The 2026 listing of leading Australian Class Actions Lawyers details individuals identified by clients and peers as having particular expertise in class actions, shareholder actions, product liability and human rights actions matters across all Australian legal markets.
Preeminent
Jason Betts, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Sydney
Ian Bolster, Ashurst – Sydney
Tim Finney, Phi Finney McDonald – Melbourne
Jason Geisker, Maurice Blackburn – Sydney
Rebecca Gilsenan, Maurice Blackburn – Sydney
Melissa Gladstone, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Sydney
Damian Grave, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Melbourne
Miranda Nagy, Maurice Blackburn – Sydney
Beverley Newbold, MinterEllison – Sydney
Kimi Nishimura, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Chris Pagent, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Sydney
John Pavlakis, Ashurst Perkins Coie – Sydney
Moira Saville, Mallesons – Sydney
Alex Tolliday, Allens – Sydney
Greg Williams, Clayton Utz – Sydney
Leading
Hannah Brown, Brown Ward King – Sydney
Michael Chapman, Mackay Chapman – Melbourne
Martin del Gallego, Piper Alderman – Sydney
Ross Drinnan, Allens – Sydney
Peter Gordon, Gordon Legal – Melbourne
Ben Hardwick, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Matthew Mackenzie, Quinn Emanuel – Sydney
Nicholas Mavrakis, Ashurst Perkins Coie – Sydney
Alexander Morris, Mallesons – Sydney
Andrew Morrison, Clayton Utz – Melbourne
Ruth Overington, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Melbourne
Ding Pan, William Roberts Lawyers – Sydney
Andrew Paull, Echo Law – Melbourne
Ben Phi, Phi Finney McDonald – Melbourne
Elizabeth Poulos, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Brisbane
Paul Reidy, Johnson Winter Slattery – Sydney
Alexandra Rose, Clayton Utz – Sydney
Kate Sambrook, Piper Alderman – Sydney
Julian Schimmel, Maurice Blackburn – Sydney
Katrina Sleiman, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Sydney
Lee Taylor, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Belinda Thompson, Allens – Melbourne
Christine Tran, Jones Day – Sydney
Brad Woodhouse, Clifford Chance – Sydney
Recommended
Rafael Aiolfi, MinterEllison – Sydney
Amanda Banton, Banton Group – Sydney
Mathew Chuk, Echo Law – Melbourne
Emma Costello, Mallesons – Brisbane
Michael Donelly, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Kaitlin Ferris, Echo Law – Melbourne
Ron Koo, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Matthew McCarthy, Allens – Melbourne
Odette McDonald, Phi Finney McDonald – Melbourne
Elizabeth O’Shea, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Emma Pelka-Caven, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Bill Petrovski, William Roberts Lawyers – Sydney
Nathan Rapoport, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Richard Ryan, Maurice Blackburn – Sydney
Brendan Studti, Mangioni Biggs + Co – Sydney
David Taylor, MinterEllison – Sydney
Samuel Taylor, Maurice Blackburn – Melbourne
Rory Walsh, Slater & Gordon – Melbourne
Aoife Xuereb, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Melbourne