The members of List G Barristers proudly congratulate our 62 members across 35 practice areas who have been honoured as outstanding in Best Lawyers 2027. We are especially thrilled to have 7 of these members being awarded ‘Lawyer of the Year’, and an additional 6 of our junior counsel being recognised as ‘Ones to Watch.’
Congratulations to those counsel awarded title of ‘Lawyer of the Year for 2027’ in the following areas of law (by seniority):
Peter Hanks KC – Public Law.
Anthony Neal KC – Native Title Law.
Rachel Doyle SC – Labour and Employment Law.
Georgina Costello KC – Immigration Law.
Luke Merrick KC – Intellectual Property Law.
Dion Fahey – Class Action Litigation.
Marcus Fleming – Life Sciences Practice.
Congratulations to those members recognised as ‘Ones to Watch 2027’ for their expertise across their respective practice areas. They are:
Dr Laura Hilly – Labour and Employment.
Lisette Stevens – Commercial Law, Litigation.
Daniel Fawcett – Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law.
Megan Driscoll – Litigation.
James McNicol Smith – Construction/Infrastructure Law.
Greta Marks – Labour and Employment Law.
See the full list of our recognised members as ‘The Best Lawyers in Australia 2027’ across their respective practice areas:
King’s and Senior Counsel
Benjamin Gardiner KC – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation.
Hamish Austin KC – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law, Litigation, Shipping and Maritime Law.
Kate Beattie SC – Intellectual Property Law.
Tomo Boston KC – Litigation.
Bruce Caine KC – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Law.
Andrew Cameron SC – Class Action Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation, Real Property Law, Regulatory Practice.
Tom Cordiner KC – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation.
Georgina Costello KC – Immigration Law, Litigation.
Gabi Crafti SC – Insurance Law, Litigation.
Peter Creighton-Selvay SC – Intellectual Property.
Gerard Dalton KC – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation.
Nicholas De Young KC – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Labour and Employment Law, Litigation.
Rachel Doyle SC – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Labour and Employment Law, Litigation.
William Edwards KC – Class Action Litigation.
Jenny Firkin KC – Labour and Employment Law.
Sarala Fitzgerald SC – Civil Rights Law, Government Practice.
Marita Foley SC – Planning and Environment Law.
Colin Golvan AM KC – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation.
Dean Guidolin KC – Litigation.
Peter Hanks KC – Constitutional Law, Public Law.
Malcolm Harding SC – Labour and Employment Law.
Richard Harris SC – Litigation.
Matthew Harvey KC – Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation, Shipping and Maritime Law, Transportation Law.
Richard Knowles KC – Immigration Law, Litigation.
Kane Loxley SC – Commercial Law, Litigation.
Stewart Maiden KC – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation.
Luke Merrick KC – Intellectual Property Law.
Anthony Neal KC – Native Title Law.
Catherine Pierce SC – Tax Law.
Bernard Quinn KC – Litigation.
Stephen Rebikoff SC – Intellectual Property Law.
Siobhan Ryan KC – Intellectual Property Law.
Martin Scott KC – Construction/Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, Litigation, Shipping and Maritime Law.
Suresh Senathirajah KC – Legal Malpractice Litigation, Litigation.
Craig Smith SC – Intellectual Property Law.
Jeremy Twigg KC – Construction/Infrastructure Law, Litigation, Professional Malpractice Litigation.
Peter Wallis KC – Litigation.
Peter Willis SC – Energy Law, Litigation.
David Yarrow SC – Native Title Law.
Junior Counsel
Angel Aleksov – Immigration Law.
Brendan Avallone – Labour and Employment Law.
Nico Burmeister – Labour and Employment Law.
Tom Clarke – International Arbitration, Litigation.
Jennifer Collins – Litigation.
Clare Cunliffe – Intellectual Property Law.
Rebecca Davern – Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law.
Lucy Davis – Intellectual Property Law.
Dion Fahey – Class Action Litigation, Litigation.
Benjamin Fitzpatrick – Intellectual Property Law, Litigation.
Marcus Fleming – Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice.
Douglas Gration – Litigation, Telecommunications Law.
Haroon Hassan – Government Practice.
Natalie Hickey – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Sports Law.
Leigh Howard – Labour and Employment Law, Occupational Health and Safety Law.
Melissa Marcus – Defamation and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation.
Catherine Pase – Labour and Employment Law.
Adam Rollnik – Construction/Infrastructure Law, Litigation.
Carrie Rome-Sievers – Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Warwick Rothnie – Intellectual Property Law.
Adam Segal – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation.
Andrew Sykes – Intellectual Property Law.
Thomas Warner – Litigation.
Best Lawyers have been publishing one of Australia’s premier guides for the legal profession for the last nineteen 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.