MEET OUR TEAM
Stefan Banovich
Director
In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Stefan was named as a leading employment lawyer in Western Australia in the Doyle’s Guide.
Stefan has been practising in the area of workplace relations, litigation and occupational safety & health since 2008.
Stefan is an experienced litigator and adviser who assists both businesses and employees in all aspects of employment law including:
- Unfair dismissals;
- General protections matters;
- Transfer of business arrangements & outsourcing;
- Redundancy advice;
- Discrimination matters;
- Application for approval of enterprise agreements (including contested hearings);
- Enterprise agreement bargaining and disputation (including breach claims);
- Union matters (right of entry and protected industrial action);
- Equal opportunity and disability discrimination;
- Breach of contract;
- Restraint of trade;
- Claims arising from the Australian Consumer Law;
- Workplace investigations (Occupational health & safety, hazard identification and Worksafe prosecutions);
- Employee remuneration, disciplinary procedures and performance management;
- Contract and company policy drafting and review;
- Executive recruitment;
- Award variations and leave entitlements;
- Due diligence and appropriate workplace behaviour training;
- Advocacy and representation.
Zoe Kalimeris
Employment Lawyer
Zoe completed a double-degree in law and human resource management at Murdoch University. Prior to commencing work at MKI legal, Zoe gained valuable employment law experience while volunteering at the Employment Law Centre of WA and interning at United Voice.
Zoe works primarily in MKI Legal’s employment litigation team, preparing witness statements, legal submissions and other trial documents. Zoe has experience in helping clients with unfair dismissal, discrimination, general protections and underpayment claims.
Meagan Hillier
Employment Lawyer
Meagan completed her Juris Doctor law degree at Murdoch University. Prior to commencing work at MKI Legal, Meagan volunteered at the Sussex Street Community Law Service where she worked on disability discrimination claims lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Meagan has experience in helping clients with unfair dismissal, discrimination, general protections, and underpayment claims, and with allegations regarding performance and conduct.
Meagan has successfully negotiated outcomes for clients through mediation and has represented clients before the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Circuit Court, the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, the Australian Human Rights Commission, and the Equal Opportunity Commission.
ABDUL AL ASADI
Employment Lawyer
Abdul completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Business Law at Curtin University in 2015 and completed a Bachelor of Law degree with Distinction at Murdoch University in 2019. Abdul gained valuable experience working in various law firms and community legal centres across Perth during his legal studies.
Abdul now practices exclusively in employment law and in particular helps clients with unfair dismissals. general protections, industrial relations, workplace discrimination and contractual entitlement claims. Abdul is passionate about helping others and negotiating on behalf of clients. In his spare time, Abdul enjoys working on cars, fishing and playing soccer.
Jessie Bunker
Paralegal
Jessie is an employment law paralegal and customer service professional. Jessie has over 10 years of experience in administration and coordinating.
Jessie assists people with a variety of employment law matters such as unfair dismissal, termination of employment, general protections claims, and supporting those who may have been placed on performance management or discriminated against at work.
Jessie works with all types of employment law matters. Jessie can answer any questions you may have about your case, eligibility, timeframes, how the process works, and what your next steps may be.
Nicholas Marouchak
Director
Nicholas has been recognised by Doyles as leading employment lawyer in 2022. Nicholas is a director of the firm who advises both businesses and individuals in all aspects of employment law and workplace relations, both in the Federal and State system. Nicholas has experience in unfair dismissal, general protections, drafting and interpretations of employment contracts, redundancies and performance management.
He also has expertise conducting complex litigation involving matters such as post-employment restraints, injunctions, breach of confidentiality and breach of executive contracts.
Nicholas also advises businesses in respect of workplace policies and procedures, re-structure, redundancies and compliance.
Marta Marouchak
Employment Lawyer
& Director of Operations
Marta is an employment lawyer and been with MKI Legal since 2012. Marta advises clients in a range of employment areas including unfair dismissal claims, discrimination matters, general protection claims, drafting of employment contracts and policies as well as assisting in complex litigation in the Supreme Court, District Court and Federal Circuit Court.
Esther Power
Employment Lawyer
Esther completed her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts at the University of Notre Dame.
Esther is experienced in unfair dismissal and termination, general protections claims, underpayment claims, discrimination and performance management. She is also knowledgable on employee management and relations, including disciplinary action, ill and injured employee issues and workplace culture.
Working with all matters from corporations and senior executives to local businesses and their employees, Esther understands the different types of approaches needed to best suit clients.
Esther has also volunteered in community legal centres addressing concerns of mental health law and consumer law.
ANN THAMPOE
Employment Lawyer
Ann began her legal career studying both a bachelors in Law and Commerce – Human Resource Management. Combining a focus of employment law and mediation with a human resources background allows Ann to merge aspects of both fields whilst helping understand both decision making and workplace processes of employees.
Whilst studying, Ann also ran the Murdoch Business Society as Secretary and executive committee member and was active in Murdoch Student Law Society Negotiation and Client case competitions.
BADRIEYA MOOSA-PITT
Paralegal
Badrieya is a paralegal and administration team member with over 20 years of experience in the legal industry. Before working at MKI Legal, Badrieya worked as a paralegal in a prominent insurance and workers compensation law firm.
Badreiya has a thorough understanding of employment law including:
- Unfair dismissals
- General protections claims
- Redundancy enquiries
- Disciplinary matters; and
- Performance management questions
Stefan Banovich
Director
In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Stefan was named as a leading employment lawyer in Western Australia in the Doyle’s Guide.
