Privacy Policy

In this Privacy Policy, “we”, ‘our” and “us” refers to Danny King Legal.
It is important that you read this Privacy Policy.
Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to best practice privacy protection and we will do our best to protect your personal information if you share it with us. We collect personal information on our website to enable us to provide you with our services.

What is personal information?
This Privacy Policy relates to personal information we gather and hold. Personal information is any information about you that identifies you or information by which your identity can be reasonably discovered. Examples are your name, address, marital status and email address.

Consent
You are not obliged to disclose personal or sensitive information about yourself or your contact details when you visit our website.
By using our Website, you accept this Privacy Statement and expressly consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information and to us using this information to assist you with your enquiry and to offer any services that may be relevant to you.

Will this Privacy Policy change?
We regularly review all our policies and procedures and may change our Privacy Policy from time to time in order to comply with legislative updates or in order to reflect any changes that we make in the way that we collect or store your Personal Information.

Personal information we collect and method of collection
The personal information that we collect and hold about you, depends on your interactions with us. Generally, we will collect, use and hold personal information for the purposes of communicating:

  • new legal or firm developments; and
    marketing material. If you do not wish to receive marketing communication from us then please let us know and we will take steps to remove you from our lists.
  • We may collect Personal Information from you during the course of providing legal services. We are bound by legal obligations of confidentiality and legal professional privilege. We will continue to treat and protect information we receive (including any Personal Information) in accordance with these obligations.

We also collect website activity statistics such as number of visitors, IP addresses, pages visited, time and date of visit and where you accessed our website from, so that we can make informed decisions relating to improving our website and the service we deliver. This information is anonymous and doesn’t identify a person.
We also collect personal information about you so we are able to assist you during the course of providing legal services. We may retain this information to ensure any future communication with you is relevant.

Cookies
Like many major websites, the Website may use “cookies” which store some information on computers accessing the Website.
Cookies may be used by us for a variety of purposes. For example, we may use cookies to recognise a computer which has previously visited this Website and customise the Website according to previous preferences and site behaviour. Cookies may also be used to manage security and store information about the type of browser being used.
You should be able to configure your computer so that it disables “cookies” or does not accept them.

Hotjar
We use Hotjar in order to better understand our users’ needs and to optimize this service and experience. Hotjar is a technology service that helps us better understand our users’ experience (e.g., how much time they spend on which pages, which links they choose to click, what users do and don’t like, etc.) and this enables us to build and maintain our service with user feedback.
Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data on our users’ behaviour and their devices. This includes a device’s IP address (processed during your session and stored in a de-identified form), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display our website.
Hotjar stores this information on our behalf in a pseudonymized user profile. Hotjar is contractually forbidden to sell any of the data collected on our behalf.
For further details, please see the ‘about Hotjar’ section of Hotjar’s support site.

Cloudflare
We use Cloudflare by the company Cloudflare, Inc. (101 Townsend St., San Francisco, CA 94107, USA) on this website to enhance its speed and security. For this, Cloudflare uses cookies and processes user data. Cloudflare, Inc. is an American company that offers a content delivery network and various security services. These services take place between the user and our hosting provider.
Simply put, Cloudflare makes copies of our website and places them on its own servers. Thus, when you visit our website, a load distribution system ensures that the main part of our website is delivered by a server that can display our website to you as quickly as possible. It helps us make our website faster and more secure. Cloudflare offers us web optimisations as well as security services such as DDoS protection and a web firewall. Moreover, this includes a Reverse-Proxy and the content distribution network (CDN). Cloudflare blocks threats and limits abusive bots as well as crawlers that waste our bandwidth and server resources.
Cloudflare may collect certain information about the use of our website and may process data we send or data which Cloudflare has received certain instructions for. Mostly, Cloudflare receives data such as IP addresses, contacts and protocol information, security fingerprints and websites’ performance data. Log data for example helps Cloudflare identify new threats. That way, Cloudflare can ensure a high level of security for our website. As part of their services, Cloudflare process this data in compliance with the applicable laws.
Cloudflare uses a cookie for security reasons. The cookie (__cfduid) is used to identify individual users behind a shared IP address, and to apply security settings for each individual user. The cookie expires after one year, and Cloudflare only keeps data logs for as long as necessary, and in most cases deletes data within 24h hours.
For more information, including how you can delete and prevent data storage, see Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy.

Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
Our website uses Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, which transmit website traffic data to servers offshore. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use this data to help us make the website better by understanding how our website is used. In using our website, you should also refer to and ensure you understand the Google Analytics Terms of Use. You can opt out of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager cookies by installing an add-on for your web browser.

WordPress CMS
WordPress uses cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons; some enable a personalised experience for both visitors and registered users; and some allow the display of advertising from selected third party networks. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action (clicking the ‘like’ or ‘follow’ button on a post, for example).
Below the different categories of cookies set by WordPress.org are outlined, with specific examples available on their website. This includes their name and purpose. Certain cookies are only set for logged-in visitors, whereas others are set for any visitors.

5.4.1 Strictly Necessary: These are the cookies that are essential for WordPress.org to perform basic functions. These include those required to allow registered users to authenticate and perform account related functions.
5.4.2 Functionality: These cookies are used to store preferences set by users such as account name, language, and location.

5.4.3 Performance: Performance cookies collect information on how users interact with websites hosted on WordPress.org, including what pages are visited most, as well as other analytical data. These details are only used to improve how the website functions.
5.4.4 Tracking: These are set by trusted third party networks (e.g., Google Analytics) to track details such as the number of unique visitors, and pageviews to help improve the user experience.
5.4.5 Third Party/Embedded Content: WordPress.org makes use of different third party applications and services to enhance the experience of website visitors. These include social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content from YouTube and Vimeo. As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over the information that is collected by these cookies.

Actionstep Form Integration
We integrate Actionstep webforms on our website. Actionstep is a cloud-based legal practice management software for law firms and compliance-focused businesses. We use this software to manage our legal practice. The webforms integrated on our website send information you enter directly to Actionstep, where it is stored securely. Actionstep uses cookies to retrieve user data, content, and information. It only accesses the minimum data fields required. Data that is acquired is handled according to this privacy policy, and Actionstep treats any user data it acquires under its own applicable terms. For more information: https://www.actionstep.com/privacy/

Third party disclosure
We may disclose information to third parties when outsourcing services, such as data storage, debt collection, bulk distribution and mailing, direct marketing, technology support services and obtaining expert help from consultants to improve our services.
We have contractual agreements with our service providers to protect your information up to the same standards as if we stored the information ourselves and to prevent them using the information we provide for any purposes than our own.
Our Website may direct you to websites operated by third parties (Linked Sites). We are not responsible for the content or practices of the Linked Sites or their privacy policies regarding the collection, storage, use and dissemination of your Personal Information. We encourage you to always read the applicable privacy statement of any Linked Site before using it.

Required by law
There are times when we will be required by law to disclose any personal information we have about you, such as in the instance of an investigation into bankruptcy, counter-terrorism, fraud, taxation etc.

Your information
We take all reasonable steps to:

  • ensure that information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete, up-to-date and securely stored.
  • protect your personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access; however we cannot guarantee security.

You have a right to access most of your Personal Information that we hold. You can do so by making a written request at the contact address on the Website to ask for access to your Personal Information, make a complaint concerning privacy, or if you think any of your Personal Information is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
We reserve the right to charge you a reasonable fee for processing your request for access to your Personal Information if that request is onerous.

Failure to provide information
If the personal information you provide to us is incomplete or inaccurate, we may be unable to provide you, or someone else you know, with the services you, or they, are seeking.

Contact Details and Additional Information
If you require further information regarding this Privacy Policy please contact us on 02 9233 5669 or via hello@dannykinglegal.com.

Brendan Tracey

Administration Assistant

Making the move from hospitality Brendan joined Danny King Legal in March 2024. He was interested in working within the legal industry but most importantly was attracted to the positive and inclusive culture within the DKL team.

Brendan’s role includes onboarding new clients which requires dual strengths and capabilities – being extremely organised on the one hand, and extremely personable and supportive to clients on the other. He believes clients need to feel heard and having strong listening and empathy skills are a key part of his role. 

