Chris is an experienced employment and industrial relations lawyer, advising clients with industrialised, international or unique workforces.
He acts for clients across education, mining, property, infrastructure, finance, and professional services industries.
Chris appears in the Fair Work Commission and acts for clients in federal and state courts and tribunals. Chris also assists clients in engaging with workplace regulators.
Chris is admitted as a solicitor in Australia and a barrister and solicitor New Zealand. He a member of the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria.
Key deals
University of New South Wales
Strategic adviser to the University of New South Wales in relation to a wide range of employment and industrial matters.
Glencore Group
Advised the Glencore Australian business in relation to enterprise bargaining matters, responses to the taking of industrial action and in a number of legally significant legal proceedings in the Fair Work Commission and Federal Court of Australia.
Coca-Cola European Partners
Advised Coca-Cola European Partners plc on the employment related aspects of its acquisition of ASX-listed Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, valued at A$11.1 billion.
Hays
Advised Hays in relation to its approval of an enterprise agreement in the coal industry, including successfully defending union opposition to the approval of the enterprise agreement before the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission.
Wage remediation programs
Acted for a number of clients in wage remediation programs, involving responding to the use of statutory powers by workplace regulators and defending legal proceedings relating to these processes.