The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Town Planning & Development Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of town planning, development approvals & appeals as well as local government matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Penny Murray, Addisons
Felicity Rourke, Allens
Adam Seton, Marsdens
Anthony Whealy, Mills Oakley
Leading
Brendan Bateman, Clayton Utz
Nicholas Brunton, Norton Rose Fulbright
Megan Hawley, Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Jane Hewitt, HWL Ebsworth
Harshane Kahagalle, Thomson Geer
Alyce Kliese, Urban Legal
Alistair Knox, Pikes & Verekers
Alan McKelvey, Sparke Helmore
Stuart Simington, Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Matt Sonter, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Andrew Beatty, Beatty Hughes & Associates
Ryan Bennett, Pikes & Verekers
Mark Brady, Clayton Utz
Louise Camenzuli, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Matthew Cole, Swaab
Emma Fleming, Macpherson Kelley
Aaron Gadiel, Mills Oakley
Kirston Gerathy, HWL Ebsworth
Tony Hill, Ashurst
Jason Hones, Hones Lawyers
Patrick Ibbotson, Maddocks
Marc Jaku, Jaku Legal
Alyce Johnson, Miller Prince
Thomas Kwok, Holding Redlich
Joanna Ling, Thomson Geer
Roslyn McCulloch, Pikes & Verekers
Catherine Morton, Sparke Helmore
Liam Mulligan, Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Laura Raffaele, Bartier Perry
Cecilia Rose, Wilshire Webb Staunton Beattie
Gavin Shapiro, Hones Lawyers
Naomi Simmons, Sparke Helmore
Lindsay Taylor, Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Tom White, Lander & Rogers
Michael Winram, Maddocks