The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Professional Indemnity Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of professional negligence and indemnity matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by the state’s plaintiff and defendant insurance lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Keith Bethlehem, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Simon Black, Barry Nilsson
Patrick Boardman, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Malcolm Cameron, Sparke Helmore
Simon Lusk, YPOL
Andrew Moore, Wotton Kearney
Leading
Baron Alder, Moray & Agnew
David Amentas, McCabes
Matt Andrews, Kennedys
Louise Cantrill, Mills Oakley
Robert Crittenden, Meridian Lawyers
Alex Haslam, Gilchrist Connell
Jon Hunt, Lander & Rogers
Jacques Jacobs, Wotton Kearney
James Morse, Barry Nilsson
Jonathan Newby, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Paul O’Brien, YPOL
Michael Polorotoff, Moray & Agnew
Tim Price, YPOL
Charles Thornley, Lander & Rogers
Recommended
Nicholas Andrew, Barry Nilsson
Alexandra Bartlett, Kennedys
Veronica Chapman, Lander & Rogers
Ian Denham, Moray & Agnew
Mark Doepel, Sparke Helmore
Melissa Fenton, Gilchrist Connell
Paul Hendriks, Hicksons
Paul Kozub, Gilchrist Connell
Dino Liistro, Sparke Helmore
James Melvin, Kennedys
Greg Skehan, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Matthew Smith, Clyde & Co
Charu Stevenson, Wotton Kearney
Chern Tan, MinterEllison
Penny Taylor, Kennedys
Helen Tieu, Gilchrist Connell
Lucy Williams, K&L Gates