Awards and
Recognition.

Australasian Lawyer

Fast Firms 2023

Australasian Lawyer

Employer of Choice 2023

Women in Finance Awards

Finalist - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year 2023
ZINA EDWARDS

Doyles

Leading Corporate Lawyer
BRETT HEADING | 2022

Recommended Leading Business and Commercial Lawyer
BRETT HEADING | 2022

Recommended Leading Corporate Lawyer
PETE WILLIAMS | 2022

Recognised Corporate & Commercial Law Rising Star
GRACE KAGGELIS | 2022

AFR Law Partnership Survey

Top 50 Australian Law Firm
2021

Doyles

Preeminent Leading Business and Commercial Lawyer 2021
HAL LLOYD

Leading Business and Commercial Lawyer
2021
NICK HUMPHREY

Recommended Leading Corporate Lawyer
2021
NICK HUMPHREY

Recommended Leading Corporate Lawyer
2021
HAL LLOYD

Recommended Leading Energy and Resources Lawyer 2021
MATT BAUMGURTEL

Recommended Leading Corporate Law Firm 2021

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

Fintech and Financial Service Regulatory – Australia (Ranked Tier 4) 2023
Banking and Finance – Australia (Ranked in Tier 4) 2023
Corporate and M&A – Australia (Ranked in Tier 4) 2022-2023
Restructuring and Insolvency – Australia (Ranked in Tier 5) 2021-2023

Next Generation Partner

Banking and Finance – Australia (2023) | ZINA EDWARDS

Recommend Lawyers

Fintech and Financial Service Regulatory – Australia |2023
ERIK SETIO and BRENDAN IVERS

Restructuring and Insolvency – Australia | 2021
ZINA EDWARDS and NICK EDWARDS

Firm to Watch

2023 - Capital Markets, Energy, Infrastructure Projects and Construction and Labour and Employment
2022 -Banking and Finance

Chambers Asia Pacific Guide

Corporate M&A – Australia (Ranked in Band 6) 2022-2023

Private Equity – Australia (Ranked in Band 5) 2023

Restructuring and Insolvency – Australia (Ranked in Band 5) 2023

Restructuring and Insolvency – Australia (Ranked in Band 6) 2021 -2022

Financial Services Regulation – Australia (Ranked in Band 4) 2023

Restructuring and Insolvency – Australia (Ranked in Band 4) 2022-2023 | ZINA EDWARDS

Restructuring and Insolvency – Australia (Ranked in Band 4) 2022-2023 | NICK EDWARDS

Financial Services Regulation – Australia (Ranked in Band 4) 2023 | JAIME LUMSDEN

Investment Funds – Australia (Ranked in Band 2) 2021-2023 | BRENDAN IVERS

Private Equity – Australia (Ranked in Band 5) 2021 | NICK HUMPHREY

Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific Awards

Finalist, Law Firm Leader
2021
Nick Humphrey

Finalist – Law firm: Strategy
2020

Australasian Lawyer

Elite Women

2022

Charmian Holmes and Zina Edwards

Lawyers Weekly

Australian Law Awards
Finalist - Wellness Initiative of the Year
2022

Lawyers Weekly

Australian Law Awards
Finalist – Employer of Choice
2022

Australasian Lawyer

Australasian Lawyer Innovative Firms
2019 - 2020

Australasian Lawyer

Employer of Choice 2020

IFLR1000 Guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms

Private Equity - Ranked (Tier 4)
2021 – 2022

Restructuring and Insolvency - Notable Firm
2022

Leading individual– NICK HUMPHREY
2008 – 2016

Best Lawyers (Australia)

Agriculture and Rural Affairs
BRETT HEADING (2023)
TRENT THORNE (2021, 2023)

Alternative Dispute Resolution
TRENT THORNE (2020, 2023)

Banking and Finance Law
TRICIA MOLONEY (2018 - 2023)
BRAD ALLEN (2020-2023)
ADAM JEFFREY (2020 - 2021, 2023)

Corporate Law
BRETT HEADING (2016 - 2023)
HAL LLOYD (2016-2023)

Distressed Investing and Debt Trading Practice
HAL LLOYD (2016-2023)

Best Lawyers (Australia)

Equity Capital Markets Law
BRETT HEADING (2023)
SHAUN HARDCASTLE (2021 - 2023)

Insolvency and Reorganization Law
MARK SCHNEIDER (2021 - 2023)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law
BRETT HEADING (2016 - 2023)
PETER WILLIAMS (2023)
GUY SANDERSON (2020, 2021, 2023)
SHAUN HARDCASTLE (2021 - 2023)

Mining Law
MICHAEL BOYCE (2022- 2023)

Natural Resources Law
MICHAEL BOYCE (2022 - 2023

Best Lawyers (Australia)

Occupational Health and Safety Law
JAMES SIMPSON (2021-2023)

Private Equity Law
NICK HUMPHREY (2009-2021)
HAL LLOYD (2016-2023)

Structured Finance Law
BRAD ALLEN (2022-2023)

Venture Capital Law
NICK HUMPHREY (2009-2023)
HAL LLOYD (2016-2023)
GUY SANDERSON (2022)

Best Lawyers: Ones to watch
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
JEREMY NEWMAN (2023)

Best Lawyers (2021 Global Edition)

Corporate Law, Derivates, Private Equity Law, Venture Capital Law
HAL LLOYD

Venture Capital
NICK HUMPHREY

Banking and Finance Law, Structured Finance Law
BRAD ALLEN

Occupational Health and Safety Law
JAMES SIMPSON Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Information Technology GUY SANDERSON Banking and Finance Law ADAM JEFFREY

Doyles

Recommended Leading Corporate Lawyer
2020
NICK HUMPHREY

Recommended Leading Corporate Lawyer
2020
HAL LLOYD

Recommended Leading Corporate Law Firm
2020

Australasian Law Rising Stars

Recognised Lawyer
MONTY LOUGHLIN
2021

Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards

Winner – Innovator of the Year
2020
NICK HUMPHREY

Australasian Law Awards

Finalist – Law Firm Leader of the Year (≤200 lawyers)
2020
NICK HUMPHREY

Australasian Lawyer

Fast Firms 2021

Australasian Lawyer

Employer of Choice 2021

ACQ Global Awards

M&A Law Firm of the Year, Private Equity Law Firm of the Year and M&A Lawyer of the Year
2016 – 2019
NICK HUMPHREY

ACQ Law
Awards

M&A Law Firm of the Year and M&A Lawyer of the Year
2019
NICK HUMPHREY

Australasian Law Awards

Finalist – Boutique Firm of the Year
2019

Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

Finalist - Employee Program of the Year 2019

Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

Finalist - Wellness Initiative of the Year
2019

Market Mergermarket Australian M&A Awards

Winner - Boutique Legal Adviser of the Year
2019

Finalist - Business Services M&A Legal Adviser of the Year
2019

Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards

Finalist - Innovator of the Year
2019
NICK HUMPHREY

Euromoney Expert Guides to the World’s Leading Lawyers

Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Expert Guide – Private Equity
2018
NICK HUMPHREY

Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

FINALIST – THE PARTNER AWARD
2013 & 2017
NICK HUMPHREY

DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR
2015
NICK HUMPHREY

Chambers Guide

Global Guide

Corporate M&A – Australia (Ranked in Band 6) 2022

Fintech Guide

Fintech Legal – Australia (Ranked in Band 2) 2023

Fintech Legal – Australia (Ranked in Band 2) 2019-2023 |CHARMIAN HOLMES

Australasian Lawyer

Employer of Choice 2020