The Best Lawyers® in Australia, 2025 edition
18/04/2024
Piper Alderman is delighted to announce that in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers® in Australia, 52 of our lawyers have been named a ‘Best Lawyer’ and 13 of our lawyers have been named in the ‘Ones to Watch’ list.
The firm has been recognised across a total of 49 areas of law in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Brisbane partner, Nick Burkett, has also been named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Legal Malpractice Litigation, Brisbane.
The full list of practice areas and recognised lawyers is listed below.
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
- Simon Venus – Adelaide, AU
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Tony Abbott – Adelaide, AU
- Anne Freeman – Sydney, AU
- Tom Griffith – Adelaide, AU
- Joanne Hardwick – Melbourne, AU
- Mike Hayes – Adelaide, AU
- Louise Thompson – Melbourne, AU
- Sian Ede – Sydney, AU – Ones to Watch
- James Nunn – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
- Hannah Veldre – Sydney, AU – Ones to Watch
- Timothy Ward – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
Asset Finance Law
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
Banking and Finance Law
- Shannon Adams – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Gordon – Adelaide, AU
Commercial Law
- Andrea Beatty – Sydney, AU
- James Dickson – Adelaide, AU
- Greg English – Adelaide, AU
- Will Fennell – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Gordon – Adelaide, AU
- Mike Hayes – Adelaide, AU
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
- James Macdonald – Melbourne, AU
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
- Simon Venus – Adelaide, AU
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
- Caren Klavsen – Brisbane, AU
- James Hill – Melbourne, AU – Ones to Watch
- Liberty Privopoulos – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
Competition Law
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
Construction / Infrastructure Law
- Megan Calder – Melbourne, AU
- Geoff Emmett – Melbourne, AU
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
- Karyn Reardon – Brisbane, AU
- Kathryn Walker – Adelaide, AU
- Juniper Watson – Adelaide, AU
Corporate / Governance Practice
- Shannon Adams – Adelaide, AU
- Michael Coker – Melbourne, AU
- James Macdonald – Melbourne, AU
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
- Mark Williamson – Sydney, AU
Corporate Law
- James Dickson – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Gordon – Adelaide, AU
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
- Wally McDonald – Sydney, AU
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
- Hugh Scales – Melbourne, AU
- Simon Venus – Adelaide, AU
- Hannah Guest – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
Debt Capital Markets Law
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
Defamation and Media Law
- Simon Ward – Adelaide, AU
Education Law
- Michael Coker – Melbourne, AU
- Chris Hartigan – Melbourne, AU
- Erin McCarthy – Adelaide, AU
Employee Benefits Law
- Chris Hartigan – Melbourne, AU
Energy Law
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
Equity Capital Markets Law
- Mark Williamson – Sydney, AU
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Practice
- Nick Burkett – Brisbane, AU
Financial Institutions
- Andrea Beatty – Sydney, AU
Funds Management
- Michael Coker – Melbourne, AU
Government Practice
- Wally McDonald – Sydney, AU
Health and Aged Care Law
- Tim Capelin – Sydney, AU
- Simon Ward – Adelaide, AU
Hospitality and Tourism Law
- Jonathon Dodd – Adelaide, AU
Human Rights Law
- Erin McCarthy – Adelaide, AU
- Ben Motro – Sydney, AU
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Louise Gehrig – Melbourne, AU
- Joanne Hardwick – Melbourne, AU
- Mike Hayes – Adelaide, AU
- Michael Lhuede – Melbourne, AU
- Louise Thompson – Melbourne, AU
- Stephen Kyrou – Melbourne, AU – Ones to Watch
Insurance Law
- Nick Burkett – Brisbane, AU
- Greg Whyte – Brisbane, AU
Intellectual Property Law
- Tim O’Callaghan – Adelaide, AU
Labour and Employment Law
- Tim Capelin – Sydney, AU
- Chris Hartigan – Melbourne, AU
- Tim Lange – Melbourne, AU
- Erin McCarthy – Adelaide, AU
Leasing Law
- Richard Abbott – Sydney, AU
- Mark Askin – Brisbane, AU
- Tony Britten-Jones – Adelaide, AU
- Warren Denny – Brisbane, AU
- Jonathan Dodd – Adelaide, AU
- Adam Rinaldi – Adelaide, AU
- Lauren Abbott – Brisbane, AU – Ones to Watch
Legal Malpractice Litigation
- Nick Burkett – Brisbane, AU
Life Sciences Practice
- Lis Boyce – Sydney, AU
Litigation
- Tony Abbott – Adelaide, AU
- Joanne Hardwick – Melbourne, AU
- Michael Lhuede – Melbourne, AU
- Meriel Steadman – Perth, AU
- Louise Thompson – Melbourne, AU
- Simon Ward – Adelaide, AU
- Juniper Watson – Adelaide, AU
- Sian Ede – Sydney, AU – Ones to Watch
- Isabelle Gatley – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
- James Nunn – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
- Travis Shueard – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
- Ben Tollner-Atkinson – Adelaide, AU – Ones to Watch
- Hannah Veldre – Sydney, AU – Ones to Watch
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- James Macdonald – Melbourne, AU
- Wally McDonald – Sydney, AU
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
- Simon Venus – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Williamson – Sydney, AU
Mining Law
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
- Katie Winterbourne – Perth, AU
Native Title Law
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
Natural Resources Law
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
- Katie Winterbourne – Perth, AU
Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Chris Hartigan – Melbourne, AU
- Erin McCarthy – Adelaide, AU
Oil and Gas Law
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
Planning and Environmental Law
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
- Katie Winterbourne – Perth, AU
Privacy and Data Security Law
- Andrea Beatty – Sydney, AU
- Tim Clark – Melbourne, AU
Private Equity Law
- James Macdonald- Melbourne, AU
Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Nick Burkett – Brisbane, AU
Project Finance and Development Practice
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
Real Property Law
- Richard Abbott – Sydney, AU
- Marcus Andrews – Sydney, AU
- Mark Askin – Brisbane, AU
- Tony Britten-Jones – Adelaide, AU
- Warren Denny – Brisbane, AU
- Peter Nugent – Brisbane, AU
- Adam Rinaldi – Adelaide, AU
- Lauren Abbott – Brisbane, AU – Ones to Watch
- Janet Wong – Melbourne, AU – Ones to Watch
Regulatory Practice
- Andrea Beatty – Sydney, AU
Structured Finance Law
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
Tax Law
- Will Fennell – Adelaide, AU
Trade Law
- Tony Abbott – Adelaide, AU
Venture Capital Law
- James Macdonald – Melbourne, AU
Water Law
- Katie Winterbourne – Perth, AU
Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice
- Donna Benge – Adelaide, AU
- Rod Jones – Adelaide, AU