Lisa Amy
Executive Counsel
0430 884 474
With a background in litigation, Lisa joined Workdynamic in 2013. During her tenure thus far, Lisa has conducted investigations on behalf of government departments, major universities, and numerous private sector clients. Lisa has notable experience with issues pertaining to ‘reportable conduct’, having completed 100s of investigations in this area.
Anna Kovalsky
Executive Counsel
0402 206 394
Anna is an experienced lawyer who has specialised in employment law, industrial relations and workplace investigations since her admission to legal practice in 2011. Anna has successfully assisted clients to navigate a broad range of industrial and employment issues including unfair dismissals, discrimination claims, adverse action, workplace investigations, disciplinary proceedings, restraint of trade, professional registration disputes and various contract issues. As Senior Associate at Workdynamic Australia, Anna has conducted numerous investigations and is often sought after by clients to carry out complex investigations into allegations of bullying and discrimination, sexual harassment, serious misconduct and public interest disclosures.
Gella Rips
Executive Counsel
0423 500 416
Gella is a seasoned employment and industrial relations lawyer with over 10 years’ experience. With a Masters in Labour Law and Relations and a background in both private practice and in-house roles, Gella delivers commercial and strategic advice across the full gamut of workplace issues, including Award and payroll compliance, transfer of business, contract and policy development, restraint of trade, enterprise bargaining, restructures, managing ill and injured workers, workplace investigations and executive terminations. She has acted for clients in various state and federal courts and tribunals, and regularly conducts workplace training on discrimination, bullying, sexual harassment and effective grievance resolution. In 2022 and again in 2023, Gella was listed in Doyle’s Guide Employment & WHS Law Rising Stars – New South Wales
Lisa Aguilar
Senior Associate
0413 169 013
Lisa has assisted clients in all aspects of employment law including unfair dismissal and general protections applications, employment contracts, employee performance management, termination of employment (including redundancy and post-termination restraints), modern award and enterprise agreement compliance, sexual harassment, discrimination, workplace investigations, Fair Work Ombudsman prosecutions and underpayment of wage claims.
The most important element to Lisa’s practice is her ability to provide clear legal advice and commercial solutions to her clients.
Miranda Breisch
Senior Associate
0402 354 151
Miranda is a workplace investigator and lawyer with extensive public sector experience working closely with prosecuting agencies, including 10 years with the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner’s Office. Miranda’s investigations experience is wide ranging and recently includes the investigation of a whistleblower complaint resulting in her findings of corruption against a senior executive public official referred to ICAC.
Christine Broad
Senior Associate
0416 171 365
Christine is a lawyer and a nationally accredited mediator. She has over 25 years’ experience as a lawyer, facilitator and negotiator and has specialised in the areas of industrial relations and employment law for the past twelve years. With an extensive legal and consulting background, Christine has the ability to understand and connect with people across a range of demographic and professional sectors.
Anicia Clarke
Senior Associate
0450 077 614
Anicia is a highly skilled legal professional with more than ten years’ experience in workplace investigations, litigation, environmental law and criminal law. She has meaningful experience conducting various types of investigations, including reportable conduct, reportable incident and misconduct investigations. She is an experienced litigator, including conducting matters before the Local Court, District Court, and the Land and Environment Court.
Rebecca Cullen
Senior Associate
0418 257 844
Rebecca is an experienced lawyer and investigator, having conducted a range of investigations for government and corporate clients. Rebecca also has over ten years’ professional experience as a solicitor in banking litigation, insolvency and restructuring at global law firm Dentons, along with a secondment to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its dispute resolution and investigations team.
Jennifer Donohue
Senior Associate
0481 349 281
Jennifer has particular expertise in discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying, grievance & disciplinary issues. She is an accredited mediator and recognised for conducting best practice workplace investigations both in the private and public sector. She has worked as a senior employment law practitioner in private practice and as a solicitor at the NSW Crown Solicitors’ office.
Laura Iezza
Senior Associate
0466 903 355
At Workdynamic Australia, Laura is a specialist investigator. Laura is an experienced commercial lawyer with over 10 years’ post qualification experience, and applies her solid commercial underpinnings and experience to her workplace investigations in the areas of education and child protection. Before joining Workdynamic Australia, Laura worked in government business, publically-listed corporate, and international private practice law firms.
Mirna Oghanna
Senior Associate
0402 354 151
Mirna is a skilled employment and industrial relations lawyer, having practised solely in this area since her admission in 2018. Mirna has advised clients in the public and private sector across a broad range of industries and is particularly versed in the application of awards and agreements. Mirna has carried out investigations for clients across the education, healthcare and government sectors.
Meryl Remedios
Senior Associate
0434 863 018
Meryl is an employment law specialist with eleven years of post-qualification experience. She advises clients on all aspects of the employment lifecycle. Meryl has conducted and advised on many complex investigations for corporate and public sector organisations. With a particular interest in workplace diversity, Meryl regularly advises clients on diversity from compliance and best practice perspectives and working with clients to develop strategies to meet their business objectives. Before joining Workdynamic Australia, Meryl headed the national workplace investigations team at global law firm, Dentons.
