2017 Winners
Congratulations to the 2017 award winners!
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FTI Consulting Law Firm of the Year (>500 Lawyers)
GlobalX Australian Law Firm of the Year (101-500 lawyers)
Australian Law Firm of the Year (1-100 lawyers)
State / Regional Firm of the Year
Scarlis Pringle Law Firm Leader of the Year (>200 employees)
Law Firm Leader of the Year (≤200 employees)
Australian Deal Team of the Year
Scarlis Pringle Australian Dealmaker of the Year
Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (30 or Under)
Resolution Institute Arbitrator of the Year
Resolution Institute Mediator of the Year
FTI Consulting Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year
Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year
Russell McVeagh NZ In-house Team of the Year
Young In-House Lawyer of the Year (30 or Under)
Gilbert + Tobin Investment Bank In-house Team of the Year
Sparke Helmore Lawyers Insurance In-house Team of the Year
Lawyers On Demand Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
FTI Consulting Boutique Firm of the Year
Australasian Lawyer IP Specialist Firm of the Year
AIG Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year
Employment Law Specialist Firm of the Year
JLT Employee Health & Wellbeing Award
Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Property, Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
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
John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
Highly Commended: Silvana Schenone, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (30 or Under)
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
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
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
