Stanley Koulouris

Overview

Stanley Koulouris is a seasoned employment and industrial relations lawyer with over two decades of experience across private practice, union advocacy, and in-house advisory roles. He provides strategic legal and industrial advice to both employees and employers across a broad range of complex matters, including enterprise bargaining, award interpretation, unfair dismissal, general protections claims, regulatory investigations, and workplace restructuring.

Stanley has appeared before numerous courts and tribunals including the Fair Work Commission, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, and the NSW Chief Industrial Magistrate’s Court. He is recognised for his pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to resolving workplace disputes and his ability to navigate high-risk and sensitive matters with discretion and clarity.

Experience

Stanley has held senior legal and industrial roles across private practice, higher education, and the union and not-for-profit sectors. He advises on all aspects of employment and industrial law, with a particular focus on enterprise bargaining, restraint of trade, general protections disputes, and workplace investigations.

He has extensive experience managing complex industrial matters before courts and tribunals, including unfair dismissal claims, award compliance, redundancy processes, and discrimination disputes. Stanley also regularly supports clients through organisational change, disciplinary processes, and risk management involving Work Health and Safety (WHS) obligations and regulatory engagement.

He is known for his ability to provide pragmatic, solution-focused legal advice in high-pressure environments, and is trusted by clients to handle sensitive and strategic workplace matters with discretion and clarity.

Qualifications & Memberships

Master of Laws – Western Sydney University
Bachelor of Laws – Western Sydney University
Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – The College of Law
Admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW and the High Court of Australia
Member, Law Society of NSW
Member, Industrial Relations Society of NSW

Languages

English (Fluent)
Greek (Fluent)
Spanish (Basic)