Brendan J. Avallone

Brendan Avallone practises in all areas of employment and industrial relations law. He signed the Bar Roll on 22 October 2015, was admitted as a lawyer on 2 April 2001, and has appeared in a number of significant cases in the Federal Court of Australia, other Courts, and the Fair Work Commission.

Brendan acts and advises in matters including industrial action, enterprise bargaining, industrial disputes, contractual disputes, executive employment, disciplinary and performance matters, general protections claims, unfair dismissal applications, underpayment claims and employment discrimination claims.

Brendan's practice has been ranked in peer review journals including:

• Doyle's Guide 2023 Leading Employment Law Junior Counsel – Australia (Preeminent) (listed since 2018) and Victoria (Preeminent) (listed since 2017)
• The Best Lawyers in Australia 2024 (Labour and Employment Law) (since 2018)
• Lawyer of the Year: Labour and Employment Law, Melbourne, 2023 - The Best Lawyers in Australia
• Chambers and Partners 2023 (Employment: The Bar – Australia, Band 3) (since 2021)
• Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Commercial Disputes (Leading Junior Counsel)
• Doyle's Guide 2023 Workplace Health & Safety -Victoria (Recommended) (since 2017)

Brendan's CV, including a selected list of cases, is available by clicking here.

A more comprehensive list of cases in which Brendan appeared, both at the Bar (since 2015) and earlier as a solicitor, is available by clicking here.