The Best Lawyers® in Australia, 2022 edition
15/04/2021
Piper Alderman is delighted to announce that in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers® in Australia, 51 of our lawyers have been recognised across 42 areas of law. The Best Lawyers list is collated using feedback from industry peers. This year Piper Alderman has nine new lawyers recognised including: Mark Askin, Donna Benge, Lis Boyce*, Nick Burkett, Tom Griffith, Bianca Jennings, Rod Jones, Ben Motro and Joe Murphy*.
The firm also has five partners named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas and cities:
- Nick Burkett – Legal Malpractice Litigation, Brisbane
- Andrew Rankin – Competition Law, Brisbane
- David Ey – Labour and Employment Law, Adelaide
- Erin McCarthy – Occupational Health and Safety Law, Adelaide
- Simon Ward – Defamation and Media Law, Adelaide
The full list of practice areas and recognised lawyers is listed below.
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
- Simon Venus – Adelaide, AU
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Anne Freeman – Sydney, AU
- Tom Griffith – Adelaide, AU
- Joanne Hardwick, Melbourne, AU
- Simon Morris – Sydney, AU
- Louise Thompson – Melbourne, AU
Banking and Finance Law
- Shannon Adams – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Gordon – Adelaide, AU
Commercial Law
- James Dickson – Adelaide, AU
- Peter Dwyer – Brisbane, AU
- Greg English – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Gordon – Adelaide, AU
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
- Simon Venus – Adelaide, AU
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
Competition Law
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
Construction / Infrastructure Law
- Megan Calder – Melbourne, AU
- Geoff Emmett – Melbourne, AU
- Kathryn Walker – Adelaide, AU
Corporate / Governance Practice
- Shannon Adams – Adelaide, AU
- Michael Coker – Melbourne, AU
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
Corporate Law
- Sarah Clarke – Adelaide, AU
- James Dickson – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Gordon – Adelaide, AU
- Sebastian Greene – Melbourne, AU
- Bianca Jennings – Adelaide, AU
- Christopher Lyons – Sydney, AU
- Wally McDonald – Sydney, AU
- Andrew Rankin – Brisbane, AU
- Hugh Scales – Melbourne, AU
- Simon Venus – Adelaide, AU
- Mark Williamson – Sydney, AU
Defamation and Media Law
- Simon Ward – Adelaide, AU
Education Law
- Tim Clark – Melbourne, AU
- Chris Hartigan – Melbourne, AU
- Erin McCarthy – Adelaide, AU
Employee Benefits Law
- Chris Hartigan – Melbourne, AU
Equity Capital Markets Law
- Mark Williamson – Sydney, AU
Financial Institutions
- Andrea Beatty – Sydney, AU
Gaming Law
- Geoff Forbes – Adelaide, AU
Government Practice
- Wally McDonald – Sydney, AU
Health and Aged Care Law
- Tim Capelin – Sydney, AU
Hospitality and Tourism Law
- Geoff Forbes – 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
- Michael Lhuede – Melbourne, AU
- Louise Thompson – Melbourne, AU
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
- David Ey – Adelaide, AU
- Chris Hartigan – Melbourne, AU
- Tim Lange – Melbourne, AU
- Erin McCarthy – Adelaide, AU
- Joe Murphy – Sydney, AU
Leasing Law
- Mark Askin – Brisbane, AU
- Tony Britten-Jones – Adelaide, AU
- Warren Denny – Brisbane, AU
- Adam Rinaldi – Adelaide, AU
Legal Malpractice Litigation
- Nick Burkett – Brisbane, AU
- Greg Whyte – Brisbane, AU
Life Sciences Practice
- Lis Boyce – Sydney, AU
Litigation
- Tony Abbott – Adelaide, AU
- Joanne Hardwick – Melbourne, AU
- Simon Morris – Sydney, AU
- Simon Ward – Adelaide, AU
- Greg Whyte – Brisbane, AU
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michael Coker – Melbourne, AU
- James Dickson – Adelaide, AU
- 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
Native Title Law
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
Occupational Health and Safety Law
- David Ey – Adelaide, AU
- Erin McCarthy – Adelaide, AU
Oil and Gas Law
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
Planning and Environmental Law
- Ashley Watson – Adelaide, AU
Privacy and Data Security Law
- Andrea Beatty – Sydney, AU
- Tim Clark – Melbourne, AU
Private Equity Law
- Mark Williamson – Sydney, AU
Project Finance and Development Practice
- Martin Lovell – Adelaide, AU
Real Property Law
- Tony Britten-Jones – Adelaide, AU
- Warren Denny – Brisbane, AU
- Geoff Forbes – Adelaide, AU
- Adam Rinaldi – Adelaide, AU
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
- Mark Williamson – Sydney, AU
Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice
- Donna Benge – Adelaide, AU
- Rod Jones – Adelaide, AU
*Recognised for the first time in Piper Alderman’s list, however first recognised by Best Lawyers in the 2020 (Lis Boyce) and 2021 (Joe Murphy) editions.