Brendan’s energy and enthusiasm for everything he does is evident upon meeting him. He loves being busy and helping others no matter what the task. Having a hard-working ethic together with a fun and outgoing personality makes Brendan a valuable and vibrant member of the DKL team.  

If he could have one superpower it would be speed because he packs so much into every day he would like to go even faster to get everything done.  

When not working Brendan loves spending time with friends and enjoying the music scene and clubs. He also loves travelling and has been known to fly to London just to attend a concert or musical festival.

April Dewhirst

Experience Coordinator

April joined Danny King Legal in 2023 as an Experience Coordinator where she juggles various responsibilities across marketing and communication, client service, and administration.

Working closely with the Executive Experience Manager to ensure the firm is running smoothly and efficiently, April assists with the implementation of process and system improvements, and managing professional partners and suppliers.

Since 2018 she has worked in the financial services sector including with a boutique accountancy practice which has equipped her with the skills and experience to manage various tasks within a fast-paced professional services environment.

While she wishes she could mindread to help people in the most effective way possible, as a self-described chameleon with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, April is pragmatic and is always looking for ways to pre-empt what people might want.

She is grateful for the loving and accepting culture which Danny King Legal offers, and is excited to be able to learn more about the intricacies of employment law.

In her downtime, April loves to cook and exercise which enables her to stay focused and balanced in both her professional and personal life.

Ashleigh Sage

Client Services Coordinator

Ashleigh recently moved to Australia from the UK. She was attracted to the client services role at Danny King Legal after reading about the business’s progressive nature and meeting the friendly and inclusive DKL team.

With a warm East Midlands accent, Ashleigh immediately comes across as a kind and loyal person. She is motivated by trying new experiences and pushing herself outside her comfort zone. Having never worked in the legal profession, she is interested in learning more about employment law while applying her strong organisational skills and caring nature to all client interactions.

Ashleigh is often the first person a client speaks with, making her an integral part of the team. Clients need an understanding and reassuring person to listen to their stressful and emotional stories, and Ashleigh relishes the opportunity to support them.

In addition to her client-facing duties, Ashleigh plays a crucial role in the daily operations of the firm. Acting as Danny’s Executive Assistant, she uses her keen eye for detail to manage schedules seamlessly and facilitate effective communication. She also leads our record management, leveraging her logistical expertise to enhance processes and systems.

Ashleigh oversees the DKL office, ensuring it remains well-stocked, organised and welcoming for both team members and guests.

If Ashleigh could have one superpower, it would be the ability to see into the future. While this would certainly be useful in her role, it would also help her worry less about issues that often turn out to be trivial, allowing her to focus more on what truly matters in life.

Outside of work, Ashleigh is making the most of new experiences, enjoying weekends away with friends, exploring Sydney and beyond. She enjoys staying active, whether it’s walking to work or keeping up with regular reformer Pilates classes.

Louisa Knight

People, Culture and Finance Co-Ordinator

Louisa joined the Danny King Legal team in mid-2023 as Executive Assistant, and is now in the vital role of People, Culture & Finance Coordinator. She embodies DKL’s ethos of inclusivity and service quality that emphasises people’s value. 

Having spent the past ten years caring for her family, Louisa has recently returned to the workforce. Before this, she had a professional background in office administration and maintained a love of learning, reflected in her degree in primary school teaching. 

Within her responsibilities in our People & Culture department, Louisa plays a pivotal role in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment. She is a key member of our leadership team, championing the development and implementation of policies and procedures that align with DKL’s values and goals.

With Louisa’s keen eye for detail and incredible organisation skills, she seamlessly manages the day-to-day finances of DKL. Her ability to think critically about the pain points in this area have led to many process innovations that both help the team and support clients through their journey with us.

Louisa’s multifaceted skillset allows her to navigate between her responsibilities without friction, providing valuable support and insights to various functions within the firm.

She prides herself on having patience and being kind to others and derives a great sense of accomplishment from the support she provides her family. 

While Louisa says the ability to stop time would be her superpower if she had to choose, in many ways, she’s working towards making this a reality through her efficiency and accuracy. 

In her spare time, Louisa loves spending quality time with her family and friends. Her ideal weekend involves staying home with her family, diving into a good book, and taking leisurely walks with her dog and partner. 

