Sera Park

Senior Associate
Sydney
About

Sera is a trusted adviser to Australian and international employers, known for her clear, commercially minded guidance across the full employment lifecycle.

She works with clients in sectors including technology, financial services, retail, and professional services, helping them navigate workforce strategy, restructures, employee relations, incentive arrangements, and post-employment restraints. Sera also regularly advises on employment aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.

Clients value Sera’s thoughtful and pragmatic approach, particularly in managing and defending employment claims across state and federal jurisdictions. Her ability to balance legal precision with a deep understanding of workplace dynamics ensures her advice is both strategic and empathetic.

Areas of FocusEmploymentEmployment CounselingLabor RelationsLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsTechnologyConsumer Goods, Food and RetailFinancial Services
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Supreme Court of New South WalesSolicitor of the High Court of Australia

EXPERIENCE

  • Advising a global technology company on the labour and employment issues in Australia, including advising on sensitive separations of employment and drafting required separation documents.*
  • Advising a global retailer in relation to an array of workplace compliance matters at an operational level, including employee contractual terms, secondment arrangements and employee exits.*
  • Advising numerous corporations on the employment aspects of due diligence and share and business sale negotiations, including assisting a major telecommunications provider on a scheme of arrangement offering.*
  • Advising an international food manufacturer on the enterprise bargaining process for its Australian workforce, including advising on trade union activity and strategic industrial relations and employment issues.*
  • Advising a major bank on the restructuring of its retail banking operations, including assisting with the overall approach and strategy, preparing the required documentation in relation to the restructuring and assisting with the closure of business operations.*
  • Conducting and advising on workplace investigations involving sensitive matters and senior employees, for a variety of clients including in the banking, government and global retail industries.*
  • Advising a national support services provider on historical underpayment issues arising out of the incorrect application of enterprise agreement terms, including advising on employee communications timing, management briefings and liaising with regulatory authorities.*
  • Successfully defending proceedings brought against a global environment and pharmaceutical company in relation to the enforceability of restrictive covenants. The matter was resolved in favour of the client.*
  • Advising a national agriculture company with their employment and safety issues, enterprise agreement related issues, including defending a dispute brought by a trade union in the Fair Work Commission.*
  • Successfully defending multiple proceedings brought against a global rideshare company in relation to disability discrimination claims made in various jurisdictions.*
  • Successfully resolving and defending various employment litigation matters in the Federal Circuit Court and Family Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia.*
 *Denotes experience gained at previous firm
Languages
  • English
  • Korean
Education
  • Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, The College of Law, 2016
  • Bachelor of Laws combined with a Bachelor of Arts, Macquarie University, 2015

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Sera was a Senior Associate at a national law firm in Australia, advising a broad range of clients on the full spectrum of employment and workplace matters.
 

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Law Society of New South Wales
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Phone

+61 2 9286 8018
(Work)
+61 415 242 091
(Mobile)
+61 2 9286 8007
(Fax)