matters matters in the Australian legal market who have been identified as future leading lawyers within the area.
Laura Blandthorn, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Steve Crilly, Seyfarth – Sydney
Jessica Dawson-Field, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Natasha Duff, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen – Brisbane
Taboka Finn, Justitia – Melbourne
Steven Forster, MinterEllison – Sydney
Matt Garozzo, Clayton Utz – Melbourne
Liz Grey, Ashurst – Melbourne
Justine Giuliani, Seyfarth – Melbourne
Emily Haar, Piper Alderman – Adelaide
Dale McQualter, Maddocks – Melbourne
James Parkinson, Kingston Reid – Perth
Briony Pole, MinterEllison – Perth
Bridget Shelton, Lander & Rogers – Melbourne
Dean Tolkin, Keypoint Law – Sydney
Shelley Williams, Kingston Reid – Sydney
Previous editions
2020 edition published March 2020
Ellie Bassingthwaighte, Hall Payne - Brisbane
Laura Blandthorn, Slater & Gordon - Melbourne
Sophie Beaman, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Steve Crilly, Seyfarth - Sydney
Jessica Dawson-Field, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Natasha Duff, Franklin Athanasellis Cullen - Brisbane
Liam Fraser, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Justine Giuliani, Seyfarth - Melbourne
Emily Haar, Piper Alderman - Adelaide
Danny Krips, EMA Legal - Adelaide
Adam Lambert, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Daria McLachlan, Sparke Helmore - Adelaide
Michael Nicolazzo, Maddocks - Melbourne
Mia Pantechis, Maurice Blackburn - Sydney
James Parkinson, Kingston Reid - Perth
Alexandra Shields, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Shelley Williams, Kingston Reid - Sydney
Jacqui Young, Ashurst - Perth
2019 edition published February 2019
Ellie Bassingthwaighte, Hall Payne - Brisbane
Adam Battagello, Lander & Rogers - Sydney
Sarah Clarke, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Abigail Cooper, Ashurst - Melbourne
Steve Crilly, Seyfarth Shaw - Sydney
Lydia Daly, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Liam Fraser, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Matt Garozzo, Clayton Utz - Melbourne
Nerida Jessup, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Danny Krips, EMA Legal - Adelaide
Tamara Lutvey, Ashurst - Brisbane
Daria McLachlan, Sparke Helmore - Adelaide
Eloise Nagle, K&L Gates - Perth
Michael Nicolazzo, Maddocks - Melbourne
Mia Pantechis, Maurice Blackburn - Sydney
Briony Pole, MinterEllison - Perth
2018 edition published February 2018
Abigail Cooper, Ashurst - Melbourne
Steve Crilly, Seyfarth Shaw - Sydney
Liam Fraser, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Kaitlyn Gulle, Lander & Rogers - Melbourne
Emily Haar, Piper Alderman - Adelaide
Sam Jackson, Sparke Helmore - Melbourne
Matthew Kelleher, Clayton Utz - Perth
Danny Krips, EMA Legal - Adelaide
Ruth Nocka, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Rommo Pandit, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Kara Reynolds, Herbert Smith Freehills - Brisbane
Kyle Scott, Australian Business Lawyers - Sydney
Daniel Victory, Maurice Blackburn - Melbourne
Adrian Wong, Maddocks - Melbourne
2017 edition published March 2017
Catherine Berry, Herbert Smith Freehills - Brisbane
Tom Brett, FCB Workplace Law - Sydney
Shannon Chapman, Ashurst - Brisbane
Sarah Clarke, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Steve Crilly, Seyfarth Shaw - Sydney
Katherine Dommerson, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Dominic Fleeton, Ashurst - Melbourne
Liam Fraser, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Danny Krips, EMA Legal - Adelaide
Amanda Lyras, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Heather McIntyre, Norton Rose Fulbright - Perth
Deanna McMaster, MinterEllison - Brisbane
Evan Mentiplay, Johnson Winter & Slattery - Melbourne
Christian Mooney, Lander & Rogers - Melbourne
Nicola Petit, Seyfarth Shaw - Sydney
Beth Robinson, MinterEllison - Perth
Trent Sebbens, Ashurst - Sydney
Martin Watts, K&L Gates - Sydney