QUALIFICATIONS

Currently completing:

Bachelor of Education – Early Childhood and Primary – University of Newcastle

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Jaden Colbert

Executive Experience Manager

Jaden has been an integral part of Danny King Legal since 2021, and is now head of Customer Success and Revenue.

A strong desire to help people drew Jaden to the legal industry, and being part of a team that makes a tangible and positive difference to people’s lives was their driver to join DKL. In particular, pursuing their passion for growth and development of the business and team, from both a personal and professional perspective.

In their role, Jaden leads all sales and marketing activities, and oversees the implementation of process and systems improvements, particularly relating to client onboarding, support, and relationship and matter management.

Drawing on their strong background in customer service, and with the flexibility and skill to juggle multiple projects with ease, Jaden spearheads many firm-wide initiatives, while also managing professional partners and Administration Team members. 

Jaden’s dedication and drive is recognised by colleagues, and they are particularly renowned for leaning into and learning from mistakes, and for their considered and diligent work ethic.

Armed with good instincts and sensibilities, Jaden works with an agile mindset, striving to make considered, yet timely decisions, working with efficiency and purpose in every task they undertake. 

When not enjoying their work with the DKL team, Jaden loves entertaining friends, spending time with family, and cooking. 

Lily Kelly-Ebbeck

Paralegal

Lily joined the Danny King Legal team in early 2024 as a paralegal in her third year of university in which she is studying law and arts (theatre and performance studies) in a double degree. 

Lily was attracted to the legal industry by her desire to use the law as a tool to shape and progress our society for the better. Lily joined Danny King Legal recognising the close alignment of the firm’s goals and beliefs with her own. In particular, the firm’s dedication to providing an individualistic and holistic approach to helping clients achieve the best possible outcome for their circumstances.  

Always striving to learn, Lily leads with empathy and brings her strong communication skills, teamwork and problem-solving attitude to her role. She is a vibrant, open-minded, and passionate member of the DKL team. Whilst driven to achieve on all levels, she most values her compassion and kindness, and loves that supporting others through difficult times is a core part of her role at the firm.  

Outside of work, Lily is undertaking a screen acting course and participates in a number of UNSW Law Society activities. She loves the balance between the analytical side of the law and the creative side of the performing arts. She’d also love to have the ability to teleport and pop over to Paris for the weekend. We’re with you there, Lily!

QUALIFICATIONS

Completing Bachelor of Laws/Arts (double degree) 
University of New South Wales

Lillian Irima

Paralegal

Lillian joined Danny King Legal in mid-2023 as a Paralegal, following her passion for helping people on a one-to-one level.

Having initially planned to study medicine, Lillian’s enjoyment of interacting with people combined with her flair for public speaking, saw her pursue a career in law instead.

While criminal law is what attracted Lillian to the profession at first, her experiences with Danny King Legal have opened her eyes to the vast scope of issues which employment law covers.

From wrongful termination to discrimination, contracts, and bullying and harassment, Lillian assists with a diverse range of matters and is driven to learn and do the best she can for clients.

While she wishes she could see into the future and read people’s minds to save time, as a highly-driven and self-motivated individual, Lillian always goes above and beyond to deliver exceptional results for the team.

Lillian is currently completing her final year of study at Western Sydney University where she is studying a Bachelor of Laws and Criminology.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking outdoors, running, or swimming, and loves playing the piano.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Bullying and harassment

Contracts

Unfair Dismissal

QUALIFICATIONS

Currently completing:

Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Criminology Western Sydney University

Zara Bendit-Rosser

Solicitor

Zara recently joined Danny King Legal as a solicitor after several years in the medical negligence area of law.

At first, Zara was attracted to areas in employment law such as unfair dismissal, bullying, and discrimination and harassment representing the applicant, due to a social justice mindset. However, since starting at Danny King Legal and gaining exposure to employer representation, she has developed a keen interest in respondent work as she enjoys assisting people in navigating their work dynamics and relationships.

Zara considers compassion to be equally as important as understanding the law in her role, as well as possessing strong writing and organisational skills. She believes integrity is the number one quality you need to have when supporting and doing all you can for clients who are coming to you at often one of the most stressful periods of their lives.

