PaulCutrone
Partner
Work Health and Safety Law
pcutrone@seyfarth.com
With three decades of experience in work health and safety law, Paul is the go-to lawyer for risk mitigation, crisis response, Board briefings, and defending prosecutions.
More About Paul
Paul assists leading employers in Australia with their high-stakes work health and safety matters, including incident management, dealing with regulatory notices, prosecution proceedings, policy issues, due diligence, governance, and assurance processes.
Paul is best known for his ability to combine keen insight with practical advice about legal compliance, risk management, investigations, enforcement action, and legal proceedings. Paul has advised and represented employers in proceedings brought by regulators in more than 200 workplace deaths.
Paul is a sought-after advisor to a number of the world's largest companies, providing strategic advice to Boards, c–suite executives, managers, and human resources professionals that help to shape their safety frameworks or to tactically manage their legal risks. Paul's extensive knowledge of work health and safety law across the Asia Pacific, North and South America, and Europe equips him to support multinational clients in areas such as international cross-border health and safety, supply chain management, transport safety, and environmental legal risk management.
During a crisis, investigation, or prosecution, Paul draws on his unique and extensive experience derived from his successful legal outcomes to provide insight and often much-needed judgement and advice in difficult circumstances.
Paul enjoys working with his Seyfarth colleagues both in Australia and internationally, and is energised by the tremendous depth of talent they offer.
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.
Paul is best known for his ability to combine keen insight with practical advice about legal compliance, risk management, investigations, enforcement action, and legal proceedings. Paul has advised and represented employers in proceedings brought by regulators in more than 200 workplace deaths.
Paul is a sought-after advisor to a number of the world's largest companies, providing strategic advice to Boards, c–suite executives, managers, and human resources professionals that help to shape their safety frameworks or to tactically manage their legal risks. Paul's extensive knowledge of work health and safety law across the Asia Pacific, North and South America, and Europe equips him to support multinational clients in areas such as international cross-border health and safety, supply chain management, transport safety, and environmental legal risk management.
During a crisis, investigation, or prosecution, Paul draws on his unique and extensive experience derived from his successful legal outcomes to provide insight and often much-needed judgement and advice in difficult circumstances.
Paul enjoys working with his Seyfarth colleagues both in Australia and internationally, and is energised by the tremendous depth of talent they offer.
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.
- DipLaw, Solicitors Admission Board
- An Australian legal practitioner admitted in New South Wales
Related Key Industries
Related Regions
- Developed and delivered a health and safety leadership program for a multi–brand global distributor to support the optimisation of health and safety leadership and compliance within their operations across Asia Pacific, South America, and Europe.
- Advised and represented employers with investigations and/or proceedings initiated by regulators in more than 200 workplace deaths.
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Recognition
04/24/2025
Seyfarth Earns High Recognition in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia
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Recognition
12/12/2024
Seyfarth Ranked as Australia’s Only Band 1 Firm in Employment & Safety in Both New South Wales and Victoria by Chambers Asia Pacific for 2025
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Blog Post
Mar 4, 2024
The next ten years: Seyfarth’s partners discuss the future of employment and workplace safety law in Australia
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Feb 28, 2024
A decade in Australia: Seyfarth’s partners reflect on changes in employment and workplace safety law
- Recognised as a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Occupational Health and Safety Law (2026)
- Recognised in Best Lawyers Australia for Occupational Health and Safety Law (Woodward/White Inc.) (2016–2026)
- Rated Band 1 in Chambers Asia Pacific for Employment - Health & Safety (2016–2025)
- Rated Preeminent in Workplace Health & Safety, Doyle’s Guide (2016–2025)
- Recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Leading Individual for Workplace Health and Safety (2017–2025)
- Recognised in International Employment Lawyer Global Elite (2022–2023)
- The Law Society of New South Wales
- Co-Author, “The next ten years: Seyfarth’s partners discuss the future of employment and workplace safety law in Australia,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 5, 2024)
- Co-Author, “A decade in Australia: Seyfarth’s partners reflect on changes in employment and workplace safety law,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 29, 2024)
- Co-Author, "COVID-19 Vaccine Passports: The Fast Lane to the Resumption of International Business Travel?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 15, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Mental health awareness and innovation – a silver lining?," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 25, 2020)
- Co-Author, "We care about machines, but will they care about us?," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw (April 15, 2019)
- Co-Author, "Safeguards, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 28, 2019)
- Co-Author, "5 years on – in human resources, industrial relations and workplace health and safety law," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 12, 2018)
- Co-Author, “A Modern Slavery Act for Australia,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 18, 2017)
- Co-Author, “Knock, knock… who’s there and do I have to let you in?,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 1, 2017)
- Co-Author, “Industrial manslaughter – will the response to community outrage deliver results?,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 3, 2017)
- Author, “A word of advice, on advice,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 26, 2016)
- Author, “Are your HSE reporting processes a game of snakes and ladders?,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 22, 2016)
- Author, “Confronting the confronting questions,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 3, 2016)
- Co-Author, “Director prosecution and conviction in New South Wales,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 11, 2016)
- Co-Presenter, "COVID-19 Vaccine: What Employers Should Expect - Part II: Global Vaccine Discussion," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 18, 2021)
24-hour incident response line
- 1800 390 890
With three decades of experience in work health and safety law, Paul is the go-to lawyer for risk mitigation, crisis response, Board briefings, and defending prosecutions.
