Ashurst ranked as 'Law Firm of the Year' by Best Lawyers Australia for Occupational Health and Safety Law

This year, Best Lawyers ranked 179 individuals across the firm in Australia, with seven being recognised as 'Lawyer of the Year' in their respective categories.

Best Lawyers Australia 2023 'Lawyer of the Year' awards were received by:

• Rebecca Dixon - Planning and Environmental Law
• Gabrielle Forbes - Medical Negligence
• Paul Jenkins - High Yield Products
• Clare Lawrence - Native Title Law
• Melanie McKean - Public Law
• Libby McKillop - Native Title Law
• Elissa Speight - Labour and Employment Law

Six lawyers were also noted as 'ones to watch':

• Pooja Anantha - Funds Management, Regulatory Practice
• Fran Barber - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Chris Barr - Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jacob Carmody - Equity Capital Markets Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel Fawcett - Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law
• Ffion Whaley - Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law

Best Lawyers is compiled by a United States' peer-review company and ranks the nation's top legal talent based on peer evaluations within the legal industry.