SharissaThirukumar
Counsel
International Employment Law
sthirukumar@seyfarth.com
Sharissa guides employers through high-risk industrial disputes and complex litigation.
More About Sharissa
Sharissa provides employers with considered and trusted legal advice on employment, industrial, and discrimination matters which have significant financial and reputational impacts. She regularly advises on and acts for clients in industrial disputes, enterprise bargaining, employment and discrimination litigation, regulator prosecutions, award and agreement interpretation and compliance, breaches of contract, as well as sensitive workplace investigations.
Throughout her career, Sharissa has acted for a broad range of employers, from government to large global corporations, the national employment regulator, as well as employees. This extensive experience brings a unique perspective to her advice when working with clients to resolve challenging employment disputes.
The legal framework in the employment context is intricate and constantly evolving, and Sharissa’s technical focus with a direct approach considerably simplifies this for clients. Working in close partnership with clients, Sharissa’s unwavering dedication to achieving clients’ strategic goals has helped her sustain trusting relationships with employers globally.
Our Australian practice operates as Seyfarth Shaw Australia, an unincorporated legal practice. Legal services provided by Seyfarth Shaw Australia are provided only by the Australian legal practitioner partners and employees of Seyfarth Shaw Australia.
Throughout her career, Sharissa has acted for a broad range of employers, from government to large global corporations, the national employment regulator, as well as employees. This extensive experience brings a unique perspective to her advice when working with clients to resolve challenging employment disputes.
The legal framework in the employment context is intricate and constantly evolving, and Sharissa’s technical focus with a direct approach considerably simplifies this for clients. Working in close partnership with clients, Sharissa’s unwavering dedication to achieving clients’ strategic goals has helped her sustain trusting relationships with employers globally.
Our Australian practice operates as Seyfarth Shaw Australia, an unincorporated legal practice. Legal services provided by Seyfarth Shaw Australia are provided only by the Australian legal practitioner partners and employees of Seyfarth Shaw Australia.
- LLB, Macquarie University
- BA (Hons), Macquarie University
- An Australian legal practitioner admitted in New South Wales
- Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Legal Practitioner of the Federal and High Courts of Australia
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Sharissa guides employers through high-risk industrial disputes and complex litigation.
More About Sharissa
Sharissa provides employers with considered and trusted legal advice on employment, industrial, and discrimination matters which have significant financial and reputational impacts. She regularly advises on and acts for clients in industrial disputes, enterprise bargaining, employment and discrimination litigation, regulator prosecutions, award and agreement interpretation and compliance, breaches of contract, as well as sensitive workplace investigations.
Throughout her career, Sharissa has acted for a broad range of employers, from government to large global corporations, the national employment regulator, as well as employees. This extensive experience brings a unique perspective to her advice when working with clients to resolve challenging employment disputes.
The legal framework in the employment context is intricate and constantly evolving, and Sharissa’s technical focus with a direct approach considerably simplifies this for clients. Working in close partnership with clients, Sharissa’s unwavering dedication to achieving clients’ strategic goals has helped her sustain trusting relationships with employers globally.
Our Australian practice operates as Seyfarth Shaw Australia, an unincorporated legal practice. Legal services provided by Seyfarth Shaw Australia are provided only by the Australian legal practitioner partners and employees of Seyfarth Shaw Australia.
Throughout her career, Sharissa has acted for a broad range of employers, from government to large global corporations, the national employment regulator, as well as employees. This extensive experience brings a unique perspective to her advice when working with clients to resolve challenging employment disputes.
The legal framework in the employment context is intricate and constantly evolving, and Sharissa’s technical focus with a direct approach considerably simplifies this for clients. Working in close partnership with clients, Sharissa’s unwavering dedication to achieving clients’ strategic goals has helped her sustain trusting relationships with employers globally.
Our Australian practice operates as Seyfarth Shaw Australia, an unincorporated legal practice. Legal services provided by Seyfarth Shaw Australia are provided only by the Australian legal practitioner partners and employees of Seyfarth Shaw Australia.
- LLB, Macquarie University
- BA (Hons), Macquarie University
- An Australian legal practitioner admitted in New South Wales
- Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Legal Practitioner of the Federal and High Courts of Australia