Employment: Western Australia
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 3
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+61 8 6467 6000Chambers Review
DLA Piper Australia acts for major national and international companies from numerous sectors on their operations in Australia, including contentious and non-contentious employment matters. The team is often engaged to advise on compliance and review matters, and demonstrates additional expertise in post-employment restraints and protection of confidential information. The firm also handles workplace disputes, industrial relations and the employment aspects of restructurings. It is known for servicing multinationals in the technology sector. Notable clients include ServiceNow and Busy Bees.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper advised Adobe on its global trade secret protection program which includes restrictive covenant and confidential information protection matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"DLA is great and able to provide commercial advice and fast turnaround time. They are very responsive."
"The firm has experienced and industry-knowledgeable staff."
"DLA is great and able to provide commercial advice and fast turnaround time. They are very responsive."
"The firm has experienced and industry-knowledgeable staff."
Notable Practitioners
Leanne Nickels leads the Perth-based employment team. She is known for practising a full range of employment law including workplace relations and discrimination claims.
"Leanne is awesome: personable, astute, warm, articulate and knowledgeable. She is also responsive and possesses an intimate understanding of our business and industry."
"She is fantastic."
Nicholas Turner has a broad practice encompassing a range of employment issues from unfair dismissal and discrimination to regulatory and contractual advice.
"Nicholas runs a strong team and I get the sense there is a good working culture within the team."
"Nick is really good with managing clients and billing."
Rick Catanzariti is an experienced employment lawyer at the Melbourne office of DLA Piper. He is particularly strong in disputes such as those regarding pay, discrimination, health and safety and workplace harassment.