Adrian Rook Email & Phone Number

I am a lawyer with experience helping employers navigate a range of complex litigious and non-litigious workplace challenges. My principal area of practice is in general employment and industrial relations law and is underpinned by my prior experience as an Associate at the Fair Work Commission and as an Industrial Officer at Professionals Australia.Since commencing as a solicitor in private practice, I have assisted employers with:✅ Agreement approval applications ✅ Bargaining ✅ Claims (including bullying, discrimination, general protections and unfair dismissal)✅ Compliance with workplace laws and industrial instruments✅ Contracts of employment and independent contractor agreements✅ Industrial action (protected and unprotected) ✅ Investigations✅ Post-employment restraints ✅ Public sector employment issues (NSW and Commonwealth)✅ Restructure/redundancy processes✅ Termination of employment (including senior-executive exits)✅ Transaction and due diligence support on employment aspects of M&A deals✅ Union issues✅ Wage/payroll audits ✅ Workplace policies and proceduresI have recently completed a six month pro-bono secondment at the Shopfront Youth Legal Centre, representing vulnerable young clients in criminal law proceedings. During the secondment I regularly appeared as a solicitor-advocate before the Local Court of New South Wales and District Court of New South Wales, honing my skills in advocacy.