Seyfarth was listed as a recommended law firm in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 rankings for Employment Law (Tier 1) and Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) in Australia.
Seyfarth's Darren Perry (Sydney) was named to the "Hall of Fame" and Chris Gardner (Melbourne), Henry Skene (Melbourne), and Paul Cutrone (Sydney) were individually recognized as "Leading Lawyers." In addition, Ben Dudley (Sydney) and Erin Hawthorne (Melbourne) were recognized as "Next Generation Lawyers" and Justine Giuliani (Melbourne) was recognized as a "Rising Star" in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022's guide to outstanding lawyers in Asia Pacific.
According to the guide, Seyfarth Shaw LLP is praised by a client as 'the premier law firm on the eastern seaboard of Australia in the employment law space'. The team offers advice across the entire spectrum of employment, industrial relations and workplace health and safety matters to leading Australian and international employers; the group is adept at handling both strategic advisory work as well as high-profile litigation matters. Sydney-based group head Darren Perry is known for his skills in industrial relations strategy and complex employment litigation. In Melbourne, Chris Gardner is considered an enterprise bargaining expert and is also skilled in union-related litigation, while Henry Skene is a thought leader regarding employment and industrial relations work. Michael Tamvakologos is also based in Melbourne, possessing strength in the workforce strategy development arena. Erin Hawthorne was promoted to partner in 2019 and has strength in litigation, while Justine Giuliani is also a name of note in Melbourne with a varied practice. You can read more here.
The rankings' WHS category states, Darren Perry (Sydney), Paul Cutrone (Sydney) and Penny Stevens (Melbourne) all jointly sit at the helm of the WHS team at Seyfarth Shaw LLP, which provides incident response advice to clients and also assists with advisory work, risk analysis and post-incident support. Cutrone is skilled in cross-border mandates, exemplifying the firm's domestic and international capabilities, while Stevens joined the firm in September 2020 from Sparke Helmore Lawyers, and counsel Marissa Dreher, senior associate Gina Carosi and associate Sam Gray joined the group in Melbourne. Sarah Goodhew is a prominent name in the group, having been promoted to partner in early 2020, and with expertise in the transport, retail and resources sectors. You can read more here.
The Legal 500 Series is widely acknowledged as the world's largest legal referral guide. More than 300,000 corporate counsel are surveyed and interviewed globally each year. The Legal 500 is an independent guide, and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit. You can read the full results here.