The 2026 listing of leading Australian Admiralty, Shipping & Maritime Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of admiralty, shipping and maritime matters in Australian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Joe Hurley, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Gavin Vallely, HFW – Melbourne
Ernest Van Buuren, Clyde & Co – Brisbane
Leading
Geoff Farnsworth, Holding Redlich – Sydney
Drew James, AusShip – Sydney
Maurice Lynch, Mills Oakley – Sydney
Jesper Martens, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Michelle Taylor, Sparke Helmore – Brisbane
Stephen Thompson, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Andrew Tulloch, Colin Biggers & Paisley – Melbourne
Danella Wilmshurst, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Recommended
Hazel Brasington, Ashurst – Melbourne
Nathan Cecil, Holding Redlich – Sydney
Tim Cocks, Cocks MacNish – Perth
Alison Cusack, Cusack & Co – Melbourne
Michael Fisher, Thynne & Macartney – Brisbane
Stuart Hetherington, Colin Biggers & Paisley – Sydney
Anthony Highfield, HWL Ebsworth
Peter Craney, Kennedys – Sydney
Naraya Lamart, Wotton + Kearney – Brisbane
Ashwin Nair, Nair Legal – Perth
Chris Sacre, Hall & Wilcox – Sydney
Pat Saraceni, Clifford Chance – Perth
Stephen Thompson, HFW – Sydney
Nic van der Reyden, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney