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Experience Publications Education Skills Sean Melbourne Melbourne, Australia M: 0411 647 453 E: [email protected] Skype: seanmelb Sean is a senior employment lawyer and also has extensive experience in commercial litigation. He advises boards, CEOs, human resources professionals, business owners and executives. After graduating with first class honours in law from the Australian National University, Sean practiced for 10 years in employment law and litigation at international law firm Baker & McKenzie. In this role he advised corporates in a wide range of industries, including banking, engineering, construction, mining, IT, advertising, retail and consulting. Sean left Baker & McKenzie in 2012 to establish Sean Melbourne Legal, in which he provides legal services to companies and individuals primarily in employment law. Sean brings top tier experience without the constraints or cost structures of a top tier firm. Sean is based in Melbourne and advises clients in all States and territories of Australia. He also advises U.S. clients with operations in Australia. Sean’s areas of experience include drafting employment contracts, redundancies, restructuring, termination of employment, unfair dismissal, adverse action, employment-related litigation, post- employment restrictions, fiduciary duties, confidential information, transfer of business, Awards and enterprise bargaining. Sean authored or co-authored the following chapters of the CCH Master Human Resources Guide: Termination of Employment and Unfair Dismissal, Termination of Employment at Common Law, Termination Benefits and Taxation, Resignation, Retirement and Abandonment, Policies & Procedures and Managing Stress. Bachelor of Law (Hons, 1 st class), Australian National University Bachelor of Economics, Australian National University Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Australian National University Sean is known for his technical legal expertise and his ability to simplify complex legal situations to give advice that is easy to understand and commercially focused. He has a warm, down to earth and engaging personal style that takes the edge off often difficult legal situations.

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Experience

Publications

Education

Skills

Sean Melbourne Melbourne,AustraliaM:0411647453E:[email protected]:seanmelb

Seanisasenioremploymentlawyerandalsohasextensiveexperienceincommerciallitigation.Headvisesboards,CEOs,humanresourcesprofessionals,businessownersandexecutives.

AftergraduatingwithfirstclasshonoursinlawfromtheAustralianNationalUniversity,Seanpracticedfor10yearsinemploymentlawandlitigationatinternationallawfirmBaker&McKenzie.Inthisroleheadvisedcorporatesinawiderangeofindustries,includingbanking,engineering,construction,mining,IT,advertising,retailandconsulting.

SeanleftBaker&McKenziein2012toestablishSeanMelbourneLegal,inwhichheprovideslegalservicestocompaniesandindividualsprimarilyinemploymentlaw.Seanbringstoptierexperiencewithouttheconstraintsorcoststructuresofatoptierfirm.

SeanisbasedinMelbourneandadvisesclientsinallStatesandterritoriesofAustralia.HealsoadvisesU.S.clientswithoperationsinAustralia.

Sean’sareasofexperienceincludedraftingemploymentcontracts,redundancies,restructuring,terminationofemployment,unfairdismissal,adverseaction,employment-relatedlitigation,post-employmentrestrictions,fiduciaryduties,confidentialinformation,transferofbusiness,Awardsandenterprisebargaining.

Seanauthoredorco-authoredthefollowingchaptersoftheCCHMasterHumanResourcesGuide:TerminationofEmploymentandUnfairDismissal,TerminationofEmploymentatCommonLaw,TerminationBenefitsandTaxation,Resignation,RetirementandAbandonment,Policies&ProceduresandManagingStress.BachelorofLaw(Hons,1stclass),AustralianNationalUniversityBachelorofEconomics,AustralianNationalUniversityGraduateDiplomaofLegalPractice,AustralianNationalUniversitySeanisknownforhistechnicallegalexpertiseandhisabilitytosimplifycomplexlegalsituationstogiveadvicethatiseasytounderstandandcommerciallyfocused.Hehasawarm,downtoearthandengagingpersonalstylethattakestheedgeoffoftendifficultlegalsituations.