David Mostokly is a Special Counsel at JT Lawyers, specialising in employment and industrial relations. David brings over eight years of experience across employer associations and senior in-house roles.

David advises on a broad range of employment and industrial relations matters, including:

• Employment contracts and independent contractor arrangements

• Performance management, disciplinary processes and termination of employment

• Incapacity and long-term absence management

• Redundancy, restructuring and transfers of business

• Post-employment obligations

• Workplace investigations including sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination

• Modern award interpretation and compliance

• Enterprise bargaining, agreement drafting and approval

• Settlement negotiations, deeds of release and negotiated exits

• FWC representation across unfair dismissal, general protections, flexible working arrangement disputes, and industrial disputes

David is valued for his ability to distil complex legal issues into clear and actionable guidance, to help clients navigate difficult matters and make informed decisions with confidence.

David has advised across a broad range of industries including financial services and insurance, retail and grocery, hospitality and licensed venues, community services and not-for-profit, healthcare, real estate, hair and beauty, and timber and hardware.

David is a sessional instructor, assessor, and CPD presenter at Leo Cussen, where he delivers employment and industrial relations content to Practical Legal Training students and Legal Practitioners, with a focus on how these issues arise and are managed in practice.