About Rachel
Rachel is a partner in the firm’s employment and workplace advisory practice. She specialises in strategic employee engagement, the resolution of sensitive employment disputes, workplace relations and employment aspects in commercial transactions.
Rachel works closely with public and private companies, founder-led businesses and family offices. She is also committed to her work across the non-for-profit sector.
She is recognised by Best Lawyers® International for her expertise in both Labour and Employment law and Employee Benefits law, and has also been recognised as a “Rising Star” in Employment and Workplace Health and Safety in Doyle’s Guide.
Rachel joined Arnold Bloch Leibler in 2016 and was appointed to partner in July 2024. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in-house in both legal and business partnering roles. Rachel graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with honours.
“Rachel is first class. She is highly capable, exceptional, experienced and responsive.”
Practice focus
Rachel’s practice spans advisory and litigation work, and includes:
- strategic employee engagement, including executive remuneration and benefits
- sensitive employment disputes
- employment litigation
- strategic industrial relations advice
- organisational restructures, and
- employment aspects in commercial transactions.
Experience
Rachel’s recent experience includes acting on behalf of:
- Alceon Private Equity: in relation to the employment aspects of the acquisition of Boss Engineering
- Australian Community Media: in relation to large scale enterprise bargaining, industrial disputes and individual employment disputes
- Chargrill Charlie’s: in relation to the employment aspects of the sale of business to Craveable Brands
- Private company in the services industry: managing large scale and historical underpayments and industrial disputes
- ME Bank: in relation to the employment aspects of its $1.325 billion sale to the Bank of Queensland
- Complex employment matters within the family office environment
- A health network: in relation to wholescale restructures, industrial disputes, renegotiations and multiple private employment disputes
- A professional services firm: in relation to large scale redundancies and enterprise bargaining
- ASX listed company: management of claims of misconduct against senior management
- A national retailer: in relation to various employment disputes
- A manufacturing company: in relation to industrial action, enterprise bargaining and dealings with multiple unions
- A financial services provider: in relation to the termination of employment and the enforcement of post-employment restraints and the protection of confidential information, and
- Various clients in the property, financial services, family office/private clients, retail, education, sporting and not-for-profit sectors: in relation to structuring and enforcement of employment obligations, the engagement of independent contractors, policy development and implementation, workplace investigations, termination of employment, employment issues arising from sale/acquisitions, underpayment allegations, transfer of business and redundancies, and managing sensitive executive exits.
“Her advice is considered, clever, commercial, and invaluable.”
Directorships & memberships
- Industrial Relations Society of Victoria
Awards & recognition
The firm is ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific as a leading employment and workplace advisory practice for its depth of experience and capability in complex workplace matters.
Rachel is recognised as a leading lawyer by various international guides to lawyers and law firms, including:
- Best Lawyers® International: Labour and Employment law, Employee Benefits law; and
- Doyle’s Guide 'Rising Star' Employment and Workplace Health and Safety.
