Katherine advises major private and Government clients on all aspects of the employment life cycle, including in relation to wage compliance, regulator engagement and complex employment disputes.

Biography

Katherine has deep experience advising both private and public sector clients in all areas of labour and employment, industrial relations and equal opportunity laws.

Katherine has particular experience in advising major clients on regulator engagement, including in relation to complex wage compliance and remediation projects. She also advises clients on employment-specific matters throughout corporate transactions, as well as employment disputes in the Fair Work Commission and Federal and State Courts and Tribunals. She has also undertaken investigations into matters involving complex allegations of bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment and conflicts of interest.

Katherine has undertaken a secondment to a major Victorian public sector employer, where she provides support and legal advice to the client's in-house legal team on a broad range of employment matters.

Clients value Katherine's practical and timely approach to providing complex advice in a synthesised and easy-to-digest manner. She balances this with a strategic and risk-based approach, particularly in dispute matters.

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Katherine's  experience

Major Australian university

Acting as a lead employment lawyer for a major Australian University in relation to its employee remediation program, including providing advice on engagement with the Fair Work Ombudsman, and leading individual programs relating to casual employee and long service leave entitlements.

A major Victorian public sector employer

Acting on a number of complex Fair Work Commission and Tribunal disputes for a major Victorian public sector employer including in relation to allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination.

Major pet supply retailer

Acting as lead lawyer in relation to a major pet supply retailer's employee entitlements program, including in relation to regular engagement with the Fair Work Ombudsman, and managing a complex remediation program.

Major legal provider for the Victorian State Government

Acting for a major legal provider for the Victorian State Government in relation to complex discrimination matters.

Australian independent living provider

Acting for an Australian independent living provider in relation to transactions, including seeking transfer of business orders from the Fair Work Commission.

Global luxury cosmetics brand

Acting for the potential purchaser of a global luxury cosmetics brand including undertaking labour due diligence and advising on sale agreements.

Employment law support

Providing specialist employment law support for various other sale of business transactions, in conjunction with internal and global M&A and Deals teams.

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