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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment: Western Australia

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Our Australian employment, industrial relations and safety team helps clients with their most challenging contentious, transactional and advisory matters. The team is regarded as one of Australia’s premier practices, having been at the forefront of Australia’s major workplace cases over the last 30 years. Across Australia we have more than 90 dedicated professionals in the areas of employment, industrial relations and safety law.

The team provides cutting-edge technical knowledge to multinational corporations, leading national businesses, financial institutions and public sector bodies, helping manage and mitigate the impact of high-profile disputes and claims. We advise on the full range of employment and related issues, providing strategic support and advocacy for employers in relation to executive and management incentive issues, collective and individual disputes, equal opportunity employment, bullying, termination of employment, transfer of business, workplace investigations and whistleblower issues.

Our team of knowledgeable WHS lawyers partners with clients to support on all aspects of safety and crisis management, including incident response and advisory. We manage the overlapping issues relating to psychosocial hazards in the workplace arising from workplace conduct and the right to disconnect.

Industries (11)

  • Energy
  • Consumer
  • Private capital
  • Financial institutions
  • Infrastructure
  • Consumer
  • Manufacturing and industrials
  • Mining
  • Government and public sector
  • Real estate
  • Technology, media and telecommunications

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Employment: Western Australia - Australia

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a market-leading full-service employment practice, widely endorsed for its deft handling of Australia's largest industrial relations matters, including enterprise bargaining, disputes and industrial action. It covers the full gamut of employee relations such as terminations, redundancy and discrimination. |The firm also possesses notable expertise in workplace health and safety matters.

Work Highlights

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  • HSF Kramer advised Suncorp on the sale of its banking business to ANZ for AUD4.9 billion, including the transfer of approximately 3,000 employees, and supported the client in navigating employment and industrial relations issues.

Strengths

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer stands out for its depth of expertise and its ability to provide clear, strategic advice on complex workplace issues.

    Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
  • HSF Kramer excel at project management and have the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders including across jurisdictions.

    Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Steve Bell
    Band 1Steve Bell

    Steve Bell

    Steve Bell heads the practice from its Melbourne office and is well reputed in the market for his experience handling prosecutions and sensitive issues around workplace incidents.
    • Steve is a trusted adviser with excellent interpersonal skills. He always makes you feel like you are an important client.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Steve Bell is my go-to contentious employment lawyer. The litigator's perspective which he brings is invaluable in providing strategic insight.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 2Anthony Wood
    Band 2Anthony Wood

    Anthony Wood

    Anthony Wood has a broad practice which encompasses compliance, employee claims, enterprise bargaining and workplace health and safety.
    • Anthony Wood is very insightful. He goes above and beyond with providing relevant market updates.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Anthony has delivered high quality advice in relation to complex and sophisticated matters, in short time frames.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 3Aaron Anderson
    Band 3Aaron Anderson

    Aaron Anderson

    Aaron Anderson is acknowledged for his considerable expertise in occupational health and safety. He advises clients from a range of sectors, including infrastructure and mining, on regulatory compliance.
  • Band 3Rohan Doyle
    Band 3Rohan Doyle

    Rohan Doyle

    Rohan Doyle is a well-regarded employment law practitioner in Victoria, recognised for his expertise in enterprise bargaining and industrial relations disputes.
    • Rohan Doyle is personable, methodical and technically excellent. He has the capability to understand different commercial considerations and pull them together into a strategic approach.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Rohan Doyle is a national leader in the field of industrial relations.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 4Miles Bastick
    Band 4Miles Bastick

    Miles Bastick

    Miles Bastick has considerable experience advising high profile clients on both regulatory and litigious issues.

Ranked Individuals at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP (5)

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