‘The Ashurst labour and employment practice provides high quality advice, each and every time. Key strengths include industrial relations advice, employment litigation and collective disputes, and regulatory compliance. The team’s strengths include their teamwork and collaboration, with their ability to provide commercial and pragmatic advice that meets our business’s needs.’

‘Jon Lovell is an expert in his field. Pragmatic, clear, commercial with expertise across all aspects of workplace relations and employment law. Jon and his team are responsive, within the cost estimate and are able to demonstrate key insights and knowledge that assists with our legal issues.’

‘Ashurst is one of the few firms in the market with real depth and a true full-service offering. As a client, I have no doubt that any issue I can throw at them won’t be caught and handled expertly.’

‘Jon Lovell is the lawyer I turn to for any ‘existential’ matter that comes up. When I have a legal problem, I know that Jon will be able to handle it.’

‘The team’s strength is going above and beyond to help the client address the concerns that they are facing. They are ultra reliable, approachable and knowledgeable.’

‘Ian Humphreys is incredibly experienced and will find a way to get the best outcome for his client.’

‘Ashurst is a cut above and I think it’s their client-centric approach to matters that sets them apart. Depth of expertise – they are also the thought leaders in underpayment matters including determining strategy and FWO engagement.’

‘Kathy Srdanovic is one of the smartest, most pragmatic, commercially-minded, highly-skilled lawyers I have worked with across my career. I trust her advice completely. ’

‘Corrs are exceptional in taking a business and strategic view of legislation and how it can practically be applied in an organisation. They take the time to understand how our organisation operates, the challenges and opportunities that we have and then provide advice specific to our needs. ’

‘The individuals are always available, deliver within the committed timeframes and provide quality advice that is specific to our circumstances, not cookie cutter. ’

‘Innovative, insightful, well connected and pragmatic.’

‘Corrs always provides a solid, responsive reliable employment service. They have a strong employment team.’

‘High quality work and service. ’

‘The team not only provides the highest quality legal advice, they also work collaboratively to develop strategies to resolve issues.’

‘Dan Williams is a stand out and our ‘ go to’ for difficult and high risk people issues. Trent Forno is outstanding.’

‘The Brisbane team are great to work with. They are commercial, understand our business and provide practical advice that is easily translatable.’

‘Leyla Dixon is a trusted partner. Leyla is a deep technical expert but her advice is always easy to understand.’

‘The team has the ability to quickly understand business risks and operations and to offer pragmatic advice. ’

‘Amanda Watt – quickly navigates all aspects of a matter, attention to detail whilst still pragmatic.’

‘The MinterEllison team has an incredible depth of expertise and talent for dealing with complex or intractable industrial relations issues.’

‘Baker McKenzie Sydney’s Labour and Employment practice is exceptionally commercial in its approach to advising clients. Definitely a team to keep on speed dial.’

‘Michael Michalandos possesses a deep and nuanced understanding of employment law. His expertise means that he provides precise and effective advice and helps to to navigate the complex legal landscapes with ease. Carmel Foley is an outstanding senior associate; she anticipates challenges and opportunities and crafts proactive strategies that align with long-term goals.’

‘Calm and personable, even when dealing with emotive and tricky issues. Practical and experienced.’

‘Responsive, innovative, and commercial solutions.’

‘Tremendous experience and expertise, with an ability to impart complex information clearly.’

‘Stephen Hardy and his team have provided exceptionally commercial, tailored advice. Their availability, commercial nous, technical acumen and overall understanding of our business context is second to none.’

‘Stephen Hardy and Leila Moddel do great work.’

‘K&L Gates provides tailored, timely, actionable and strategic employment advice. They partner with their clients, helping them stay ahead of regulatory changes with proactive education. ’

‘Michaela Moloney is a strategic operator in the employment space. Her approach to matters is based on a sound understanding of her client’s business and stakeholders and goes beyond advice and includes actionable strategies tailored for the specific context.’

‘Michaela Moloney is both a technically accurate and commercially minded lawyer, and a good communicator.’

‘K&L Gates are responsive to the needs of government clients.’

‘I value Michaela Moloney’s ability to give practice advice that takes into account the context and pressures her clients face. Her advice is not narrow or overly technical, but aimed at helping clients move forward with regard to sometimes complex considerations involving multiple competing interests.’

‘Chris Giannati is very practical in his advice, a quality that can only be achieved due to the length and breadth of experience.’

‘A very cohesive team of lawyers who give sound and practical advice.’

‘Personable, skilful. Special mentions go to Chris Gianatti, Michael Cochrane and Claire Brown.’

‘The team are very knowledgeable in their field of employment relations.’

‘Chris Giannati is able to cut through the noise and respond directly to complex questions. ’

‘The team at KHQ are responsive and easy to deal with. They take the time to ensure they fully understand your issue. They are very knowledgeable and explain their advice in a way that is easy to understand.’