A strong desire to help people in the community every day through her work is what drives Zara, as well as continuing to learn about new areas of the law and develop her skills as a legal practitioner.

Zara would love the superpower of healing which clearly aligns to her supportive and compassionate nature, always putting others before herself.

Having just moved to Sydney, Zara loves spending time with friends and family, whilst being a talented pianist, and a wiz at board games.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Unfair Dismissal 
Discrimination and Harassment 
Bullying
Employer Representation

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws 
Bachelor of Development Studies (majoring in Globalisation and Economic Development) 
University of Newcastle 
Diploma of Legal Practice 
University of Newcastle

Amy Zhao

Solicitor

Amy joined the Danny King Legal team in 2023, as a Graduate-at-Law, within the Legal Team.  

Compassion and empathy are two traits that Amy believes are essential to thriving in the legal profession. By employing these qualities, she can make a meaningful social impact and establish valuable connections with her clients. 

Amy’s strengths are in her written communication skills, especially legal drafting. Additionally, integrity is crucial for Amy in her role as it underpins an impartial and responsible viewpoint, without personal biases or conflicts.  

This is why she had a keen interest in corporate law while studying, and employment law in particular as it deals closely with people and relationships, which she finds fascinating. 

Amy began her studies with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Government and International Relations major before achieving a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney.  

Her study in Government and International Relations grounded her in social justice and equity, which intersects with employment issues like discrimination and workplace harassment.  

Amy’s profound interest in these issues was further enriched while working as a Client Intake Supervisor and legal assistant at Redfern Legal Centre. This non-profit organisation offers free legal aid to the community. This helped her develop communication skills and the ability to build rapport with different clients and communities. This experience gave her a further understanding of social inequality and a conscious awareness of the privileges and disadvantages among specific communities.  

While she wishes that her superpower is to read peoples’ minds to tell if someone is truthful or not, Amy also puts her practical skill of crocheting to good use. She crochets cat toys for her local animal shelter. 

Her love for her three cats sparked her downtime hobby.  

AREAS OF INTEREST

Underpayments

Discrimination and harassment

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts – Government and International Relations – University of Sydney
Bachelor of Laws – University of Sydney

Sonia Chandra

Managing Partner

Sonia is the Managing Partner at Danny King Legal. Sonia has been part of the team since 2021, when she made her return to private legal practice following many years of working in-house. 

In September 2024, she was appointed as Managing Partner of Danny King Legal, to run and manage the firm, alleviating additional responsibilities and duties from Danny and Kevin.

After acquiring a wealth of valuable experience within corporate organisations and for a union, Sonia ultimately realised that her true passion lay in directly helping and representing people, making her a natural fit for the firm.

Having finally found a workplace which embodies the same set of beliefs and values as her own, Sonia is grateful for the inclusive and supportive culture, and views joining Danny King Legal as one of her greatest professional accomplishments.

As a strong team player with a no-nonsense and straightforward approach to advising clients and working with colleagues, Sonia exudes conviction and brings an authentic and bubbly personality to her work.

While she wishes she possessed super-human speed to help people more quickly, Sonia’s drive and determination ensure that her clients always feel supported and are looked after.

Regardless of whether it’s providing legal advice, offering emotional support, or simply listening to another human vent, Sonia is driven by a desire to help, solve challenges, and make a positive and meaningful impact to people’s lives.

Sonia’s expertise and dedication has seen her recognised by the Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended employment lawyer for employee and trade union representation in 2024.

In addition to her work at Danny King Legal, Sonia is a fierce advocate for diversity and inclusion across the industry who volunteers for the Diverse Women in Law.

She has also recently become a Board Member of CuriousWorks, a Western Sydney-based organisation built by and for Western Sydney artists to develop the talent of the area’s working class, First nations and CaLD young people as emerging artists, writers, filmmakers, and cultural leaders.

In her spare time, Sonia likes socialising, all things sports, food, and wine.

Employer Representation

Sonia enjoys tackling complex dispute resolution challenges to achieve the best outcomes for her clients, using an interest-based approach.

