Chris Gianatti
KHQ LawyersKHQ Lawyers offers clients a service which combines workplace relations and health and safety. Chris Gianatti steers the group from Melbourne, working with domestic corporates and household names from the transport, education and natural resources sectors, handling a spread of enterprise bargaining and industrial litigation matters. In Melbourne, Claire Brown assists clients with matters of bullying, discrimination and unfair dismissal; she is often sought out to represent clients in the state and federal courts.
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‘Approachable, engaging, responsive, pragmatic, practical and methodical advice which demystifies the law.’
‘Fantastic employment law practice - diversity of skill sets across the team.’
‘Exceptional knowledge and technical capability.’
‘The people are what make this practice unique. The legal advice also includes practical application, nuanced to my organisation.’
‘They go the extra mile.’
‘Chris Gianatti and Claire Brown are, to put it simply, two of the best in their field. Nothing is too small for them to lean into.’
‘The KHQ team have provided me with exceptional service. Their subject matter expertise combined with a real willingness to understand the client's business and people is unmatched in my experience.’
‘Chris Gianatti is outstanding. His availability and understanding of the Construction industry landscape means his legal advice is always 'spot on' for our needs. ’
Key clients
- Qube Holdings
- CSL Limited
- John Holland
- UGL
- Asahi Beverages (including Carlton & United Breweries)
- ENGIE Australia & New Zealand
- ANZ Banking Group Limited
- NTT
- Mars
- Bunnings
- Freight Management Holdings (backed by Singapore Post)
- Infrabuild Group
- Team Global Express
- Chartered Accountants of Australia & New Zealand
- Clean Energy Council
- Swatch Group
- ABB Australia
- SGS Australia
- Eurofins Australia
- Specsavers
- Bapcor Group Limited
- JC Decaux
- HSK Ward Group
- TSG Group Australia
- Programmed Group
- Service Stream
- Seqirus
- Peninsula Health
- ICON Health
- Caraniche Health
- humm group
- Lavazza
- BagTrans
- ORTEC
- Equifax
- Blackbird Venture Capital
- RMIT University
- University of New South Wales
- Kaplan Education
- Monadelphous Group Limited
- NRW Group Limited
- Vertech Group Limited
- Ventia
- CPB Contractors
- Corestaff Australia
- Aussie Broadband
- PayGroup
- Rome 2 Rio
- Bus Association of Victoria
- Commonwealth Cyber Security Research Centre
- Fuwa K Hitch
- Techtronic Industries Australia
- Goulburn Valley Health
- Acknowledge Education
- Toyota Tsusho Australasia
- SECON Freight Logistics
- Norman Carriers
- Decmil Group
- C&S Lightweight
- CCL Secure
- Secure Electronic Registries Victoria (formerly Victorian Land Registry Services)
- BostonAir
- Remedy Drinks
- United Super Pty Ltd ATF Cbus
- 360Globalnet
- Synertec
- Ready Media Group
- TeamKids
- Hivery
- Hotelstaff
- Spaceship Financial Services
- Logistics Holdings
- GKR Transport
- efm logistics
- TIG Freight Management
- NTT Workforce Solutions
- Tecan
- Autumn Aged Care
- Curtis Stone Events
- Excell Gray Bruni
- FourQuarters
- Middendorp Electrical
- Gaming Laboratories Australia
- Humphris Nurseries
- Summer Housing
Work highlights
- Provided strategic and day-to-day employment advice on John Holland’s infrastructure projects.
- Advising Qube on the relocation of its port operation for the Spirit of Tasmania passenger ferries from Melbourne to a new regional port in Geelong.
- Assisted with enterprise bargaining re-negotiation and disputes at a range of Asahi sites across Australia.
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