‘I have always found Chris Giannatti to be pragmatic and thorough in his advice. If there’s a sensible path to take, he will map it out for you, but also ensure you understand the alternatives. He has a terrific team around him who are always well researched and extremely helpful.’

‘The team know the law inside out, and are all incredibly pragmatic and down to earth. Knowing that there is depth in the team provides comfort that if one of the partners wins the lottery, another will be able to step in to fill the void.’

‘Really excellent knowledge of labour and employment in Australia. They are extremely responsive with very strategic thinking. Excellent with IR and employment issues.’

‘Daniel White is an exceptional operator. He is highly responsive, very knowledgeable and strategic and really understands what I want as a client. He is always willing to make himself available and extremely efficient. ’

‘Jamie Wells is outstanding.’ 

‘Mills Oakley is unique for its personalised, attentive service.’

‘Daniel White organises his team so that I receive the best service depending upon the matter. Daniel White is exceptional: responsive, approachable, and considerate.’

‘All members of the team with whom we have interacted have provided excellent service. Emily Haar is available and responsive, and takes care to understand the business objectives when advising on how to weigh competing risks.’

‘Piper Alderman has a strong team with a breadth of expertise.’

‘Tim Capelin is pragmatic and solution orientated. Tim possesses deep subject matter expertise and is able to translate complex legal scenarios and case law in a manner that our business leaders find easy to comprehend. He is very personable, approachable and makes himself available without significant notice. He commits and meets deadlines.’

‘Incredibly responsive, highly accurate legal advice with a commercial and human aspect. Emily Haar delivers.’

‘Ben Motro is our go-to partner regarding all employment and labour relations matters. His deep understanding and capabilities within employment and labour are outstanding. He is our trusted partner, and we would not have it any other way. He is reliable and readily available to assist with our needs. He is highly recommended.’

‘Emily Haar is one of the most impressive people I have ever encountered. Her advice and approach is always on point and she has an innate ability to know when to take a very direct and more confrontational approach and also how to diffuse a matter that could escalate very quickly. Emily has an incredible eye for detail and always considers matters from a variety of perspectives and expertly assesses the implications of approaches.’ 

‘Erin McCarthy is very considered and calm and expertly presents new work place laws in an easy-to-understand way and provides summaries of associated implications. This is reinforced through relevant examples. She outlines associated risks with approaches discussed and provides links to helpful sites and resources.’

‘Emily Haar is responsive, calm, considered, professional and just excellent to work with.’

‘Aaron Dearden and his team at Hall & Wilcox are always prompt to respond and provide effective and practical solutions.’

‘Aaron Dearden gives practical solutions in complicated employment situations and is impressive in conciliation meetings.’

‘The labour and employment practice at Hall & Wilcox are very professional, with extensive expertise and knowledge, providing advice that is not only legally sound but also commercially viable.’

‘What makes Hall & Wilcox stand out are their people. Fay Calderone has extensive knowledge of employment law, is able to analyse complex legal issues and provide us with practical advice and effective solutions to complex issues. She is a great communicator and is able to explain legal concepts in way that is easy to understand. She is a highly valued and trusted advisor.’

‘Responsive, commercially minded and incredibly capable, this practice group stands out as high performers in the employment law space.’

‘They deliver clever solutions to common problems at a reasonable price whether that be settling difficult employment related claims, advising upon restraints or providing enterprise wide guidance to changing laws, this team knocks it out of the park!’

‘Amber Sharp, Nicola McMahon and their teams are highly engaged, excellent labour lawyers who give practical and timely advice and support to our HR team.’

‘The team is collaborative and responsive, often meeting very tight timeframes for the provision of urgent advice.’

‘Tim Longwill is an exceptional leader of this team. His extensive experience and practical approach make him an invaluable resource. He is also incredibly efficient and cost effective.’ 

‘The team are very skilled and responsive. They understand the needs of clients and deliver the best outcome. Very knowledgeable on legislative requirements and approaches to resolve matters in a timely way.’

‘Emma Reilly in the Canberra office is fantastic. Her knowledge and her ability to build a rapport to create effective working relationships is to be admired.’

‘Brian Jackson is extremely experienced in labour and employment law. He makes it his duty to understand the business he deals with and their position in labour management. He ensures that the client is well informed and is timely in his responses. His advice is invaluable to employers.’

‘Accessible, practical and timely high quality legal work.’

‘The team has a deep knowledge of the law.’

‘Nick Duggal has proved invaluable advice over a long period of time.’ 

‘The team offers sound, practical advice which doesn’t just focus on what’s legal, but what’s commercially sensible as well.’

‘Both Kristy Peacock-Smith and Thomas Du have helped us on short notice to navigate tricky issues and helped avoid litigation. Their responsiveness is greatly appreciated, especially given different working time zones, and as stated above, their ability to give commercial and practical advice without just repeating the law is what makes them stand out.’