NicholasTurner
Partner
Employment and Industrial Relations Law
nturner@seyfarth.com
Nicholas works with leading multinational employers navigating their most complex, high-stakes, and sensitive workforce challenges with a pragmatic, commercially focused legal approach.
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With more than 20 years’ experience across Australia, Asia, and Europe, Nicholas is a trusted adviser to boards, GCs, CHROs, and employment counsel on critical employment, industrial, and strategic workforce matters. Drawing on his international experience, he provides a global perspective and advises multinational clients on complex, multijurisdictional issues including cross-border investigations and complaints and restraint of trade matters.
He advises on the full spectrum of employment and workplace issues, including senior executive matters, remuneration and incentive structures, workplace change, and complex disputes. He combines deep technical experience with a practical, solutions-focused approach to help clients manage risk while achieving commercial outcomes.
Nicholas has extensive legal experience in workplace change, enterprise bargaining, and industrial strategy, guiding organisations through complex and often high-pressure environments. He regularly advises on cross-border employment law matters, corporate transactions, and large-scale workforce transformations, including employee transfers and outsourcing arrangements. He works with clients across a broad range of industries and sectors and has a particular focus on technology, financial services, life sciences, and retail.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Nicholas held senior leadership roles at leading global law firms.
He advises on the full spectrum of employment and workplace issues, including senior executive matters, remuneration and incentive structures, workplace change, and complex disputes. He combines deep technical experience with a practical, solutions-focused approach to help clients manage risk while achieving commercial outcomes.
Nicholas has extensive legal experience in workplace change, enterprise bargaining, and industrial strategy, guiding organisations through complex and often high-pressure environments. He regularly advises on cross-border employment law matters, corporate transactions, and large-scale workforce transformations, including employee transfers and outsourcing arrangements. He works with clients across a broad range of industries and sectors and has a particular focus on technology, financial services, life sciences, and retail.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Nicholas held senior leadership roles at leading global law firms.
- LLB, University of New South Wales
Distinction
- Australia
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, High Court of Australia
- Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Advising boards and senior executives on high-profile and sensitive employment matters, including executive exits and disputes.
- Leading enterprise bargaining strategies and advising on responses to complex and protracted industrial action.
- Conducting and advising on sensitive workplace investigations, including allegations of misconduct, discrimination, and harassment.
- Advising on employment and workforce legal aspects of major corporate transactions, cross-border projects, and business restructurings.
- Representing employers in complex, high-value employment litigation across courts and tribunals in multiple jurisdictions.
- Advising on enforcement and defence of post-employment restraints and protection of confidential information and business interests.
- Undertaking workplace audits and compliance assessments.
- Best Lawyers Australia – Labour and Employment Law (2021–present)
- Chambers Asia-Pacific – Employment, New South Wales, Band 4 (2020–2026)
- Australian Labour Law Association
- Employment Lawyers Association
- European Employment Lawyers Association
Nicholas works with leading multinational employers navigating their most complex, high-stakes, and sensitive workforce challenges with a pragmatic, commercially focused legal approach.
More About Nicholas
With more than 20 years’ experience across Australia, Asia, and Europe, Nicholas is a trusted adviser to boards, GCs, CHROs, and employment counsel on critical employment, industrial, and strategic workforce matters. Drawing on his international experience, he provides a global perspective and advises multinational clients on complex, multijurisdictional issues including cross-border investigations and complaints and restraint of trade matters.
He advises on the full spectrum of employment and workplace issues, including senior executive matters, remuneration and incentive structures, workplace change, and complex disputes. He combines deep technical experience with a practical, solutions-focused approach to help clients manage risk while achieving commercial outcomes.
Nicholas has extensive legal experience in workplace change, enterprise bargaining, and industrial strategy, guiding organisations through complex and often high-pressure environments. He regularly advises on cross-border employment law matters, corporate transactions, and large-scale workforce transformations, including employee transfers and outsourcing arrangements. He works with clients across a broad range of industries and sectors and has a particular focus on technology, financial services, life sciences, and retail.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Nicholas held senior leadership roles at leading global law firms.
He advises on the full spectrum of employment and workplace issues, including senior executive matters, remuneration and incentive structures, workplace change, and complex disputes. He combines deep technical experience with a practical, solutions-focused approach to help clients manage risk while achieving commercial outcomes.
Nicholas has extensive legal experience in workplace change, enterprise bargaining, and industrial strategy, guiding organisations through complex and often high-pressure environments. He regularly advises on cross-border employment law matters, corporate transactions, and large-scale workforce transformations, including employee transfers and outsourcing arrangements. He works with clients across a broad range of industries and sectors and has a particular focus on technology, financial services, life sciences, and retail.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Nicholas held senior leadership roles at leading global law firms.
- LLB, University of New South Wales
Distinction
- Australia
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, High Court of Australia
- Solicitor, Supreme Court of New South Wales
- Advising boards and senior executives on high-profile and sensitive employment matters, including executive exits and disputes.
- Leading enterprise bargaining strategies and advising on responses to complex and protracted industrial action.
- Conducting and advising on sensitive workplace investigations, including allegations of misconduct, discrimination, and harassment.
- Advising on employment and workforce legal aspects of major corporate transactions, cross-border projects, and business restructurings.
- Representing employers in complex, high-value employment litigation across courts and tribunals in multiple jurisdictions.
- Advising on enforcement and defence of post-employment restraints and protection of confidential information and business interests.
- Undertaking workplace audits and compliance assessments.
- Best Lawyers Australia – Labour and Employment Law (2021–present)
- Chambers Asia-Pacific – Employment, New South Wales, Band 4 (2020–2026)
- Australian Labour Law Association
- Employment Lawyers Association
- European Employment Lawyers Association