Daniel is the firm's Chief Executive Partner, having formerly led the firm’s national Workplace Relations & Safety team for nearly 9 years. He has as practised in all areas of industrial relations and employment law for more than twenty years.
Experience
Daniel has experience across a wide range of industries in both the public and private sectors. His clients include Healthscope, Australia Post, Medibank Private, Orica, DXC Technology, Reece, Deakin University, The University of Melbourne and government entities.
As a successful Practice Group Leader, Daniel built a market-leading team which now spans all three of the firm’s east-coast offices. The Workplace Relations & Safety team boasts 16 partners and has grown significantly in size and revenue over the past decade.
Daniel's areas of expertise include:
- all aspects of the employment relationship, with a particular focus on business protection matters, including post-employment restraints
- advising listed and non-listed companies on the employment and termination of senior executives, including in relation to termination benefits under the Corporations Act 2001
- discrimination law
- advising on strategic and substantive issues regarding enterprise agreements
- managing all aspects of employment terminations, including claims in all jurisdictions
- conducting sensitive and complex workplace investigations
- providing strategic advice on industrial disputes.
As Chief Executive Partner, Daniel provides an exceptional experience for the firm's people, clients and community, championing diversity and inclusion, wellness, and environmentally sustainable practices, and with a keen eye on the continuing opportunities provided by technology and innovation.
Daniel is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Harvard Business School. He has been the Chair of Ivanhoe Grammar School since 2018.
Career highlights
- Chief Executive Partner, Lander & Rogers from January 2025
- Board member, Lander & Rogers 2023 - ongoing
- Practice Group Leader, Workplace Relations & Safety, 2016 – 2024
- Partner, Lander & Rogers from July 2011
- Graduate, Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Finalist in AFR Client Choice Awards 2017
- Finalist in Lawyers Weekly 'Partner of the Year' Awards 2019
- Recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia (2014 - 2025) for Labour and Employment Law
- Leading Employment Lawyer - Doyle's Guide, 2017 – 2025
- Recognised in Chambers Guide to Leading Asia-Pacific Lawyers for Employment.