Colin Biggers & Paisley is pleased to acknowledge the partners and lawyers who have been recognised in the Best Lawyers Australia listings published today.
Best Lawyers is a peer-based listing designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Testament to our strong standing in the legal community a record 50 partners and lawyers, achieved a total of 124 listings across 30 areas of law. This represents 91% of Brisbane partners with 66% of Sydney partners and 60% of Melbourne partners also listed. Partner Andrew Tulloch has been named Lawyer of the Year for Aviation Law.
Highlights of this year's results include:
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43 listings in Insurance Law and associated areas, personal injury, professional malpractice, product liability, class actions and legal malpractice.
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23 listings in Litigation, ADR and class actions, as well as 18 insurance litigation listings.
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11 listings in Property Law and Leasing.
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13 listings in Infrastructure categories including construction infrastructure, planning and environment, land use and zoning, mining, energy and resources law.
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11 listings in Transport & Logistics-related areas including transportation, shipping/maritime, aviation and trade law.
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8 Individuals were listed in 5 or more categories.
Congratulations to everyone who has been listed:
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Nicola Arvidson
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Real Property Law
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Sydney
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Paul Bannon
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Construction / Infrastructure Law | Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation | Product Liability | Litigation | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Sydney
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Keith Bethlehem
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Insurance Law | Litigation
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Sydney
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Michael Bracken
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Commercial Law
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Sydney
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Gavin Creighton
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Insurance Law | Personal Injury Litigation
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Sydney
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Nick Crennan
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Construction / Infrastructure Law
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Sydney
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Claire Day
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Real Property Law
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Sydney
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John Douglas
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Real Property Law
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Sydney
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Simon Fraser
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Energy Law | Mining Law |Natural Resources Law
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Sydney
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Peter Harkin
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Insolvency and Reorganisation Law | Litigation | Trusts and Estates
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Sydney
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Scott Hedge
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Insolvency and Reorganisation Law | Litigation
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Sydney
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Stuart Hetherington
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Insurance Law
Shipping and Maritime Law | Trade Law | Transportation Law
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Sydney
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Debbie Kaminskas
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Insurance Law
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Sydney
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David Kennedy
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Hospitality and Tourism Law
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Sydney
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Brad Kermond
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Litigation
Construction/Infrastructure Law
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Sydney
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David Miller
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Insurance Law | Product Liability Litigation
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Sydney
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Peter Moran
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Insurance Law | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Sydney
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Andrew Murray
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Construction / Infrastructure Law | Litigation
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Sydney
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Todd Neal
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Planning and Environmental Law
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Sydney
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Jonathan Newby
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Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Sydney
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Jane O'Neill
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Construction / Infrastructure Law | Insurance Law
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Sydney
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Laura Reisz
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Insurance Law | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Sydney
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Michael Russell
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Insurance Law | Litigation
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Sydney
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Greg Skehan
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Class Action Litigation | Construction / Infrastructure Law | Insurance Law | Litigation |Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Sydney
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Stephen Thompson
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Shipping and Maritime Law | Transportation Law
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Sydney
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Leanne Walker
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Real Property Law
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Sydney
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Ben Caldwell
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Planning and Environmental Law
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Brisbane
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Matthew Castley
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Government Practice | Leasing Law | Real Property Law
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Brisbane
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Rebecca Castley
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Leasing Law | Real Property Law
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Brisbane
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Patrick Cavanagh
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Insurance Law | Personal Injury Litigation | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Brisbane
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Nadia Czachor
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Planning and Environmental Law
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Brisbane
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Vijay Edwards
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Personal Injury Litigation
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Brisbane
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Megan Kavanagh
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Education Law | Employee Benefits Law |
Government Practice | Health and Aged Care Law | Labour and Employment Law
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Brisbane
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Allan Lonergan
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Land Use and Zoning Law
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Brisbane
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Jon Meadmore
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Commercial Law
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Brisbane
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Rhett Oliver
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Hospitality and Tourism Law | Real Property Law
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Brisbane
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Glen Williams
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Litigation
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Brisbane
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Ian L. Wright
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Government Practice | Land Use and Zoning Law | Planning and Environmental Law
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Brisbane
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Nathan Abbott
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Construction / Infrastructure Law
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Brisbane
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Philip Atkin
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Insurance Law
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Melbourne
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Timothy Coghlan
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Insurance Law
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Melbourne
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David Grant
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Insolvency and Reorganisation Law | Litigation | Product Liability Litigation
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Melbourne
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Vanessa Kemp
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Insurance Law | Litigation | Personal Injury Litigation | Product Liability Litigation | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Melbourne
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Patrick Monahan
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Education Law | Insurance Law | Legal Malpractice Litigation | Litigation | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Melbourne
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Rhett Oliver
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Hospitality and Tourism Law | Real Property Law
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Melbourne
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David Passarella
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Litigation
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Melbourne
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Andrew Probert
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Litigation | Shipping and Maritime Law | Transportation Law
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Melbourne
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Cathryn Prowse
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Education Law | Insurance Law | Occupational Health and Safety Law | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Melbourne
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Andrew Tulloch
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Alternative Dispute Resolution | Aviation Law |
Insurance Law | Shipping and Maritime Law |Trade Law | Transportation Law
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Melbourne
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Patrick Tuohey
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Insurance Law | Legal Malpractice Litigation | Litigation | Professional Malpractice Litigation
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Melbourne
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Nigel Watson
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Alternative Dispute Resolution |Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Trusts and Estates
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Melbourne
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Media contact:
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Head of Brand & Communications
judy.berenger@cbp.com.au.
T: +61 2 8281 4594
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Colin Biggers & Paisley is a leading national legal practice in our industries of focus, including insurance, property, construction, transport and logistics, education, aged care, faith-based enterprises and government. Our 500 people across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, including 70 partners, are practical, personable and outcome focussed.
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