Andrew Pollock
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 2 : Employment: The Bar
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About
Provided by Andrew Pollock
Practice Areas
Andrew has a national practice covering litigious, advisory and strategic matters with a primary focus on industrial relations and employment related areas.
He specialises in disputes arising from industrial action, enterprise bargaining and related disputes, strategic issues arising from major restructures and individual employee disputes. Andrew has also practised in media and entertainment law (with a focus on defamation and intellectual property issues arising in the music and screen industries).
Andrew’s clients span a range of industries including retail, airlines, transport and logistics, mining and resources, manufacturing, entertainment and the public sector. He appears regularly before the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit Court and the Fair Work Commission, at trial and appellate levels.
Career
Before coming to the Bar, Andrew was a Senior Associate in the Employment, Pensions and Incentives practice group at Herbert Smith Freehills. As a solicitor advocate, Andrew appeared regularly in the eastern States and Western Australia before the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit Court, the Fair Work Commission (at first instance and Full Bench levels), the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (at first instance and Full Bench levels) and the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Andrew Pollock acts principally for employers on such issues as enterprise bargaining, industrial action and the consequences of major restructures, handling both contentious and advisory mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew Pollock is top-notch. His written and oral advocacy skills, along with his client management, are exceptional. He is extremely intelligent and goes the extra mile."
"He is great to have a collegiate and constructive team discussion about the law with and he is prepared to challenge and to listen. Across the board I would describe him as a really top performer."
"Andrew Pollock is top-notch. His written and oral advocacy skills, along with his client management, are exceptional. He is extremely intelligent and goes the extra mile."
"He is great to have a collegiate and constructive team discussion about the law with and he is prepared to challenge and to listen. Across the board I would describe him as a really top performer."