Michael Cole Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Queensland, Australia

Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Queensland, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Admitted in May 2012 and promoted to Solicitor during the Graduate Rotation Program.Continued to complete Graduate rotations in the Sydney Corporate and Employment practice groups from February 2012 to September 2013. Settled in the Sydney Employment group in September 2013, and enjoyed some great years with the team there.Requested and undertook a transfer to the Brisbane Employment team in April 2016. Experience included advising and representing employers in… Show more Admitted in May 2012 and promoted to Solicitor during the Graduate Rotation Program.Continued to complete Graduate rotations in the Sydney Corporate and Employment practice groups from February 2012 to September 2013. Settled in the Sydney Employment group in September 2013, and enjoyed some great years with the team there.Requested and undertook a transfer to the Brisbane Employment team in April 2016. Experience included advising and representing employers in relation to:• general protections, discrimination, bullying and victimisation disputes• employment termination disputes• the protection of intellectual property and confidential information• proceedings to enforce restraints of trade• work, health and safety (WHS) investigations and prosecutions, and coronial inquests• strategic advice on WHS laws in a wide variety of contexts, including major transactions and infrastructure projects• employment agreements • independent contractor agreements• privacy and workplace surveillance issues• employee entitlements• employee incentive schemes Show less

Sydney, Australia

Graduate rotations in the Sydney Corporate and Employment Law practice groups.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Employed as a part-time research assistant during law school, working with Australia's leading intellectual property expert, Professor William van Caenegem, for over two years on a project funded by the Australian Research Council. The subject was the law of trade secrets and confidential information in the employment context in common law jurisdictions, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. The project resulted in the publication of the following book and article:… Show more Employed as a part-time research assistant during law school, working with Australia's leading intellectual property expert, Professor William van Caenegem, for over two years on a project funded by the Australian Research Council. The subject was the law of trade secrets and confidential information in the employment context in common law jurisdictions, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. The project resulted in the publication of the following book and article: William van Caenegem, 'Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property: Breach of Confidence, Misappropriation and Unfair Competition' (Kluwer Law International, 2014), and William van Caenegem, 'Restraints of Trade: The Legal Practice' (University of New South Wales Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2013; University of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 660). Show less

Master Of Laws (Honors), Corporate And Commercial Law

Awarded with Distinction

Juris Doctor (Honors), Law

Awarded with Distinction

Bachelor Of Arts (Honors), Ethics, Society & Law, Political Science And Geography

Awarded with Distinction

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