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Matthew Peterson

Special Counsel as at 1 July 2025

Matthew is an experienced employment lawyer having advised publicly listed companies, private companies, not for profit organisations, and government organisations across the full range of workplace relations and safety law matters.

Matthew is known for his pragmatic approach and ability to deliver ‘down to earth’ advice when solving complex workplace issues. He partners with his clients to achieve strategic outcomes.

Matthew's experience includes employment contracts and breaches; restraints of trade; enterprise bargaining and responses to industrial action; executive terminations; restructures and redundancies; unfair dismissal, adverse action and discrimination claims, corporate underpayments; workplace investigations and general work health and safety compliance.

Matthew is an experienced litigator, having acted for clients in various state and federal courts and tribunals. He has particular expertise in contentious restraint of trade litigation and the protection of confidential information as well as defending complex unfair dismissal, adverse action and discrimination claims.

Matthew also has a keen interest in sports law. He was previously seconded to the role of Legal Counsel for the Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) and maintains strong ties within the space.

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