Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2014 
Rachel acts for major employers in infrastructure, government, hospitality, franchising and resources sectors. Her clients include ASX-listed entities, state asset operators and major infrastructure project participants. She is based in Brisbane.
Rachel advises on workplace relations litigation, WHS prosecutions, industrial disputes, regulatory compliance, enterprise agreement strategy, and immigration. She manages multi-jurisdictional industrial relations programs for major projects, advises on Fair Work Ombudsman investigations, and leads industrial strategy for large-scale asset transfers and business restructures. She also appears in Fair Work Commission proceedings and courts.
Rachel’s matters include an A$8 billion State asset transfer requiring legislative analysis, enterprise agreement variations and multi-party deed negotiations; industrial strategy for a A$251 million port channel upgrade; and an A$1 billion hotel and resort divestment across Australia and New Zealand. She has managed complex WHS prosecutions arising from workplace fatalities involving multiple duty holders and disputed harm categorisation.
Rachel brings proven capability across the intersection of employment law, WHS, industrial strategy and major project delivery. Her immigration law practice is an additional differentiator, enabling her to advise on workforce compliance in a cross-border context.
