With over 30 years' experience as an employment and industrial relations specialist, Paul is a trusted advisor to leading Australian corporates. His national practice includes clients in mining, energy, retail, manufacturing, finance, communications, hospitality, emergency services, and construction. Paul supports clients across complex enterprise bargaining projects, corporate restructures and employment related litigation.
Paul works with clients on workplace reform strategies, both inside and outside the bargaining cycle. He has in-depth knowledge of the regulatory regime in Australia and strong relationships with both Federal and State agencies, enabling him to navigate complexities and challenges, including public sector employment arrangements.
He is particularly known for his strategic thinking and innovative solutions, and as a result is regularly engaged by clients to review their employment and industrial arrangements and advise on appropriate options for achieving required reform to improve their competitive position.
Paul continues to be consistently ranked as a Band 1 leading individual in employment law across Australia’s legal directories including Chambers and Partners and Legal500.
Paul’s expertise includes:
- dispute management and resolution (both inside and outside of workplace bargaining)
- complex industrial relations
- strategic workplace reform
- employee alignment strategies, restructures, and workplace transformation
- employment governance and compliance
- employment related litigation