Sonia has acted for a range of employer clients spanning various industries. During her time as a legal counsel at labour hire and recruitment company, Hays Specialist Recruitment, she has been involved in representing and assisting the company in various disputes including bargaining for an enterprise agreement for black coal mining companies.

Some of Sonia’s work on employer-related matters include:

  • Assisting and representing employers with industrial issues – she recently represented an employer in relation to a transfer of an industrial instrument;
  • Supporting and representing employers in various workplace claims – she has represented many employers to defend against unfair dismissal claims, general protections, harassment, bullying and discrimination claims;
  • Supporting various employers with amicable separations with employees, including managing difficult conversations and situations, reducing risk and liability of future claims and workplace disputes; and
  • Advising employer clients on the importance of workplace policies and contracts, including preparing various employment contracts and workplace policies.

Sonia has extensive experience acting for employees in a range of industries, including members of unions such as the Australian and International Pilots Association.

Some of Sonia’s notable achievements have been negotiating enterprise agreements on behalf of pilots employed by the Qantas Group.

Sonia particularly specialises in assisting employees who experience difficulties in their workplace including: 

  • Supporting female clients dispute their unfavourable and discriminatory treatment – she has represented many employees who were made redundant or were treated unfavourably when returning from parental leave;
  • Representing employees at all levels of seniority, negotiate amicable separations from their employers, ensuring entitlements are secured and any additional components of compensation, where applicable; and
  • Representing employees achieve the best outcome possible in workplace disputes, including unfair dismissal, general protections, bullying and discrimination claims.

Sonia prides herself on being down-to-earth, logical, and honest in her work, and seeks to be as upfront as possible with her clients while maintaining her approachability and empathy.

In addition to her work in litigation and non-litigation matters, Sonia is involved in mentoring and developing the skills of other solicitors, both within and external to the firm. Sonia is passionate about supporting diverse people, including women of colour and volunteers for an organisation specialising in this, Diverse Women in Law.

Sonia believes the importance of representation – you can’t be what you can’t see – and aspires every day to be a good role model and leader to her peers and the legal community more broadly.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Industrial and Workplace Relations

Enterprise Agreements

Modern Awards

Bargaining and Negotiating

Dispute Resolution

Sexual Harassment

Discrimination and Harassment

Unfair Dismissal

General Protections

ADMISSIONS & APPOINTMENTS

Supreme Court of NSW – 8 October 2010

High Court of Australia – 11 May 2015

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws – UWS

Master of Laws – UTS

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – UWS

MHFA

Kevin Yee

Partner

Kevin has been part of the Danny King Legal team since 2014.   

As a long-time martial artist, former educator and public servant, Kevin channels a warrior-scholar mentality, balancing the need for enforcement of legal rights contextualised within their non-legal personal and commercial objectives.  

For Kevin, achieving meaningful and lasting solutions to legal issues requires a degree of self-reflection and courage from all parties involved. While he is unwavering in his determination to fight for his clients, Kevin always takes an analytical approach to conflict resolution, and seeks to build client value in outcomes, which does away with the assumption that legal matters must be strictly adversarial. This requires helping clients to not just deal with immediate issues, but to seed longer-term disciplined practices that are considered, fair, and mindful for future growth. 

He has been instrumental in building Danny King Legal’s people-centric culture and is a strong proponent of the notion that by investing in the firm’s people, great client results will follow.  

While he wished he had the ability to read minds, he will settle for a lifelong practice in helping parties to communicate, which is more exciting anyway.  

Working for both employee and employer clients, and having himself been immersed in public and private institutions, Kevin has developed a balanced and philosophical contextualisation for clients which ensures he is able to deliver insightful and impactful results. 

Since 2022, Kevin has been recognised by the Doyle’s Guide as a Recommended lawyer for employee and trade union representation in NSW.

Besides being a partner at Danny King Legal, Kevin trains in judo and BJJ, and enjoys spending time with his family.

Employer Work

Kevin’s employer-side focus is on assisting small to medium enterprises in growing their business with everything from crisis response to long term employment relationship management.

He assists clients with adopting employer-agile frameworks to build employment culture systems, and also lead employer training programs to bolster in-house capabilities.

Additionally, he advises on prevention as well as intervention in matters of bullying, discrimination, and dismissals.

