The 2026 listing of leading Queensland Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of contentious or “back end” construction, projects and infrastructure matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Dale Brackin, Clayton Utz
Matthew Muir, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Andrew Orford, MinterEllison
Stephen Pyman, CDI Lawyers
Clare Smethurst, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Leading
Stephen Burton, Holding Redlich
John Cooper, Jones Day
Troy Lewis, Holding Redlich
Andrew Kelly, Thomson Geer
Frazer Moss, Clayton Utz
Nikki O’Leary, Allens
Todd Spiller, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Recommended
James Arklay, McCullough Robertson
Matt Bradbury, McCullough Robertson
Jeremy Chenoweth, Ashurst
Aleisa Crepin, Johnson Winter Slattery
Sarah Ferrett, MinterEllison
Pip Goldman, Jones Day
Jay Hatten, CDI Lawyers
Kristen Kipps, CDI Lawyers
Petrina Macpherson, MinterEllison
Thomas McKillop, Thomson Geer
Andrew Mewing, Batch Mewing
Joshua Paffey, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
David Rodighiero, Carter Newell
Christopher Rowden, HFW
Heidi Schweikert, Schweikert Harris
Matthew Shelley, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Scott Watson, King & Wood Mallesons
Melissa Yeo, Ashurst