2018 Winners
Congratulations to the 2018 award winners:
FTI Consulting Law Firm of the Year (>500 Lawyers)
Herbert Smith Freehills

GlobalX Australian Law Firm of the Year (101-500 lawyers)
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Automio Australian Law Firm of the Year (1-100 lawyers)
Russells

State/Regional Firm of the Year
Carter Newell Lawyers

Scarlis Pringle Law Firm Leader of the Year (>200 employees)
Rob Cutler, Clayton Utz
Law Firm Leader of the Year (≤200 employees)
Claire Carton, Griffin Legal

Australian Deal Team of the Year
Allens

NZ Deal Firm of the Year
Bell Gully

Scarlis Pringle Australian Dealmaker of the Year
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Herbert Smith Freehills
NZ Dealmaker of the Year
Winner: Pip Greenwood, Russell McVegh

Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (30 or Under)
Winner: Rebecca Johnston, HodgkinsonJohnston

Resolution Institute Arbitrator of the Year
John Wakefield
Resolution Institute Mediator of the Year
Dr Anne Purcell

FTI Consulting Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year
Mary Roberts, Telstra

Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year
BHP 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)
Hayley Warren, RCR Tomlinson

MinterEllison 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 & New Zealand

Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
Toyota Finance Australia

FTI Consulting Boutique Firm of the Year
Vincent Young Lawyers

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
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors

JLT Employee Health & Wellbeing Award
Cooper Grace Ward

Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
DLA Piper

Australian Deal of the Year
Arrium Restructure

M&A Deal of the Year
Yancoal Acquisition of Coal & Allied

Equity Market Deal of the Year
Yancoal Capital Raising

Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Lattice Energy dual track IPO/trade sales

Debt Market Deal of the Year
Reliance Rail Debt facilities re-financing

Property, Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
Melbourne Metro Project

Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
Arrium restructure

International Deal of the Year
Humanwell Healthcare/CITIC Capital acquisition of Ansell sexual wellness business