Samantha Ryu

Senior Associate

Samantha has extensive experience advising clients on all aspects of employment and work health and safety law, from pre-employment through to termination and managing post-employment obligations. Samantha’s corporate and commercial background also assists her to seamlessly collaborate with the M&A team to handle all employment aspects of commercial transactions, corporate restructures, and transfers of business.

Samantha’s expertise encompasses a wide range of complex workplace disputes and investigations across various industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, energy and resources, building and construction, retail, government, insurance, medical practices, and technology. Having gained experience working in-house, clients can benefit from Samantha’s practical and commercial approach to navigating and resolving workplace issues. Samantha is a trusted advisor in providing both front and back end services for her clients.

Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Samantha was an Associate in the Health, Safety and Employment team at Clyde & Co. Samantha also has experience as an in-house lawyer acting for a large, privately-owned group of companies.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Employment Law; Industrial Relations; Work Health and Safety; Commercial Dispute Resolution; ESG

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts – University of Sydney
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – College of Law
Admitted to practice in New South Wales and the High Court of Australia

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

Acting for and successfully defending unfair dismissal claims and general protections applications in the Fair Work Commission.
Advising on employment due diligence in corporate transactions including liaising with various international jurisdictions such as Singapore, Sweden and New Zealand.
Advising a religious organisation in effectively managing psychosocial hazards and risks in the workplace to ensure regulatory compliance.
Assisting various clients through the implementation of organisation-wide restructuring processes resulting in mass redundancies and transfers of employment.
Conducting a workplace investigation for a tertiary education provider into allegations of bullying, fraud and potential criminal conduct.
Conducting a legally privileged investigation for a client in the sporting and entertainment industry in response to a severe weather incident.
Representing a highly reputable tertiary education provider in the Supreme Court of NSW in a novel matter relating to whistleblowing and integrity legislation.
Representing a global retail brand in defending a general protections application in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
Undertaking a psychosocial gap analysis for an infrastructure company and delivering a report regarding potential liability and recommendations for improvement.