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The Best Lawyers in Australia, 2019 edition

13/04/2018

Piper Alderman is delighted to announce that in the 2019 edition of Best LawyersTM Australia, 30 of our lawyers have been recognised across 31 areas of law. The Best LawyersTM list is collated using feedback from industry peers. This year we have 7 new lawyers recognised in Best LawyersTM including: Shannon Adams, Megan Calder, Michael Coker, Chris Hartigan, Martin Lovell, Andrea Pane and Andrew Rankin.

Two of the firm’s partners have also been recognised with special awards:

  • Tony Britten Jones named ‘Adelaide Lawyer of the Year – Leasing Law’
  • David Ey named ‘Adelaide Lawyer of the Year – Labour & Employment’

The full list of those recognised is below:

14 Recognised Lawyers in Adelaide, Australia

  • Tony Abbott – Litigation and Trade Law
  • Shannon Adams – Corporate/Governance Practice
  • Tony Britten-Jones – Real Property Law and Leasing Law
  • James Dickson – Commercial Law and Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Greg English – Commercial Law
  • David Ey – Labour & Employment Law and Occupational Health & Safety Law
  • Geoff Forbes – Gamin Law, Hospitality & Tourism Law and Real Property Law
  • Mark Gordon – Banking & Finance Law and Corporate Law
  • Martin Lovell – Commercial Law, Project Finance & Development Practice, Structured Finance Law (see note)
  • Erin McCarthy – Labour & Employment Law and Occupational Health & Safety Law
  • Tim O’Callaghan – Intellectual Property Law
  • Simon Venus – Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Commercial Law, Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Simon Ward – Defamation & Media Law and Litigation
  • Ashley Watson – Commercial Law, Mining Law, Oil & Gas Law, Native Title Law and Planning & Environmental Law

4 Recognised Lawyers in Brisbane, Australia

  • Peter Dwyer – Commercial Law
  • Andrew Rankin – Competition Law, Corporate Law, Corporate/Governance Practice and Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Greg Whyte – Litigation and Legal Malpractice Litigation
  • Ted Williams – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate/Governance Practice and Construction/Infrastructure Law

8 Recognised Lawyers in Melbourne, Australia

  • Megan Calder – Construction/Infrastructure Law
  • Michael Coker – Corporate/Governance Practice
  • Geoff Emmett – Construction/Infrastructure Law
  • Sebastian Greene – Corporate Law
  • Chris Hartigan – Labour & Employment Law
  • Timothy Lange – Labour & Employment Law
  • Michael Lhuede – Insolvency & Reorganization Law
  • Andrea Pane – Franchise Law

4 Recognised Lawyers in Sydney, Australia

  • Tim Capelin – Labour & Employment Law
  • Wally McDonald – Corporate Law, Government Practice and Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mark Williamson – Corporate Law, Equity Capital Markets Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law
  • Lexia Wilson – Real Property Law