Gilchrist Connell boosts workplace team with senior appointment
New face is experienced in advising on a range of workplace-related matters
Gilchrist Connell boosts workplace team with senior appointment
LEGAL INSIGHTS
By Roxanne Libatique
23 May 2023

Insurance law firm Gilchrist Connell (GC) has boosted its national workplace practice by appointing Bhrig Chauhan as its new principal lawyer.

Bhrig (pictured) has a wealth of experience advising insurers, employers, and individuals on various workplace-related matters, including:

  • statutory prosecutions;
  • discrimination;
  • employment disputes;
  • sexual harassment claims;
  • unfair dismissals; and
  • disciplinary and regulatory investigations.

Gilchrist Connell welcomes senior hire

Richard Wood, managing principal at GC, welcomed Bhrig to the national workplace team.

“Bhrig’s expertise neatly complements our existing workplace offering and bolsters our ability to service clients in these key areas of demand,” Wood said.

Based in Melbourne, Bhrig provides strategic advice to minimise legal exposure associated with performance management, executive disputes, restructuring, employment contracts, policies, awards, and enterprise agreements across various industries. He regularly represents clients in work health and safety investigations and prosecutions involving construction works, manufacturing processes, road works, use of specialist mobile equipment, bullying, government care, wall collapses, recreational activities, and transportation.

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