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