The Legal and HR Services Team
Marie Brown – MGA National Legal Counsel
Marie is an experienced Legal and HR Services practitioner who has worked in both private legal practice and other employer associations prior to joining MGA in 2006. Marie is a solicitor of the Supreme Courts of SA, NSW and Victoria.
In the MGA Legal and HR Services team, Marie has responsibility for overseeing the provision of advice to members on a range of issues, including award interpretation, dispute resolution, anti-discrimination law, WHS and termination of employment issues. Marie has extensive experience in assisting employers with drafting policies, agreements and contracts of employment. Marie has also regularly represented employers in litigation matters such as unfair dismissals, unlawful terminations and discrimination matters.
Marie regularly presents both seminars and training sessions to employees and employers on managing employees, the Fair Work Act, award modernisation and health and safety laws.
Belinda Imbriano - Legal and HR Services Lawyer
Belinda joined the MGA Legal and HR Services team in January 2017. Belinda is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and holds a Certificate IV in Human Resources.
Prior to joining MGA, Belinda worked at the Fair Work Commission. Whilst there, her work experience included working in unfair dismissal, enterprise agreements and the modern award team. Working in the modern award team Belinda contributed to the first four yearly review under the Fair Work Act.
Belinda has also volunteered at the Fitzroy Legal Community Centre providing advice to members of the community.
As a member of the Legal and HR team, Belinda assists MGA members with advice on a broad range of employment law and HR matters including award interpretation, anti-discrimination, wage enquiries, long service leave, dismissals, and management of employees’ performance and conduct issues.
David Mostokly - Legal and HR Services Lawyer
David joined the MGA Legal and HR Services team in May 2018. David is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Prior to joining MGA, David worked in a general practice law firm in Melbourne for approximately five years as a senior paralegal and recently as an admitted lawyer. He practiced a variety of areas including migration law and civil litigation.
David has volunteered for a couple of legal organisations such as the Victorian Family Law Pathways and St Kilda Legal Services.
As part of the Legal and HR team at MGA, David assists MGA members with advice on a broad range of employment law and HR matters including award interpretation, anti-discrimination, wage enquiries, dismissals, and management of employees’ performance and conduct issues.
Outside work, David is an avid soccer player and club secretary of his local soccer club in Cranbourne. Additionally, he enjoys international travel and camping in numerous areas of Victoria.