The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers details solicitors practising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Jason Betts, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin
Jonathan Milner, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Colleen Platford, Gilbert + Tobin
Moira Saville, Mallesons
Mark Wilks, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Leading
Shane Anderton, Deutsch Miller
Andrew Carter, Ashurst
Sam Delaney, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mark Deutsch, Deutsch Miller
Ross Drinnan, Allens
Richard Harris, Gilbert + Tobin
Luke Hastings, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Rani John, Ashurst
Robert Mangioni, Mangioni Biggs + Co
Nicholas Mavrakis, Ashurst
John Mitchell, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Recommended
John Biggs, Mangioni Biggs + Co
Ian Bolster, Ashurst
Luke Buchanan, Buchanan Rees
Dominic Calabria, Bridges Lawyers
John Dalzell, Dentons
Ben Dibden, Bridges Lawyers
John Emmerig, Thomson Geer
Amanda Engels, Mallesons
Susanna Ford, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Ben Friis-O’Toole, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Antonia Garling, Gilbert + Tobin
Rebecca Gilsenan, Maurice Blackburn
Scott Grahame, Clayton Utz
Simon Horton, Horton Rhodes
Tean Kerr, Kerrs
Andrew Korbel, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Stephen Lloyd, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Steven Mattiussi, Addisons
Blake O’Neill, ERA Legal
Philip Parker, Bridges Lawyers
John Pavlakis, Ashurst
Mark Petrucco, Hall & Wilcox
Tim Price, YPOL
Kirsty Prinsloo, Allens
Paul Reidy, Johnson Winter Slattery
Anna Ross, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Elan Sasson, Quinn Emanuel
Mark Smyth, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Malcolm Stephens, Allens
Natalie Tatasciore, Mallesons
Brendan Wyhoon, William James
Greg Williams, Clayton Utz
Trevor Withane, Ironbridge Legal
Lisa Wright, Dentons