Experience
Alana is an employment and industrial relations lawyer based in Sydney. Her expertise includes:
- modern award interpretation and compliance;
- advising on compliance with work health and safety legislation;
- responding to unfair dismissal, general protections and discrimination claims;
- workplace investigations;
- preparing and reviewing contracts and policies; and
- advising on employment and workplace matters.
She is an experienced advocate and has unique experience representing peak employer associations in large scale work value proceedings, including the Aged Care Work Value proceedings, Nurses and Midwives Work Value proceedings, and the Gender Undervaluation – Priority Awards proceedings.
Prior to joining the team at ABLA, Alana worked as an Associate to the Hon Justice Michael Walton of the Supreme Court of NSW.
Alana holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame Australia and a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney.