Barrister, State Chambers, Sydney

Bilal is a leading industrial relations and employment barrister with extensive experience acting for many of Australia's largest corporations, employer associations and government entities in jurisdictions throughout Australia. Bilal specialises in employment and industrial relations, workplace health and safety, anti-discrimination and restraint of trade.
Bilal regularly appears in the Federal Court, Federal Circuit and Family Law Court, Supreme Court of NSW and Federal and State industrial tribunals. He has also developed a strong appellate practice.
Prior to coming to the bar, Bilal was a Special Counsel at Ashurst (formerly Blake Dawson and Blake Dawson Waldron) and worked in its Sydney and Brisbane offices. He worked across a range of industries, including mining and resources, maritime, building and construction, manufacturing and transport. Between 2001 and 2004, Bilal was a lawyer at PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal where his work was focussed on workplace health and safety litigation.
Bilal has been consistently recognised for his expertise. Doyles Guide has ranked Bilal as one of the top junior barristers in employment law and workplace safety over many years.