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.