Bruce Planck

Bruce Planck serves as the Principal at Executive Rights Employment Lawyers, a boutique law practice he founded in 2001. The firm is committed to delivering efficient and cost-effective legal services tailored to middle to senior management employees. With a robust background in commercial law, Bruce has garnered extensive expertise in employment law, focusing on employment contract law, Executive Service Agreements, Expatriate Service Agreements, and Deeds of Separation and Release. His proficiency extends to handling matters related to redundancy, wrongful termination, bonus plans, and post-employment restraints. Bruce is adept at guiding clients through contractual risk analysis by employing strategies such as the Rumsfeld Matrix, ensuring that clients are aware of both "known-unknowns" and "unknown-unknowns" in their agreements. He emphasizes the importance for executives to seek legal advice before entering or exiting employment relationships. The advice provided is designed to be clear, realistic, and practical, aiming to minimise the need for legal proceedings. Bruce counsels executives to diplomatically address crucial issues such as role definitions, termination rights, and restraint covenants to avoid potential pitfalls in their careers. Before launching his firm, Bruce accumulated over a decade of experience in employment, commercial, and litigation law at various Melbourne law firms. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Melbourne and completed his Bachelor of Jurisprudence at Monash University. Bruce's career is dedicated to assisting executives in understanding the law of contract as a flexible tool to safeguard their career, standard of living, and reputation.