Katie Sweatman

Katie is an experienced employment, industrial relations and discrimination lawyer who partners with businesses to navigate complex, sensitive and high-risk workplace issues so that they can focus on what they do best.

Katie is valued for her no-nonsense approach to identifying the issues that really matter, cutting through legal and factual complexity and giving clear, commercially grounded strategic advice.

Katie advises on a broad range of employment, industrial relations and discrimination matters, with particular experience in complex discrimination and general protections/adverse action claims, workplace investigations, sensitive executive issues, and bargaining and industrial disputes.Katie also advises on emerging workplace issues, including the impact of artificial intelligence on employment and workplace decision-making.

With a broad worldview, Katie’s practice also includes cross-border employment matters, assisting Australian and international businesses to navigate the employment issues arising when workforces operate across multiple jurisdictions. Katie works with clients and their local advisers to identify the key Australian legal and practical issues, coordinate advice and develop solutions that reflect her client's broader business objectives.

Katie's combination of technical expertise, strategic judgment and practical approach makes her a trusted adviser to businesses dealing with challenging workplace issues. Katie has strong connections through the broader employment and industrial relations community and is a past President of the Industrial Relations Society of Victoria.