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Nigel Ward

Nigel Ward

Nigel Ward is respected as one of Australia’s leading practitioners in employee/industrial relations and an accomplished executive specialising in the field of human resource management and OHS...
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Tony Vernier

Tony Vernier

Tony is the managing director of the workplace legal practice. He is an accredited specialist in employment and industrial law, with over nineteen years experience in litigation, employment and industrial relations law....
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Mark Cohen

Mark Cohen

Mark has a long and distinguished career as a corporate and commercial lawyer and as a senior business executive, over the past thirty years....
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John Stanton

John Stanton

John Stanton has been involved in workplace relations since 1985. He has represented a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, building and construction, health, local government, hospitality, retail and manufacturing....
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Julian Courtney-Stubbs

Julian Courtney-Stubbs

For nearly two decades Julian has advised clients across a wide range of industry sectors with respect to their corporate, commercial and other business needs....
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Noela Gorey

Noela Gorey

Noela has over twenty years experience in law, specialising in employment law and industrial relations, Noela brings extensive legal expertise and knowledge...
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Warwick La Hood

Warwick La Hood

Warwick has nearly twenty-three years experience advising clients on property law, acting for individuals, companies and joint venture relationships....
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Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy has specialised in employment and industrial matters for both private and public sector clients since 2001. Joe provides clients with strategic advice on all workplace issues. ...
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Alana Paterson

Alana Paterson

Alana has acted for employers in a wide range of industries including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, travel services, professional services and finance. ...
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Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor

Darren is an industrial relations lawyer with a broad background and a decade of experience in areas including industrial law, workers' compensation and personal injury...
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James Douglas

James Douglas

James is a corporate and commercial lawyer with expertise in general corporate and commercial advisory, M&A, venture capital/private equity and dispute resolution....
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Gabrielle Starr

Gabrielle Starr

Gabrielle Starr has 5 years in-house experience with Australia’s largest construction materials businesses. During this time, she gained valuable operational experience in a diverse range of businesses and workplaces....
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Sarah Haynes

Sarah Haynes

Sarah Haynes has seven years of experience working in the field of industrial relations. Sarah first entered the field as an employee relations adviser at the Employers’ Federation of NSW industrial/legal group....
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Elizabeth Briggs

Elizabeth Briggs

Elizabeth Briggs is an experienced and skilled commercial lawyer and assists clients across a broad range of areas including governance and regulatory matters, partnership and joint venture arrangements and trade practices matters....
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Marcus Bagnall

Marcus Bagnall

Marcus is a lawyer with expertise in a range of corporate and commercial transactional matters. Marcus' expertise includes capital raisings, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory compliance....
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Natalie Chyra

Natalie Chyra

Natalie’s experience has focused on providing legal advice and representation to employers on a variety of workplace relations issues. ...
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Tali Gibson

Tali Gibson

Tali Gibson has advised employers in the area of employment law since 2007. Tali first commenced working in the area as a workplace relations advisor for the Queensland Chamber of Commerce's Employer Assistance Line...
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Fiona Corbett

Fiona Corbett

Fiona worked as an Industrial Relations Advisor with the Federal Government prior to joining the NSW Business Chamber in 2007...
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Sylvia MacRitchie-Hook

Sylvia MacRitchie-Hook

Business Development Manager ...
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Joanne Molloy

Joanne Molloy

Office Manager ...
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