27 Jan 2026
Ashurst hires partners Fred Prickett and Shelley Williams to strengthen Dispute Resolution and Employment practices
"Ashurst has appointed Fred Prickett as a Dispute Resolution partner in Melbourne and Shelley Williams as an Employment partner in Brisbane."
Fred Prickett joins Ashurst in Melbourne as a Dispute Resolution partner. He is widely regarded as a leading commercial litigator with over three decades of experience, known for technical excellence, sound judgement and decisive leadership in high‑stakes matters. He has led high‑profile and complex commercial disputes, class actions and regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, and acts for major corporates across financial services, energy and resources, technology, healthcare and consumer markets. He joins Ashurst from Clayton Utz, where he was a partner for more than two decades.
Shelley Williams joins Ashurst in Brisbane as an Employment partner. She is an experienced employment and industrial relations partner with a strong record advising on litigation, investigations and strategic advisory work, and regularly represents clients before the Fair Work Commission and in federal and state courts. She advises clients across energy and resources, shipping, technology and industrial services. She joins Ashurst from Kingston Reid, where she established and grew the Brisbane employment and industrial relations practice and developed its international employment practice, working with firms across Asia and Europe.