We are pleased to announce six senior pro­mo­tions in key prac­tice areas of the firm effec­tive, 1 July 2026

Con­grat­u­la­tions:

  • Emma Nichelsen — Spe­cial Counsel

  • Julianne Con­ce­icao — Senior Associate 

  • Kathryn Schultz — Senior Associate

  • Alexan­der Leong — Associate

  • Emma Van Klav­eren — Associate

  • Mol­ly Boland — Asso­ciate 

I am delight­ed to announce the pro­mo­tions of Emma Nichelsen, Julianne Con­ce­icao, Kathryn Schultz, Alexan­der Leong, Emma Van Klav­eren and Mol­ly Boland. Their pro­fes­sion­al­ism, insight and strong com­mit­ment to client care have been inte­gral to the firm’s con­tin­ued growth. We look for­ward to their ongo­ing con­tri­bu­tion and lead­er­ship as we strive for excel­lence in deliv­er­ing out­stand­ing val­ue and ser­vice, under­pinned by our hall­mark Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it and our com­mit­ment to liv­ing the Swaab Brand of Ser­vice,” said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner, Swaab.

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Publications

More AI Slop in the Fair Work Juris­dic­tion: The Fight Back

In two recent cas­es both the Fair Work Com­mis­sion (FWC) and Fed­er­al Cir­cuit and Fam­i­ly Court of Aus­tralia (FCF­CoA) have…

NSW Build­ing (Approvals and Prac­ti­tion­ers) Bill 2026 Pass­es Parliament

The Build­ing (Approvals and Prac­ti­tion­ers) Bill 2026 (the Bill) passed through Par­lia­ment on Tues­day after­noon 4 August 2026. The Bill is…

AI Slop v Fair Work Com­mis­sion: The Scourge Continues

For all the talk of how extra­or­di­nary and trans­for­ma­tive arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI) can sup­pos­ed­ly be, it con­tin­ues to be a scourge…

In the News

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, Is the News Bar­gain­ing Incen­tive and Office of AI the media’s last hope?”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 31 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Is the News Bar­gain­ing Incen­tive and Office of AI the media’s last hope?”…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 30 July 2026 to dis­cuss a recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion case deal­ing with an appli­ca­tion for a flex­i­ble work­ing arrange­ment to work from home (from 23:30 to 32:20)

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 30 July 2026 to…

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 28 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie O’ Hen­der­son against ARN (from 9:30 to 30:25)

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 28 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the…

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