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Employment: National Leaders

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Employment: National Leaders - Australia

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Mallesons is well placed to handle the full range of employment law issues stemming from corporate restructurings and M&A transactions. It advises on adverse action, discrimination and unfair dismissal as well as workplace incidents and industrial disputes. The team has notable expertise in whistle-blower policy as well as remuneration and underpayments. It attracts a broad spread of clients from multiple sectors, particularly banking, mining and energy. The firm is noted for its presence across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.

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Work Highlights

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  • Mallesons advised Blackstone on its AUD24 billion acquisition of data centre provider AirTrunk from Macquarie Group and PSP Investment, including employment due diligence, W&I insurance, director appointment terms and employee incentive plans.

Strengths

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  • Mallesons have a proven track record on complex industrial and employment matters.

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  • The firm have industry-leading knowledge and contacts to draw on the correct expertise when required.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Anthony Longland
    Anthony Longland

    Anthony Longland

    Anthony Longland is noted for his litigation and trade union experience within the mining and resources sector.

    • Anthony Longland is an extremely smart and commercially astute lawyer.

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    • Anthony is able to achieve a good balance of blue-sky thinking, technical legal knowledge and pragmatism.

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  • Paul Burns
    Paul Burns

    Paul Burns

    Paul Burns is well regarded for his deep regulatory knowledge and experience in handling complex litigation matters. He is noted for his activity on high-profile matters and is a frequent adviser to both private and public sector clients.

    • Paul Burns provides highly commercial, innovative and proactive advice. His service levels are the highest I've ever seen from a lawyer.

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    • Paul is likely the strongest technical lawyer I have had the pleasure of dealing with. He is ahead of the curve in industry issues and the impact of legislative change on our business.

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  • Andrew Gray
    Andrew Gray

    Andrew Gray

    Andrew Gray acts for blue-chip clients on executive and regulatory issues including compliance with new guidelines around remuneration and whistle-blowing.

    • Andrew Gray is a deep expert in employment law and provides pragmatic advice to support clients in solving problems.

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    • Andrew is fantastic to work with and has a deep understanding of our business, priorities and our stakeholders’ sensitivities. He has excellent judgement, is easy to work with and cost conscious.

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  • John Tuck
    John Tuck

    John Tuck

    John Tuck is a partner in the firm's Melbourne office. He handles a range of matters including workplace investigations, regulatory compliance and industrial regulations.

    • John Tuck is a great strategic thinker and extremely well connected. He is ideally placed to provide insights into the management of matters with high-level media exposure.

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    • John is well known for his expertise in industrial law. His extensive knowledge is his greatest asset.

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  • Philip Willox
    Philip Willox

    Philip Willox

    Philip Willox heads the Perth practice, often advising prominent employers on Fair Work compliance and reviews.

    • Philip Willox is an excellent operator.

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    • We value Philip Willox's knowledge and analysis, ability to communicate and explain things to people, and his frankness to give advice about the likelihood of things succeeding or not.

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  • Kirsty Faichen
    Kirsty Faichen

    Kirsty Faichen

    Kirsty Faichen maintains a broad employment practice, advising clients across a variety of employee relations and industrial relations matters.

    • Kirsty Faichen is always responsive, always pragmatic, always very knowledgeable and able to be concise and balanced in responses.

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    • Kirsty is the complete package. She provides extremely efficient and effective service delivery.

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  • Murray Kellock
    Murray Kellock

    Murray Kellock

    Murray Kellock often handles senior executive and post-employment matters, and is particularly noted for advising on sensitive investigatory matters.

    • Murray Kellock is a very strong performer who is very experienced. He is great to work with.

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    • Murray is excellent on all fronts.

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