Although he runs all kinds of client matters, his pervious life interests in public service and healthcare have resulted in his particular focus in assisting third party human resources providers, aged care institutions, technology start-ups, and allied health care providers.

His efforts have contributed to the DKL team being recognised as the Workplace Relations and Employment Team of the Year by the Australian Law Awards for two consecutive years.

Kevin’s employee practice has a particular focus on assisting senior executives enforcing their rights against public financial corporations, state-owned enterprises, universities, government entities, and major corporations in the banking and technology industry. 

His leadership has led to DKL to be recognised by the esteemed Doyle’s Guide in the categories of Employment Law Firm (Employee and Trade Union Representation) on the National and NSW lists since 2016.

Kevin’s philosophy and approach to his work is heavily influenced by his experience as a university educator at Macquarie University and the University of New South Wales.  

Kevin is also a regular speaker at various CPD events, with some of his recent events being as chairs or presenters at various Thomson Reuters and Legalwise symposiums on employment law. He is regularly asked to speak on the intersection of employment law and mental health in the workplace, as well as bullying.

Kevin takes a community-oriented approach to practicing law and running the firm. He is an advocate for cultivating a people-centric culture which he believes is essential for empowering individual team members and delivering enhanced outcomes for clients.  

Additionally, Kevin sees employment law as an opportunity to proactively build corporate social responsibility levels across the community more broadly.  

His legal practice continues in a lifelong dedication to commerce and community, drawing upon the inspirations of his time as a small business owner, a card-carrying healthcare advocate, and passion for health and fitness.  

He shares in his successes with his wife, their daughter, and two cats. 

AREAS OF INTEREST

Healthcare Workers Representation

Human Resources Provider Support

Secondary and Tertiary Educator Representation

Compliance

Bullying

Policy Writing, Education and Corporate Social Responsibility

Dismissal and Termination

Discrimination and Harassment

Modern Awards

Performance Management

Contracts

Fair Work Act Applications

ADMISSIONS & APPOINTMENTS

Supreme Court of NSW – 10 October 2014

High Court of Australia – 6 March 2016

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts – Concordia University, Montreal

Juris Doctor – UNSW

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – The College of Law Australia

First aid

MHFA

Danny King

Principal

From early on in her career, Danny realised that she didn’t fit the traditional mould of a lawyer – so she broke and rebuilt it. 

This decision led to the creation of Danny King Legal in 2011, established out of the desire and necessity to build a truly differentiated practice, free from the rigidity of conventional norms. 

As someone who embraces her neurodiversity, Danny is a strong proponent of thinking outside the box. This philosophy permeates the organisation’s culture and is embedded firmly in its DNA, both figuratively and literally. 

Since its inception and with Danny at the helm, Danny King Legal has grown rapidly to become one of the leading specialist employment law firms today. 

This success is not only a testament to the firm’s diverse expertise, client service and strong work ethic, but also demonstrates the power of an unorthodox mindset when solving complex issues for clients.  

Sometimes referred to as the Grand Imperial Empress, Danny is often described as fun and loving, and has an unwavering commitment to empowering people and delivering the best possible outcomes for clients.  

This has resulted in Danny being regularly recognised by the Doyle’s Guide since 2016, making both the employer and employee lists for NSW and nationally. More recently, Danny has been recognised as a pre-eminent practitioner in NSW for employees since 2021. 

While Danny wished she could fly, simply because it looks fun, she never fails to retain a bird’s-eye view of a client’s situation, considering a range of legal and non-legal factors that inform the advice she provides.  

Regardless of the matter, Danny always encourages clients and team members alike to be aspirational in their outlook. She leverages her experience and expertise to guide clients towards their goals, one step at a time.  

Danny applies this same philosophy to growing and upskilling her team, where she focuses deeply on the individual, their experiences, aspirations, and how best they can be achieved.  

Danny is actively involved in various initiatives, including the NSW Law Society, where she has been an Employment Law Committee Member since 2013.  

Danny is also personally involved in an initiative led by the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, which seeks to re-establish traditional maternity services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mothers and babies on Country. 

