Joe Catanzariti

BA, LLB (UNSW) 

Chairman of the Board of Directors
The College of Law

Partner
Clayton Utz

Practical Experience
Joe leads the Clayton Utz National Practice Group on Workplace Relations and Employment Law and is one of Australia's foremost experts in the field. Over the many years, Joe has been an adviser to federal, state and territory governments. He has also been a trusted adviser to some of Australia's largest organisations on all aspects of employment law and workplace relations, including industrial disputes, conciliation and arbitration before state and federal courts and tribunals, occupational health and safety, employee fraud, discrimination, senior executive payouts and terminations.

His depth of experience advising major corporate clients on a wide range of issues has afforded him unique insights into the design and development of long term industrial relations and risk management strategies.

As one of Australia's most accomplished workplace relations lawyers, his counsel is frequently sought on major investigations and his judgement on the conduct of significant matters is highly regarded.

Joe's extensive expertise also includes enterprise bargaining; unfair dismissal; employment law considerations in takeovers, mergers and reconstruction of businesses; award interpretation, negotiation and breaches; Section 106 Industrial Relations Act (NSW) proceedings (unfair contracts); drafting, negotiating and enforcing employment contracts; federal court matters; industrial aspects of superannuation; and white collar crime.

Joe is accredited in workplace training (Competency Training Institute of Australia) and is also an accredited mediator (LEADR); Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). He has been a Director of The College of Law since April 2000 and has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors, The College of Law, since February 2008.

His additional appointments include President, Law Society of New South Wales; Secretary/Treasurer, Industrial Relations Society of Australia; Immediate Past President, Industrial Relations Society of New South Wales; Director, Law Week Pty Ltd, Tristan Jepson Foundation; Director, Law Council of Australia; Director, Outcomes Australia; Editorial Board, The Journal of Industrial Relations; Associate Fellow, Australian Human Resources Institute; and Chair of the Workplace Committee, Law Society of New South Wales.