November 2, 2026
Doyle's Guide

Editorial ranking record

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Law firm · Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane

Also published as: Herbert Smith Freehills; Hebert Smith Freehills Kramer; Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer- Melbourne; Hebert Smith Freehills; Herbert Smith Freehills- Melbourne; Herbert Smith Freehill; Herert Smith Freehills; Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills

Current recognition

RankingTier
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026Second Tier
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - Queensland, 2026Second Tier
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - Victoria, 2026First Tier
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026First Tier
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - Queensland, 2026Third Tier
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - Victoria, 2026First Tier
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026Third Tier
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Queensland, 2026Second Tier
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Third Tier
Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - NSW, 2026First Tier
Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Third Tier
Leading Corporate Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026First Tier
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Queensland, 2026First Tier
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Victoria, 2026First Tier
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - NSW, 2026First Tier
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Queensland, 2026Third Tier
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Victoria, 2026First Tier
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - NSW, 2026First Tier
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - Queensland, 2026First Tier
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - Victoria, 2026First Tier
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Environment & Heritage Law Firms - Queensland, 2026Second Tier
Leading Environment & Climate Change Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026Recommended
Leading Environment & Climate Change Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Third Tier
Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Major Projects Law Firms - NSW, 2026Second Tier
Leading Front End Construction & Infrastructure Law Firms - Queensland, 2026Second Tier
Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Projects Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Third Tier
Leading Front End Construction & Infrastructure Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026Second Tier
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026Second Tier
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - Queensland, 2026Recommended
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Recommended
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Intellectual Property & TMT Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026Recommended
Leading Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - NSW, 2026Second Tier
Leading Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Recommended
Leading Town Planning & Development Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026Third Tier
Leading Town Planning & Development Law Firms - Queensland, 2026Recommended
Leading Planning & Environment Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026Third Tier
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - NSW, 2026Second Tier
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Queensland, 2026First Tier
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Victoria, 2026First Tier
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026First Tier
Leading Tax Law Firms - New South Wales, 2026Third Tier
Leading Tax Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Third Tier
Leading Tax Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026Second Tier
Leading Town Planning & Development Law Firms - Victoria, 2026Recommended
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - NSW, 2026Second Tier
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - Queensland, 2026First Tier
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - Western Australia, 2026Second Tier
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - Victoria, 2026First Tier
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Australia, 2025Third Tier
Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Projects Law Firms - Australia, 2025Second Tier
Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - NSW, 2025Third Tier
Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - Victoria, 2025Third Tier
Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - Western Australia, 2025Third Tier

Currently ranked lawyers

NameCurrent rankings
Aaron Anderson
Paul Apathy
Heidi Asten
Neena Aynsley
Nick Baker
Stuart Barrymore
Miles Bastick
Steve Bell
Sarah Benbow
Jason Betts
Peter Briggs
Oliver Caine
Liza Carver
Leon Chung
Mark Clifton
Melita Cottrell
Julie Couch
Anna Creegan
Rachel Dawson
Melanie Debenham
Alison Dodd
Georgia Douglas
Rohan Doyle
Dan Dragovic
Andrew Eastwood
Toby Eggleston
Linda Evans
Wendy Fauvel
Marco Fedeli
Matthew Fitzgerald
Baden Furphy
Natalie Gaspar
Patrick Gay
Rebekah Gay
Sue Gilchrist
Melissa Gladstone
Ante Golem
Michael Gonski
Damian Grave
Geoffrey Hansen
Carolyn Harris
Philip Hart
Luke Hastings
Nick Heggart
Jane Hodder
Michael Hogan
Naomi Hutchings
Emma Iles
Julie Jankowski
Nerida Jessup
Shivchand Jhinku
David John
Graeme Johnson
Eloise Jolly
Peter Jones
Olga Klimczak
Michael Lake
Jay Leary
Ryan Leslie
Rodd Levy
Julian Lincoln
Martin MacDonald
Elizabeth Macknay
Lucy McCullagh
Tim McEwen
Andrew McLean
Phillip McMahon
Robert Merrick
Hayley Neilson
Nicholas Ogilvie
Ruth Overington
Kathryn Pacey
Hugh Paynter
Drew Pearson
Nicole Pedler
Hannah Penwarden
Gerard Pike
Dhruvi Pindolia
Frank Poeta
Elizabeth Poulos
Liz Poulos
Merryn Quayle
Simon Reed
Maja La Rosa
David Ryan
Shania Sharma
Matthew Shelley
Mark Simkiss
Luke Simpson
David Sinn
Clare Smethurst
Mark Smyth
Kristin Stammer
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage
Philippa Stone
Kwok Tang
Melissa Swain-Tonkin
Ashlee Wheeldon
Christine Wong
Anthony Wood
Jacqueline Wootton
Louise Van Wyk
Aoife Xuereb
Daniel Zador
Michael Ziegelaar

Names in black open that person's record; names in grey have no record yet.

