KHQ Lawyers

KHQ Lawyers provides Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory services to employers in Victoria and New South Wales, with recognition from Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 Asia Pacific.

• The Workplace Relations & Safety team advises on strategic industrial relations, enterprise bargaining and industrial litigation, unfair dismissal, adverse action, executive remuneration and contracts, and workplace surveillance and privacy.
• Ranked a Leading Firm for labour and employment by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2017-2026) and listed in the Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific Guide for employment (2023-2026).
• Doyles Guide named the team a Leading Employment Law Firm (Employer Representation) in Victoria for 2026, with recognition dating back to 2018.
• Client experience spans construction, resources, manufacturing, banking and financial services, health, education, transport and logistics, and retail.

Best for: employers in Victoria or New South Wales needing specialist advice across industrial relations, unfair dismissal and adverse action, or workplace safety law from a firm with independently ranked employment law credentials.

KHQ Lawyers handles Enterprise Bargaining and Enterprise Agreement (EA) Negotiations for employers across Victoria and New South Wales.

• The team advises on strategic industrial relations, enterprise bargaining and industrial litigation, including good faith bargaining, protected action and pickets.
• Director Chris Gianatti is individually recognised for labour and employment law by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers in Australia.
• Bargaining advice is delivered alongside broader workplace relations and safety expertise for clients in industries including construction, manufacturing and transport and logistics.

Best for: employers preparing for or navigating enterprise agreement negotiations, including good faith bargaining or protected industrial action, who want specialist legal representation.