List G Barristers warmly congratulates our Counsel recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia 2026

News
Jane King Headshot 3
By

The members of List G Barristers proudly congratulate our 65 members across 32 practice areas who have been honoured as outstanding in Best Lawyers 2026. We are especially thrilled to have 5 of these members being awarded ‘Lawyer of the Year’, and an additional 4 of our junior counsel being recognised as ‘Ones to Watch.’

Congratulations to those counsel awarded title of ‘Lawyer of the Year for 2026’ in the following areas of law:

Peter Hanks KC – Constitutional Law

Tom Cordiner KC – Intellectual Property

Matthew Harvey KC – Transportation Law

David Yarrow SC – Native Title Law

Brendan Avallone – Labour and Employment Law

Congratulations to those members recognised as ‘Ones to Watch 2026’ for their expertise across their respective practice areas. They are:

Daniel Fawcett – Labour and Employment Law, Employee Benefits Law

Laura Hilly – Labour and Employment Law

James McNichol Smith – Construction and Infrastructure Law

Lisette Stevens – Litigation, Commercial Law

See the full list of our recognised members as ‘The Best Lawyers in Australia 2026’ across their respective practice areas:

King’s and Senior Counsel

Peter Hanks KC - Constitutional Law, Public Law

Bruce Caine KC - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Law

Colin Golvan AM KC - Intellectual Property Law, Litigation

Anthony Neal KC - Native Title Law

Rachel Doyle SC - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Labour and Employment Law, Litigation

Martin Scott KC - Construction/Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, Litigation, Shipping and Maritime Law

Bernard Quinn KC - Litigation

Jeremy Twigg KC – Construction and Infrastructure Law, Litigation, Professional Malpractice Litigation

Peter Willis SC – Litigation, Energy Law

Gerard Dalton KC – Litigation, Intellectual Property Law

Hamish Austin KC - Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law, Litigation, Shipping and Maritime Law

Tom Cordiner KC - Intellectual Property Law, Litigation

Stewart Maiden KC - Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation

Suresh Senathirajah KC - Legal Malpractice Litigation

Tomo Boston KC – Litigation

Jenny Firkin KC - Labour and Employment Law

Matthew Harvey KC - Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation, Shipping and Maritime Law, Transportation Law

Marita Foley SC – Planning and Environmental Law

Malcolm Harding SC – Labour and Employment Law

Georgina Costello KC - Immigration Law, Litigation

Richard Knowles KC - Immigration Law, Litigation

Nicholas De Young KC – Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Competition Law,

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Peter Wallis KC - Litigation

Siobhan Ryan KC - Intellectual Property Law

Craig Smith SC - Intellectual Property Law

Benjamin Gardiner KC - Intellectual Property Law, Litigation

Richard Harris SC - Litigation

Dean Guidolin KC – Litigation

Gabi Crafti SC - Insurance Law, Litigation

Luke Merrick KC - Intellectual Property Law

Kate Beattie SC - Intellectual Property Law

Stephen Rebikoff SC - Intellectual Property Law

Catherine Pierce SC - Tax Law

David Yarrow SC - Native Title Law

Junior Counsel

Carrie Rome-Sievers - Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Benjamin Fitzpatrick - Intellectual Property Law, Litigation

Warwick Rothnie - Intellectual Property Law

Adam Segal - Banking and Finance Law, Litigation

Andrew Cameron - Litigation, Real Property Law, Regulatory Practice

Rebecca Davern - Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law

Brendan Avallone - Labour and Employment Law

Leigh Howard - Labour and Employment Law, Occupational Health and Safety Law

Tom Clarke – Litigation, International Arbitration

Douglas Gration - Litigation, Telecommunications Law

Thomas Warner - Litigation

Edward Gisonda - Litigation

Melissa Marcus - Defamation and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation

Adam Rollnick – Construction and Infrastructure Law, Litigation

Peter Creighton-Selvay - Intellectual Property Law

Andrew Sykes - Intellectual Property Law

Kane Loxley – Litigation, Commercial Law

Jennifer Collins - Litigation

Sarala Fitzgerald - Civil Rights Law, Government Practice

Nico Burmeister - Labour and Employment Law

Dion Fahey - Class Action Litigation, Litigation

Angel Aleksov - Immigration Law

Clare Cunliffe - Intellectual Property Law

Marcus Fleming - Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice

Natalie Hickey - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Sports Law

Lucy Davis - Intellectual Property Law

Catherine Pase - Labour and Employment Law

Best Lawyers have been publishing one of Australia’s premier guides for the legal profession for the last eighteen years. Each year exhaustive peer-reviews are undertaken in which many leading lawyers in Australia evaluate their professional peers. This announcement is a testament to the quality of the members of List G Barristers and their reputations as leaders in commercial and public law. For more information about the expertise and availability of any member of List G Barristers, please contact a member of our Clerking Team on +61 3 9225 8558.

Share on