Ranking history

RankingEditions
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Banking & Finance Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - NSW
Leading Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Corporate Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Australia
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - NSW
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Queensland
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Victoria
Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) - Western Australia
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - NSW
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Environment & Climate Change Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Environment & Climate Change Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Environment & Heritage Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Front End Construction & Infrastructure Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Front End Construction & Infrastructure Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Major Projects Law Firms - NSW
Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Projects Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Intellectual Property & TMT Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - NSW
Leading Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Planning & Environment Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Australia
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - NSW
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Tax Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Tax Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Tax Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Town Planning & Development Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Town Planning & Development Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Town Planning & Development Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - NSW
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - Australia
Leading Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Projects Law Firms - Australia
Leading Health & Aged Care Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - NSW
Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Competition Law Firms - Australia
Leading Health & Aged Care Law Firms - New South Wales
Leading Native Title Law Firms (Project Proponent Representation) - Australia
Leading Tax Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Agribusiness Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Health & Aged Care Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firms - Australia
Leading Corporate & Commercial Law Firms (Mid-Market & SME Matters) - Victoria
Leading Technology Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Corporate Law Firms (High-Value Matters) - New South Wales
Leading Corporate Law Firms (Smaller & Mid Market Matters) - New South Wales
Leading Environment Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Intellectual Property Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Private Equity Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Back-End Construction Law Firms - Australia
Leading Back-End Construction Law Firms - Brisbane
Leading Back-End Construction Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Back-End Construction Law Firms - Perth
Leading Back-End Construction Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Capital Markets Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Capital Markets Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - Australia
Leading Commercialisation & IP Transactions Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Competition & Consumer Protection Law Firms - Australia
Leading Copyright & Other Soft IP Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Copyright & Soft IP Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Employment & Industrial Relations Law Firms - Australia
Leading Employment & Industrial Relations Law Firms - Brisbane
Leading Employment & Industrial Relations Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Employment & Industrial Relations Law Firms - Perth
Leading Employment & Industrial Relations Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Energy & Resources Law Firms - Australia
Leading Environment Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Environment Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Front End Construction Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Front End Construction Law Firms - Perth
Leading Front-End Construction Law Firms - Australia
Leading Front-End Construction Law Firms - Brisbane
Leading Front-End Construction Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Insolvency & Reconstruction Law Firms - Australia
Leading Intellectual Property Law Firms - Australia
Leading M&A Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading M&A Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Native Title Law Firms - Australia
Leading Patent Litigation Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Patent Litigation Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Planning Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Planning Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Private Equity Law Firms - Sydney
Leading TMT Law Firms - Brisbane
Leading TMT Law Firms - Perth
Leading Trademark Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Trademark Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Commercial IP Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Corporate Law Firms (Deals Over $200 Million) - Sydney
Leading Corporate Law Firms (Deals Under $200 Million) - Sydney
Leading Corporate Law Firms (Deals Under $200M) - Australia
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Australia, 2015 (Deals Over $200M)
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Melbourne, 2015 (Matters Over $200M)
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Melbourne, 2015 (Matters Under $200M)
Leading Employment Law Firms - Perth
Leading Employment Law Firms - Sydney
Leading Property Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Queensland Corporate Law Firms, 2015 (Matters Over $250M)
Leading Queensland Corporate Law Firms, 2015 (Matters Under $250M)
Leading Queensland Employment Law Firms
Leading Queensland Insolvency Law Firms
Leading Queensland Planning Law Firms
Leading TMT Law Firms - Melbourne
Leading Tax Law Firms - Australia
Leading Victorian Insolvency Law Firms
Leading Victorian Non-Contentious IP Law Firms
Leading WA Insolvency Law Firms
Leading WA Property Law Firms
Leading Western Australian IP Law Firms
Leading Construction Law Firms - Western Australia
Leading Employment Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Native Title Firms - Queensland
Leading Native Title Firms - Western Australia
Leading Non-Contentious Construction Law Firms - NSW
Leading Non-Contentious Construction Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Planning & Environment Law Firms - Queensland
Leading Australian Banking & Finance Law Firms
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Victoria, 2013 (Matters $100M-$500M)
Leading Corporate Law Firms - Victoria, 2013 (Matters +$500M)
Leading IP Litigation Firms (Non-Patent) - NSW
Leading IP Litigation Firms (Non-Patent) - Victoria
Leading Media & Entertainment Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Non-Contentious IP Firms - NSW
Leading Technology Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Telecommunications Law Firms - Victoria
Leading Victorian Non-Contentious Construction Law Firms
Leading Western Australian Corporate/M&A Firms, 2013 (Matters +$250 Million)
Leading Western Australian Corporate/M&A Firms, 2013 (Matters Under $250 Million)
Leading Australian Construction Law Firms
Leading Australian Employment Law Firms
Leading Corporate/M&A Firms - NSW, 2012 (Matters Under $250 Million)
Leading Corporate/M&A Law Firms - NSW, 2012 (Matters Over $250 Million)
Leading Environment Firms - Western Australia
Leading Planning Firms - Western Australia
Leading Planning Firms, Victoria
Leading Property & Real Estate Firms, Western Australia
Leading Victorian Construction Law Firms
Leading Western Australian Insolvency Law Firms

Listed here: each edition in which this name appears exactly as published, or which an editor has confirmed is the same organisation.

Practice areas

Commercial Litigation & Disputes, Employment (Employer & Employee), Construction & Projects, Property & Real Estate, Corporate (M&A, Capital Markets), Energy & Resources, Intellectual Property, Banking & Finance, Planning & Environment, Taxation, Insolvency & Restructuring, Technology, Media & Communications, Competition & Antitrust, Criminal Defence & White Collar Crime, Arbitration, Administrative Law, Indigenous Law & Rights

About this record

This page summarises Doyle's Guide's independent editorial rankings. Rankings are compiled from peer nominations and interviews and cannot be purchased. Tiers are listed in rank order; within each tier, names are alphabetical. How we rank: Methodology →

Official website
hsfkramer.com ↗
Most recent ranking
2026 edition

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