Claire Shelvey
Senior Associate
0434 651 109
Claire has over 12 years’ post qualification experience. She specialises in conducting investigations into student misconduct and workplace bullying and harassment complaints and child protection matters for both government and corporate clients. Claire worked as a Senior Associate at Clayton Utz before joining Workdynamic Australia, where she developed a proficiency in contractual matters and complex contract negotiation.
Maria Soffici
Senior Associate
0413 765 308
With more than a decade of post qualification experience, Maria’s experience spans all areas of employment law, including advising employers during enterprise agreement negotiations, representing employers during litigation, facilitating mediation discussions, and conducting workplace investigations both in the private and public sector. Before commencing at Workdynamic Australia, Maria worked as an Employment Counsel at the ABC.
Lisa Strous
Senior Associate
0412 962 070
Before joining Workdynamic Australia, Lisa gained insight into commercial dealings through her 9 years’ business experience. Previously Lisa worked as a Solicitor for Herbert Smith Freehills for almost 4 years specialising in employment law. Lisa currently specialises in reportable conduct investigations for Department of Communities and Justice, and in student misconduct matters for a major university.
Rochelle Trimmer
Senior Associate
0416 145 242
Rochelle is an accomplished practitioner with 11 years’ experience in criminal law before joining Workdynamic in 2018. Rochelle is skilled at distilling complex factual scenarios and reaching well-reasoned findings, and put these skills into practice in investigations on behalf of not-for-profit organisations, and public and private sector clients.
Annette Tyrrell
Senior Associate
0410 435 539
Annette has more than 20 years’ post qualification experience conducting private and public sector/statutory investigations within the UK and Australia. For the past 12 years she has focussed on workplace misconduct matters in NSW, working as an investigator, employment tribunal advocate, conciliator and Workplace Standards Advisor before joining Workdynamic Australia as a Senior Associate.
Wilson Zhang
Senior Associate
0411 838 896
With a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of New South Wales, Wilson is an experienced lawyer and investigator who has specialised in the field of general employment law, workplace investigations and professional conduct investigations. Prior to joining Workdynamic, he worked in the professional regulation space, in the areas of professional misconduct by accountants, professional duty of care, and employment disputes in public practice accounting firms.
Drusilla Barsoum
Associate
0420 282 034
Prior to joining Workdynamic in 2023, Dru acted for and advised a range of public and private sector clients in her role as a lawyer at Holding Redlich gaining valuable experience in leasing, capital transactions, planning, development and environmental sustainability, wills and estate planning, and construction law.
Dru’s prior experience has proven invaluable in her adaptability and ability to resolve complex problems. Her mature approach has been evident when completing investigations alongside our senior team members into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and harassment, academic misconduct and inappropriate misconduct.
Chloe Huang
Associate
0468 662 798
Following her graduation with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from Macquarie University and completion of the Practical Legal Training, Chloe was admitted as a Legal Practitioner in the Supreme Court of NSW in August 2023. Having been employed at Workdynamic Australia in the role of Paralegal since early-2022, Chloe joins the legal team well acquainted with all aspects of investigations and employment law.
Nikki Michel
Associate
0412 862 070
With more than eight years’ legal experience, Nikki has a background in professional indemnity and general liability defence work. At Workdynamic, Nikki has carried out numerous investigations for public sector clients, specialising in the education sector, and in reportable conduct investigations for Department of Communities and Justice.
Annika Schell
Associate
0423 474 568
Annika brings to Workdynamic her exceptional experience as a Forensic Manager at Deloitte Australia. In this role, Annika conducted investigations into financial crime, wage compliance and employee conduct. This experience has proven to be invaluable in her assistance to the senior team at Workdynamic on investigations including allegations of maladministration, conflicts of interest, and unprofessional conduct.
Her analytical approach has been evident in her research and interpretation, and in drafting advice for clients across the private and public sectors
Anna Stubbersfield
Associate
0437 834 202
Since her admission in 2021, Anna has practiced solely in the area of employment and workplace relations law. Anna’s experience includes providing advice and representation in employment-related litigation and disputes (including in the Fair Work Commission and Federal Courts), commercial advisory work, assisting clients in relation to WHS prosecutions brought by the Office of the Work Health and Safety Prosecutor in Queensland, and conducting workplace investigations.
Having joined Workdynamic in early 2023, Anna has proven herself to be an asset to the team in her ability to process complex information, her attention to detail, and her communication skills, both verbal and written.
Jamilla Wynter
Associate
0466 682 369
Jamilla specialises in employment, industrial relations and occupational safety law. She has a depth of experience of assisting clients to navigate complex workplace issues, including with respect to workplace investigations, underpayments, employee terminations and redundancies, and complex litigation related to both employment and workplace health and safety issues.