Ranking tables
Employment: The Bar | Asia-Pacific
Australia
Band 1
- Justin Bourke KC List G Barristers
- Kate Eastman SC New Chambers
- Rachel Doyle SC List G Barristers
- Frank Parry KCAickin Chambers
- Herman Borenstein KCList A Barristers
- Ian Neil SC6 St James' Hall
- Stuart Wood KCAickin Chambers
Band 2
- Matthew J Follett SC Dever's List
- Paul O'Grady KC List G Barristers
- Richard Dalton KC Dever's List
- Chris O'Grady KCHolmes List
- Christopher Murdoch KCInns of Court
- Jamie Darams SCGreenway Chambers
- Marc Felman KCList A Barristers
Band 1
- Rebecca Davern List G Barristers
- Michael Seck6 St James' Hall
Band 2
Band 1
1 Justin Bourke KCList G Barristers | Employment: The Bar2025 | Band 1 |Justin Bourke KC is an exceptionally experienced litigator, to High Court level, of workplace-related cases, in which he acts for both employers and a wide range of government agencies. He is widely regarded as one of the Victorian Bar's leading specialists in industrial relations issues.1 Kate Eastman SCNew Chambers | Employment: The Bar2025 | Band 1 |Kate Eastman SC brings some 30 years of experience to the comprehensive range of employment law matters she handles for individuals and both public and private sector organisations, often in the Federal Court or before other tribunals at state or Commonwealth level. She attracts particular praise for discrimination cases and her work when instructed in connection with key inquiries, including Royal Commissions.1 Rachel Doyle SCList G Barristers | Employment: The Bar2025 | Band 1 |Rachel Doyle SC is renowned for her handling of matters on behalf of trade unions and individual employees, and she also acts for employers and Victorian state bodies.
Band 2
2 Matthew J Follett SCDever's List | Employment: The Bar2025 | Band 2 |Matthew Follett SC acts for employers across the full range of general employment and industrial relations issues, offering particularly notable experience handling issues arising in the construction, engineering, resources and transportation sectors.2 Paul O'Grady KCList G Barristers | Employment: The Bar2025 | Band 2 |Paul O'Grady KC is active across the full range of employment, industrial relations and occupational health and safety issues, making regular appearances in both the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court.2 Richard Dalton KCDever's List | Employment: The Bar2025 | Band 2 |Richard Dalton KC offers over 25 years of experience in the representation of both private and public sector employers and of regulators in the workplace law field, winning particular praise for his technical excellence and skilful handling of appellate cases.