Adam Salter is the Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Perth Office and also heads up the Labor & Employment Practice in Australia. He has more than 25 years of cross-border experience advising clients on labor and employment, benefits, M&A, outsourcing, and cybersecurity issues.
Adam regularly assists clients with drafting Australian employment contracts and policies (including equity and non-equity compensation plans) and provides advice regarding executive hiring and dismissal, statutory entitlements, industrial instruments (including Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements), termination of employment, redundancy programs, drafting and enforcing post-employment restraints, secondments, personal data and privacy security, and transfer of business issues. He also regularly assists clients with statutory and contractual data privacy issues relating to the collection, disclosure, and protection of personal information and cybersecurity issues (including mandatory data breach notification requirements).
In addition to his labor and employment experience, Adam has more than a decade of dedicated experience advising clients on Australian and cross-border private treaty mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, strategic alliances, outsourcing, distribution, supply, licensing, and other general commercial contracts, with a particular focus on the information technology and electronic payment sectors. He has also assisted U.S., European, and other foreign multinationals in establishing operations in Australia.
Adam regularly presents at local and international labor and employment and cybersecurity conferences (including global labor relations conferences run by HR Policy Association and the Asia Pacific Employee Relations Group).
Experiencia
- March 21, 2018
University of NSW: Cyber-Security, Privacy and Big Data - Mandatory Data Breach Notification - November 15, 2017
"The Continuing Discussion of ‘Who’s the Boss?’ – Joint Employer, Gig Economy, Independent Contractor and Supply Chain Issues Across the Globe," HR Policy Association Fall Global Labor Law Conference. - September 14, 2017
Introduction to the GDPR - Top 10 Implementation Issues for Companies - March 16, 2017
Restructuring and Termination of Employment - March 15, 2017
Tips and Traps for Restructuring, Redundancy and Termination and Impact of Brexit on Global Labour Relations - August 18, 2016
Tips and Pitfalls for Undertaking Investigations in the Employee Espionage and Bribery & Corruption Context - July 27-29, 2016
HR Policy Association / APERG Global Labour Relations Certification, Asia Pacific Training Session - July 21, 2016
The Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity: Data Breaches, Cross-border Data Transfers and Risk Management - September 8, 2015
Human Resources Law Masterclass / Latest Developments in Labour and Employment Law in Australia - September 14-16, 2015
HR Policy Association / Understanding the Global Labour Challenge Program / Labour Relations Hot Spots in Asia-Pacific - August 19-21, 2015
APERG Labour Law Certification Program / Labour Relations Trends and Legal Challenges for Australian Employers - March 9, 2015
Jones Day/ BEERG/ Australian Industry Group Emerging Trends in Asia-Pacific Labor Relations Full-Day Conference - October 29 -31, 2014
HR Policy Association/ BEERG Understanding the Global Labour Challenge - September 22-24, 2014
Policy Association/ APERG Global Labor Relations certification program, Asia Pacific Training Session - May 21-23, 2013
HR Policy/ BEERG/ APERG Global Labor Relations Certification, Asia Pacific Training Session - February 19, 2013
Labour Relations in the Asian Century - October 24-26, 2012
BEERG Understanding Labor Relations in Asia - July 31 - August 2, 2012
HR Policy/ BEERG/ APERG Global Labor Relations Certification, Asia Pacific Training Session - March 14 - 16, 2012
HR Policy/ BEERG/ APERG Global Labor Relations Certification, Asia Pacific Training Session - October 6, 2011
BEERG/ AiG/ IBM/ Jones Day Recent Developments in Global and Australian Workplace Relations Seminar - September 21-23, 2011
HR Policy/ BEERG/ APERG Global Labor Relations Certification, Asia/ Pacific Training Session - June 7-8, 2011
Australian Regulatory Environment and Establishing an Australian Online Electronic Payments Business, NACHA 2011 Global Payments Strategies Conference: Asia, Australia and the Americas - June 1, 2011
Strategies and Considerations for Successful Global Employee Share Plans, GEO Sydney Chapter June 2011 Breakfast Meeting, - March 12, 2008
Dealing with Employees when Buying or Selling a Business: Legalwise Business and Selling Businesses Conference - September 19, 2007
Technology Joint Ventures, Legalwise Shareholder, Partnership and Joint Venture Agreements Conference - April 4, 2006
System Performance: What are you buying?, IES Negotiating and Drafting Software/ IT Services Contracts Conference - March 28, 2006
Copyright Infringement: Sony v Stevens - Statutory Interpretation and the Australia - United States Free Trade Agreement, College of Law Autumn Intensive - May 3, 2005
System Performance, What are you buying?, IES Negotiating and Drafting Software/ IT Services Contracts Conference - July 30, 2004
Drafting and Negotiating System Development Agreements, IBC IT Law for In-House Counsel Conference - June 23, 2004
Examining Recent Competition and Consumer Protection Reforms regarding the Australian Retail Payments Sector, IIR Trade Practices and Competition Law Conference - February 2002
Information Technology Outsourcing and ASPs, International Facilities Management Conference - June, November 2000
Accessing Software Online – Application Service Provider Deals, IES Drafting Watertight IT Contracts Conference - May 2000
Technology Joint Ventures – The Issues and Benefits in Forming an Alliance, IES Strategic Alliances Conference
- University of New South Wales (LL.B. 1997; B.A. 1997)
- New South Wales, Australia
Best Lawyers in Australia: recognized in Information Technology Law (2022-2025)
Chambers Asia-Pacific: ranked for Employment: Western Australia (2014-2024)
Recommended in The Legal 500 Australia and Asia Pacific guides for Labor & Employment (2017-2024)
Ranked in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Australian Corporate and M&A practice (2011-2012)