2015 Winners
Congratulations to all the successful award winners:
FTI Consulting Australian Large Law Firm of the Year
Clayton Utz
Australian Firm of the Year (250 - 500 Lawyers)
Gilbert + Tobin
Huon IT Australian Law Firm of the Year
(100 - 249 Lawyers)
Johnson Winter & Slattery
FTI Consulting Australian Boutique Firm of the Year
Salvos Legal
State / Regional Firm of the Year
Finlaysons
Australasian Lawyer International Firm of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
International Deal of the Year
Hasting Funds Management and China Merchants Group’s acquisition
of the long-term lease of Port of Newcastle
Australian Deal of the Year
Westfield Group demerger and subsequent merger
with Westfield Retail Trust
Scarlis Pringle Law Firm Leader of the Year
Danny Gilbert, Gilbert + Tobin
Australian Deal Team of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills, M&A team
NZ Deal Team of the Year
Chapman Tripp
Australian Dealmaker of the Year
Philippa Stone, Herbert Smith Freehills
NZ Dealmaker of the Year
John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
FTI Consulting Australian In-House Lawyer of the Year
Justin Forsell, NBN Co Legal Group
Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year
Telstra
Russell McVeagh NZ In-house Team of the Year
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
IP Specialist Firm of the Year
Griffith Hack
AIG Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year
Wotton + Kearney
Empire Careers Employment Law Specialist Firm of the Year
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Gilbert+Tobin Investment Bank In-house Team of the Year
UBS AG
Sparke Helmore Lawyers Insurance In-house Team of the Year
IAG
Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
Westpac Banking Corporation
JLT Employee Health and Wellbeing Award
Herbert Smith Freehills
Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
Salvos Legal
M&A Deal of the Year
Westfield Group demerger and subsequent merger with Westfield Retail Trust
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Medibank Private IPO
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Roy Hill iron ore project
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Roy Hill iron ore project
Property, Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year
NBN Co and Telstra – Renegotiation of Agreements to Rollout the National Broadband Network
Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
Mirabela restructure and recapitalisation