Zoe McQuillan

Zoe is an employment relations lawyer who has dedicated her career to assisting businesses and individuals navigate the complexities of the workplace relations system in managing difficult situations with legally and strategically sound solutions.

Before joining Piper Alderman in 2021, Zoe had 17 years’ experience working for and with employer associations including the NSW Business Chamber (now Business NSW) and ClubsNSW (Registered Clubs Association).

Zoe was admitted to practice as a lawyer in 2013 and since that time has appeared on behalf of clients in the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, Fair Work Commission, Federal Circuit Court and the Supreme Court.

Zoe has worked on a range of matters including post-employment restraint disputes, executive retrenchments, workplace investigations, business restructuring, the modern award reviews and award interpretation and policy work, contract and policy drafting and disputes, and enterprise bargaining, privacy and safety matters and agreement negotiations.

In her career to date, Zoe has worked with small businesses through to multinationals in a wide variety of industries including biomedical, aged care, social and community services, information technology and financial technology, business equipment, retail, hospitality, and health services.