Best Lawyers is compiled by the United States' peer-review company and ranks the nation's top legal talent based on peer evaluations within the legal industry.
This year, Ashurst had 152 individuals ranked by their peers as Australia's best lawyers, with 23 individuals ranked as Lawyer of the Year (up 13 from last year).
Ashurst's 2019 Lawyer of the Year Awards were received by:
- Amanda Ludlow, Information Technology Law, Brisbane
- Angela Summersby, Information Technology Law, Canberra
- Anita Cade, Outsourcing Law, Sydney
- Bruce Whittaker, Asset Finance Law, Melbourne
- Gabrielle Forbes, Product Liability Litigation, Brisbane
- Geoff Gishubl, Native Title Law, Perth
- Ian Humphreys, Occupational Health & Safety Law, Brisbane
- James Marshall, Distressed Investing & Debt Trading, Sydney
- Jennie Mansfield, Employee Benefits Law, Sydney
- Jock O'Shea, Equipment Finance Law, Sydney
- John Field, Structured Finance Law, Melbourne
- Mary Padbury, Life Sciences Practice, Melbourne
- Megan Knight, Litigation, Canberra
- Michael Harrison, Mining Law, Sydney
- Nerida Cooley, Public Law, Brisbane
- Paul Vane-Tempest, Labour and Employment Law, Canberra
- Peter Armitage, Competition Law, Sydney
- Robert Todd, Defamation and Media Law, Sydney
- Roger Davies, Corporate Law, Perth
- Sandford Clark, Water Law, Melbourne
- Shawn Wytenburg, Leveraged Buyouts, Sydney
- Stephen Woodbury, Labour and Employment Law, Sydney
- Suzanne Cleary, Outsourcing Law, Brisbane
The full list of Ashurst's Best Lawyers 2019 is published in the Australian Financial Review here.