Portrait photograph of Emma Nichelsen
Emma Nichelsen
Special Counsel
Portrait photograph of Julianne Conceicao
Julianne Conceicao
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Kathryn Schultz
Kathryn Schultz
Senior Associate
Portrait photograph of Molly Borland
Molly Borland
Associate
Portrait photograph of Alexander Leong
Alexander Leong
Associate
Portrait photograph of Emma Van Klaveren
Emma Van Klaveren
Associate

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.

If you would like to repub­lish this arti­cle, it is gen­er­al­ly approved, but pri­or to doing so please con­tact the Mar­ket­ing team at marketing@​swaab.​com.​au. This arti­cle is not legal advice and the views and com­ments are of a gen­er­al nature only. This arti­cle is not to be relied upon in sub­sti­tu­tion for detailed legal advice.

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

Stra­ta com­mit­tee train­ing starts on 1 Octo­ber 2026

From 1 Octo­ber 2026, new and return­ing stra­ta com­mit­tee mem­bers must com­plete free online train­ing deliv­ered by NSW Fair Trad­ing. This must…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“What does the FWC’s new AI guid­ance mean?”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 28 August 2026

The Fair Work Commission’s new AI Guid­ance Note intro­duces clear rules on using gen­er­a­tive AI in work­place dis­putes, with a focus…

Michael Byrnes appeared on the Lawyers Week­ly Show pod­cast with Jerome Doraisamy released on 27 August 2026 to dis­cuss work­place law, social media use, and gen­er­a­tional attitudes

“Work­place law, social media use, and gen­er­a­tional atti­tudes” explores how social media, work­place rights, and chang­ing gen­er­a­tional expec­ta­tions are reshap­ing…

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