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Employment: Victoria - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Seyfarth Shaw's dedicated employment practice in Australia has capability across the full range of labour and employment issues, including workplace health and safety and strategy. It is well reputed for collective bargaining and high-level union issues, including industrial disputes. The team is often engaged by employers on restraint of employment matters and high profile M&A. The practice advises major corporates in a number of sectors, including transportation, TMT and retail.
Strengths
Seyfarth genuinely care about the outcome for our business and wider implications beyond just the legal outcome of a particular matter.
What I appreciate most about Seyfarth is their ability to provide advice that is accurate and is conveyed in a manner that is easily digestible.
Work Highlights
Seyfarth Shaw advised electricity distributor Ausgrid through a collective bargaining dispute with the Electrical Trades Union and other unions, which involved significant industrial action and was resolved in December 2024.
Notable practitioners
Chris Gardner is well known within the market for his handling of industrial relations and enterprise bargaining disputes with unions, counting major corporates among his clientele.
Chris provides a rare combination of strategic insight, technical excellence and unwavering client focus. In my experience, there is no one who matches his genuine care for his clients’ success.
Chris Gardner is a pre-eminent solicitor in the industrial relations practice area.
Darren is able to approach complex issues and break them down into easily understood concepts.
Darren Perry is an outstanding lawyer, providing high-quality commercial advice.
Henry Skene is a high quality, high-end practitioner. He has an excellent understanding of the law and excellent strategic sense.
Paul Cutrone is a strategic and trusted adviser.
Paul is someone I would never hesitate to call or take advice from.
Michael Moy is noted for his impressive track record advising public and private sector clients on industrial relations issues, including negotiations, disputes and modern awards, as well as on employee relations matters.
Michael Tamvakologos offers expertise across a broad range of employment issues, including collective bargaining, industrial action, employment claims such as discrimination, termination and restraint of trade.
Michael was outstanding. His knowledge, tactics and ability to predict potential issues were extremely important during our case.
Michael is a sharp thinker. He has deep legal knowledge and is quick to understand commercial issues.
Rachel is excellent to deal with and is a trusted adviser.
I respect Rachel's level of knowledge of the industry as well as our business.