Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is a law firm in Australia, founded in 1919, with 303 lawyers listed on its own site.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Founded
- 1919
- Professionals
- Not stated
- Offices
- 5
- Recognitions
- 1
- Lawyers on file
- 303

Organization
0 practice areas and sectors · 303 lawyers on the firm’s siteHow Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is organised, read from the titles and practice areas it publishes for each lawyer. A head is named only where the firm states one; otherwise the partner admitted earliest on record stands first and is labelled so.
Leadership
- Jacob Varghese
CEO
- Zar Chavla
CEO
- Jacquelin Simondson
Chair
303 lawyers list no practice area on the firm’s site; they appear in the list below.
Lawyers
303 on the firm’s own siteNames, titles and practice areas as Maurice Blackburn Lawyers publishes them, senior titles first. Each name opens the firm’s own page for that person.
- Jacquelin SimondsonChair
- Anthony KhalilPartner
- Kate ReardonPartner · admitted 2023
- Alan WatkinsCounsel
- Aleksandar CalicCounsel · admitted 2008
- Belinda Moore-GilbertCounsel
- Danielle De PaoliCounsel
- Darren MooreCounsel1 firm post
- Deniz MirikCounsel
- Dimche TalevskiCounsel
- Elizabeth MukherjiCounsel
- Elizabeth VastaCounsel · admitted 2016
- Ellen ParryCounsel
- Emma HinesCounsel
- Irina LubomirskaCounsel
- Jacqueline GraceCounsel
- Jaz GoddardCounsel · admitted 2010
- Jenny TranCounsel · admitted 2014
- Jessica Dawson-FieldCounsel
- Julian BrownCounsel
- Kara SheehanCounsel
- Kerry PalmerCounsel
- Kevin BarrattCounsel
- Kiran BirkinCounsel
Directory placements
1 practice areas · read from the publishers’ tablesWhere the directories place Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, practice area by practice area, as each table stands on the publisher’s own site. Each cell links to that table. The columns are the same on every page of this site.
| Practice area | Chambers | The Legal 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Litigation and Disputes | — | Tier 2 |
Recognition
1 announcementsWhat other publishers have said, as Maurice Blackburn Lawyers reports it on its own site, with the lawyers each announcement names. Each entry links to the page where it was read.
The Legal 500Tier 22026
Dispute resolution: class actions
“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 2, Dispute resolution: class actions, Australia”
The Legal 500’s published table
From the Firm
What Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has published on its own site lately: news, deals, recognitions and publications. Each links to the firm.
- Thinking about a super insurance claim? Consider these 9 things
news · Nov 2026
- Whistleblowing at work: can you lose your job for reporting misconduct?
news · Nov 2026
- When a delayed lung cancer diagnosis may be medical negligence
news · Oct 2026
- ‘How my workplace exposed me to COPD’: James’ story
news · Oct 2026 · names Ross Sottile
- Phil's story: a mechanic, his diagnosis, and making every moment count
news · Oct 2026 · names Sally Weir
- How to tell if your house contains asbestos
news · Oct 2026 · names Ross Sottile
Record
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Founded
- 1919
- Entity source
- The firm's own website
- Firm’s site read
- 11 Nov 2026
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