More About Paul
Paul assists leading employers in Australia with their high-stakes work health and safety matters, including incident management, dealing with regulatory notices, prosecution proceedings, policy issues, due diligence, governance, and assurance processes.
Paul is best known for his ability to combine keen insight with practical advice about legal compliance, risk management, investigations, enforcement action, and legal proceedings. Paul has advised and represented employers in proceedings brought by regulators in more than 200 workplace deaths.
Paul is a sought-after advisor to a number of the world's largest companies, providing strategic advice to Boards, c–suite executives, managers, and human resources professionals that help to shape their safety frameworks or to tactically manage their legal risks. Paul's extensive knowledge of work health and safety law across the Asia Pacific, North and South America, and Europe equips him to support multinational clients in areas such as international cross-border health and safety, supply chain management, transport safety, and environmental legal risk management.
During a crisis, investigation, or prosecution, Paul draws on his unique and extensive experience derived from his successful legal outcomes to provide insight and often much-needed judgement and advice in difficult circumstances.
Paul enjoys working with his Seyfarth colleagues both in Australia and internationally, and is energised by the tremendous depth of talent they offer.
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.
Paul is best known for his ability to combine keen insight with practical advice about legal compliance, risk management, investigations, enforcement action, and legal proceedings. Paul has advised and represented employers in proceedings brought by regulators in more than 200 workplace deaths.
Paul is a sought-after advisor to a number of the world's largest companies, providing strategic advice to Boards, c–suite executives, managers, and human resources professionals that help to shape their safety frameworks or to tactically manage their legal risks. Paul's extensive knowledge of work health and safety law across the Asia Pacific, North and South America, and Europe equips him to support multinational clients in areas such as international cross-border health and safety, supply chain management, transport safety, and environmental legal risk management.
During a crisis, investigation, or prosecution, Paul draws on his unique and extensive experience derived from his successful legal outcomes to provide insight and often much-needed judgement and advice in difficult circumstances.
Paul enjoys working with his Seyfarth colleagues both in Australia and internationally, and is energised by the tremendous depth of talent they offer.
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.
- DipLaw, Solicitors Admission Board
- An Australian legal practitioner admitted in New South Wales
Related Key Industries
Related Regions
- Developed and delivered a health and safety leadership program for a multi–brand global distributor to support the optimisation of health and safety leadership and compliance within their operations across Asia Pacific, South America, and Europe.
- Advised and represented employers with investigations and/or proceedings initiated by regulators in more than 200 workplace deaths.
Related Trends
Related News & Insights
-
Recognition
04/24/2025
Seyfarth Earns High Recognition in 2026 Best Lawyers in Australia
-
Recognition
12/12/2024
Seyfarth Ranked as Australia’s Only Band 1 Firm in Employment & Safety in Both New South Wales and Victoria by Chambers Asia Pacific for 2025
-
Blog Post
Mar 4, 2024
The next ten years: Seyfarth’s partners discuss the future of employment and workplace safety law in Australia
-
Blog Post
Feb 28, 2024
A decade in Australia: Seyfarth’s partners reflect on changes in employment and workplace safety law
- Recognised as a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Occupational Health and Safety Law (2026)
- Recognised in Best Lawyers Australia for Occupational Health and Safety Law (Woodward/White Inc.) (2016–2026)
- Rated Band 1 in Chambers Asia Pacific for Employment - Health & Safety (2016–2025)
- Rated Preeminent in Workplace Health & Safety, Doyle’s Guide (2016–2025)
- Recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Leading Individual for Workplace Health and Safety (2017–2025)
- Recognised in International Employment Lawyer Global Elite (2022–2023)
- The Law Society of New South Wales
- Co-Author, “The next ten years: Seyfarth’s partners discuss the future of employment and workplace safety law in Australia,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 5, 2024)
- Co-Author, “A decade in Australia: Seyfarth’s partners reflect on changes in employment and workplace safety law,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 29, 2024)
- Co-Author, "COVID-19 Vaccine Passports: The Fast Lane to the Resumption of International Business Travel?," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 15, 2021)
- Co-Author, "Mental health awareness and innovation – a silver lining?," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 25, 2020)
- Co-Author, "We care about machines, but will they care about us?," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw (April 15, 2019)
- Co-Author, "Safeguards, in the Fourth Industrial Revolution," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 28, 2019)
- Co-Author, "5 years on – in human resources, industrial relations and workplace health and safety law," Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 12, 2018)
- Co-Author, “A Modern Slavery Act for Australia,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 18, 2017)
- Co-Author, “Knock, knock… who’s there and do I have to let you in?,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (December 1, 2017)
- Co-Author, “Industrial manslaughter – will the response to community outrage deliver results?,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 3, 2017)
- Author, “A word of advice, on advice,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 26, 2016)
- Author, “Are your HSE reporting processes a game of snakes and ladders?,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 22, 2016)
- Author, “Confronting the confronting questions,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 3, 2016)
- Co-Author, “Director prosecution and conviction in New South Wales,” Workplace Law & Strategy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 11, 2016)
- Co-Presenter, "COVID-19 Vaccine: What Employers Should Expect - Part II: Global Vaccine Discussion," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 18, 2021)
24-hour incident response line
- 1800 390 890