2017 Winners
Congratulations to the 2017 award winners:
FTI Consulting Law Firm of the Year (>500 Lawyers)
Herbert Smith Freehills
GlobalX Australian Law Firm of the Year (101-500 lawyers)
Mills Oakley
Australian Law Firm of the Year (1-100 lawyers)
Salvos Legal
State / Regional Firm of the Year
Harwood Andrews
Scarlis Pringle Law Firm Leader of the Year (>200 employees)
Rob Cutler, Clayton Utz
Law Firm Leader of the Year (≤200 employees)
Sandra Gibson, LOD - Lawyers On Demand
Australian Deal Team of the Year
Allens - Mergers and Acquisitions Team
NZ Deal Firm of the Year
Chapman Tripp
Scarlis Pringle Australian Dealmaker of the Year
Philippa Stone, Herbert Smith Freehills
NZ Dealmaker of the Year
Winner: John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
Highly Commended: Silvana Schenone, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (30 or Under)
Winner: Thomas Dougherty, Clayton Utz
Highly Commended: Holly Sara, Jones Day & Stipe Vuleta, Chamberlains
Resolution Institute Arbitrator of the Year
Alex Baykitch
Resolution Institute Mediator of the Year
Stephen Lancken
FTI Consulting Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year
Claire Bibby, Brookfield
Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year
IFM Investors Australian legal team
Russell McVeagh NZ In-house Team of the Year
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
Young In-House Lawyer of the Year (30 or Under)
Louise Young, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Gilbert + Tobin Investment Bank In-house Team of the Year
Macquarie Capital Legal Team
Sparke Helmore Lawyers Insurance In-house Team of the Year
Winner: AIA Australia
Highly Commended: Chubb
Lawyers On Demand Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
National Australia Bank Group Governance & Legal Team
FTI Consulting Boutique Firm of the Year
Nexus Law Group
Australasian Lawyer IP Specialist Firm of the Year
Bird & Bird
AIG Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Employment Law Specialist Firm of the Year
Winner: Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Highly Commended: Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
JLT Employee Health & Wellbeing Award
Clayton Utz
Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
Salvos Legal
Australian Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Asciano by Brookfield and Qube
M&A Deal of the Year
Acquisition of Asciano by Brookfield and Qube
Equity Market Deal of the Year
VIVA Energy REIT IPO
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Merger of Queensland electricity distributors to create Energy Queensland
Debt Market Deal of the Year
SMART ABS Series securitisation
Property, Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing and Investa Property Group
Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
Arrium Group insolvency
International Deal of the Year
ABI acquisition of SABMiller