Lisa Soo

Senior Associate

Sydney

Lisa advises clients on a broad range of employment matters, both advisory and litigious.

Lisa provides commercial and strategic legal advice to private, ASX-listed and non-profit clients in a range of sectors, including financial services, health and technology.

Her expertise covers contentious and non-contentious employment matters, including:

structuring employment arrangements, including the drafting and negotiating of employment documentation
performance and misconduct issues
management of ill and injured employees
investigations and whistleblowing
employee exits, including Corporations Act compliance issues arising from executive exits
award compliance, including underpayment and payroll issues
unfair dismissals, general protections, breach of contract claims and post-employment restraints
employment issues associated with corporate transactions

Background

Lisa holds of Bachelor of Laws (Hons 1) and Bachelor of Commerce (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

acting for a multinational financial services firm in the Supreme Court of NSW in proceedings against a competitor and former employees for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties and Corporations Act contraventions
advising an ASX50 company on the development of internal processes and policies for compliance with whistleblowing laws and the conduct of investigations into multi-jurisdictional whistleblowing complaints
coordinating Australian and foreign advice on the exit of an executive director of an ASX-listed company. The matter involved complex Corporations Act issues, the interaction of Australian and foreign employment laws and the negotiation of exit arrangements
advising a large bank on employment issues arising from the divestment of a significant business, including on transfer of employment and incentive arrangements
advising numerous clients on issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, including contract variations, stand-downs, redundancies and JobKeeper