Employer Representation
Danny serves as a trusted advisor to some of Australia’s most exciting and innovative companies, assisting them with developing policies and procedures to mitigate risk whilst ensuring they are well-positioned to achieve their ambitions. Some of her work for employers includes:
  • Assisting with difficult separations, where the departing employee continues to be a valued stakeholder in the business, notwithstanding their termination or separation;
  • Considering structuring and skills to better gear businesses to achieve their objectives, with careful development of communications to bring along a change-resistant team into a ‘new normal’;
  • Assisting great teams to have even better attitudes towards shifting cultural norms;
  • Designing solutions to assist workplaces struggling with individuals who do not align with company values, but are otherwise excellent at performing their roles;
  • Navigating the confrontational and often emotional circumstances of poor employee performance or conduct; and
  • Combatting applicant lawyer ‘shake downs’ when the employer has done nothing wrong.

Danny’s expertise and extensive experience in employee representation positions her as a highly sought-after and desirable adviser for the c-suite and senior executives who may be navigating challenging workplace situations.

She particularly specialises in assisting senior executives to play the role of ‘corporate survivor’. Some of Danny’s favourite matters of recent years include:

  • Covertly assisting a partner in a top four accounting firm navigate the tricky politics of partnership renegotiations;
  • Workshopping solutions with a partner of a top-tier law firm about overcoming unconscious bias getting in the way of her career trajectory;
  • Supporting many incredible and powerful women to enhance the terms of their contracts to reflect what they would have been offered in the absence of unconscious bias;
  • Working with a CEO of a major Australian company to navigate a difficult separation;
  • Representing a CFO of a major Australian company through very public allegations of a damaging nature and separation terms;
  • Creating opportunities to separate and leverage to deploy in negotiations around terms for various executives where the employer had previously no intention of discussing separation terms; and
  • Helping numerous executives who were the subject of bullying allegations to not only manage the initial shock of confrontation and provide a response to allegations, but to successfully navigate the difficult context that comes from being named a bully, even when fully exonerated, noting that not all circumstances require a negotiation of the employment relationship ending.

As an accomplished educator who has taught in prestigious institutions professionally and while sharing knowledge with peers, Danny has enjoyed excellent feedback on her engaging and approachable style. She values the development of and investment in the future of employment law. Some of her educational achievements include:

  • Wrote, convened, and taught the employment law course for under and post-graduate students at the University of New South Wales between 2012 – 2019;
  • Wrote and updated the employment law course for post-graduate students in the College of Law’s Masters of Law program;
  • Delivered the teaching of that course continuously, with up to three sessions a year, since 2017; and
  • Innumerable conference presentations on employment law topics, including mental health in the workplace, achieving age diversity in a modern context, exposures legal and HR practitioners have to accessorial liability under the Fair Work Act, and diversity in the law.

Danny believes the needs of the human are paramount. Her philosophy is to hold nothing back and build the absolute best version of everyone in the firm.  

Danny is non-judgemental in her approach and retains a well-respected and objective outlook on all matters, priding herself on being the woman you can turn to, even in the face of the most difficult allegations.  

She is known to use the Ricky Gervais line: ‘crisistunity’, and people who have worked with Danny have first-hand experience witnessing her exceptional abilities in finding opportunities during a crisis. 

Danny delights in the antics of her two young children, playing cards with her enormous family, and dabbling in creative endeavours. 

Danny King speaking to Lawyers Weekly about her business philosophy, how she started Danny King Legal, the importance of being authentic, and more…

AREAS OF INTEREST

Corporate Survivor

C-Suite Executives

Board Advisory

Allegations Response Management

Reputational Crisis Management

Workplace Culture Remediation

Gender Discrimination Remediation

Neurodiversity Initiatives

Director and Executive Liability

Restructuring

ADMISSIONS & APPOINTMENTS

Supreme Court of NSW – 24 August 2007

High Court of Australia – 4 March 2016

NSW Law Society: Employment Law Committee Member – continuously since 2013

Course author, convenor and lecturer, Employment Law, as part of the Masters of Laws at the College of Law, continuously since 2017

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Laws, First Class Hons and University Medal in Employment Law – UTS

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – UTS

Foundations of University Learning & Teaching – UNSW

MHFA

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