Gilbert + Tobin advises a stellar roster of blue-chip multinationals and domestic corporates on restructurings, insolvencies, mergers, investigations and contract breaches. Dianne Banks leads the team from Sydney, assisting clients with contentious and transactional matters. She is supported by a team of lawyers including Tom Brett, who has in-depth knowledge of the insurance and financial services sectors, in addition to James Pomeroy, who advises on workplace disputes, post-employment restraints and corporate transactions. Kaushalya Mataraaratchi is also based in Sydney; she handles high-value employment disputes in the Federal and Supreme Courts.
Testimonials
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‘The team is very commercial and able to pull in the relevant experts when the employment matters start to touch on other aspects of employment law to ensure that all relevant aspects are considered.’
‘Dianne Banks is a standout partner to work with. She is incredibly knowledgeable and commercial in her approach. Her ability to understand where something steps outside of employment law into say securities law or corporate is invaluable in coming up with a full picture to make decisions.’
Key clients
- Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
- Virgin Australia
Work highlights
- Advising PAG Asia Capital on the employment aspects of its acquisition of Four’N Twenty pies maker, Patties Foods and Vesco Foods.
- Advising Cardno Emerging Markets and an employee in defending multimillion-dollar proceedings brought by a competitor.