Stefan has been practising in the area of workplace relations, litigation and occupational safety & health since 2008.
Stefan is an experienced litigator and adviser who assists both businesses and employees in all aspects of employment law including:
- Unfair dismissals;
- General protections matters;
- Transfer of business arrangements & outsourcing;
- Redundancy advice;
- Discrimination matters;
- Application for approval of enterprise agreements (including contested hearings);
- Enterprise agreement bargaining and disputation (including breach claims);
- Union matters (right of entry and protected industrial action);
- Equal opportunity and disability discrimination;
- Breach of contract;
- Restraint of trade;
- Claims arising from the Australian Consumer Law;
- Workplace investigations (Occupational health & safety, hazard identification and Worksafe prosecutions);
- Employee remuneration, disciplinary procedures and performance management;
- Contract and company policy drafting and review;
- Executive recruitment;
- Award variations and leave entitlements;
- Due diligence and appropriate workplace behaviour training;
- Advocacy and representation.
Nicholas Marouchak
Director
Nicholas has been recognised by Doyles as leading employment lawyer in 2022. Nicholas is a director of the firm who advises both businesses and individuals in all aspects of employment law and workplace relations, both in the Federal and State system. Nicholas has experience in unfair dismissal, general protections, drafting and interpretations of employment contracts, redundancies and performance management.
He also has expertise conducting complex litigation involving matters such as post-employment restraints, injunctions, breach of confidentiality and breach of executive contracts.
Nicholas also advises businesses in respect of workplace policies and procedures, re-structure, redundancies and compliance.
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Marta Marouchak
Employment Lawyer
& Director of Operations
Marta is an employment lawyer and been with MKI Legal since 2012. Marta advises clients in a range of employment areas including unfair dismissal claims, discrimination matters, general protection claims, drafting of employment contracts and policies as well as assisting in complex litigation in the Supreme Court, District Court and Federal Circuit Court.
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Meagan Hillier
Employment Lawyer
Meagan completed her Juris Doctor law degree at Murdoch University. Prior to commencing work at MKI Legal, Meagan volunteered at the Sussex Street Community Law Service where she worked on disability discrimination claims lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Meagan has experience in helping clients with unfair dismissal, discrimination, general protections, and underpayment claims, and with allegations regarding performance and conduct.
Meagan has successfully negotiated outcomes for clients through mediation and has represented clients before the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Circuit Court, the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, the Australian Human Rights Commission, and the Equal Opportunity Commission.
Zoe Kalimeris
Employment Lawyer
Zoe completed a double-degree in law and human resource management at Murdoch University.Prior to commencing work at MKI legal, Zoe gained valuable employment law experience while volunteering at the Employment Law Centre of WA and interning at United Voice.
Zoe works primarily in MKI Legal’s employment litigation team, preparing witness statements, legal submissions and other trial documents. Zoe has experience in helping clients with unfair dismissal, discrimination, general protections and underpayment claims.
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Esther Power
Employment Lawyer
Esther completed her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts at the University of Notre Dame.
Esther is experienced in unfair dismissal and termination, general protections claims, underpayment claims, discrimination and performance management. She is also knowledgable on employee management and relations, including disciplinary action, ill and injured employee issues and workplace culture.
Working with all matters from corporations and senior executives to local businesses and their employees, Esther understands the different types of approaches needed to best suit clients.
Esther has also volunteered in community legal centres addressing concerns of mental health law and consumer law.
ANN THAMPOE
Employment Lawyer
Ann began her legal career studying both a bachelors in Law and Commerce – Human Resource Management. Combining a focus of employment law and mediation with a human resources background allows Ann to merge aspects of both fields whilst helping understand both decision making and workplace processes of employees.
Whilst studying, Ann also ran the Murdoch Business Society as Secretary and executive committee member and was active in Murdoch Student Law Society Negotiation and Client case competitions.
ABDUL AL ASADI
Employment Lawyer
Abdul completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a major in Business Law at Curtin University in 2015 and completed a Bachelor of Law degree with Distinction at Murdoch University in 2019. Abdul gained valuable experience working in various law firms and community legal centres across Perth during his legal studies.
Abdul now practices exclusively in employment law and in particular helps clients with unfair dismissals. general protections, industrial relations, workplace discrimination and contractual entitlement claims. Abdul is passionate about helping others and negotiating on behalf of clients. In his spare time, Abdul enjoys working on cars, fishing and playing soccer.
BADRIEYA MOOSA-PITT
Paralegal
Badrieya is a paralegal and administration team member with over 20 years of experience in the legal industry. Before working at MKI Legal, Badrieya worked as a paralegal in a prominent insurance and workers compensation law firm.
Badreiya has a thorough understanding of employment law including:
- Unfair dismissals
- General protections claims
- Redundancy enquiries
- Disciplinary matters; and
- Performance management questions
Jessie Bunker
Paralegal
Jessie is an employment law paralegal and customer service professional. Jessie has over 10 years of experience in administration and coordinating.
Jessie assists people with a variety of employment law matters such as unfair dismissal, termination of employment, general protections claims, and supporting those who may have been placed on performance management or discriminated against at work.
Jessie works with all types of employment law matters. Jessie can answer any questions you may have about your case, eligibility, timeframes, how the process works, and what your next steps may be.