He has deep expertise in business critical employment law matters. This includes termination matters and disputes (with extensive experience in executive terminations), workplace investigations, managing whistleblower complaints and assisting employers navigate through serious safety incidents, employee data breaches and post-employment restraint enforcement. Tom’s practice also covers industrial relations matters, including enterprise agreement making and advising on transfer of business and other employment issues in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
Tom is entrusted by businesses at these critical junctures, that often involve sensitive and reputational matters, which is overlayed by the legal issues that he guides employers through.
Tom’s practice includes advising large public listed organisations, private equity clients, and multiple clients in the technology, financial services, insurance, and retail sectors.
His litigation experience includes involvement with government authorities like the former Australian Building and Construction Commission and the Fair Work Ombudsman, as well as acting for employers in various proceedings in Federal and State Courts and Tribunals, including appellate jurisdictions, general protections, unfair dismissal, and discrimination-based claims.