Experience

Gordon Legal

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  James is a leading class action and asbestos lawyer with extensive management and leadership experience in the law and in government. He has worked on numerous group proceedings, including large scale commercial and shareholder actions. He has extensive experience on advising clients caught up in Commissions of Inquiry and high-profile investigations. As Managing Partner of Gordon Legal, James brings his labour law values and determination to building and growing Gordon Legal, its lawyers and its staff for the benefit of our clients.



Slater and Gordon Lawyers

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager - Business and Specialised Litigation Services

  • Feb 2002 - Jun 2016

  General Manager of the national Business and Specialised Litigation Services division of Slater & Gordon. The division includes the practice areas of: Commercial and Project Litigation (Class actions), Business Advisory, Commercial Property and Compulsory acquisitions, Estate Litigation, Criminal Law, employment and Industrial advocacy. General Manager of the national Business and Specialised Litigation Services division of Slater & Gordon. The division includes the practice areas of: Commercial and Project Litigation (Class actions), Business Advisory, Commercial Property and Compulsory acquisitions, Estate Litigation, Criminal Law, employment and Industrial advocacy.



Office of the Premier of Victoria

• Director, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

  • Oct 1999 - Feb 2002



Office of the Victorian Leader of the Opposition

• Adviser to the Leader(s) of the Opposition

  • Oct 1996 - Oct 1999