The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Business & Commercial Lawyers details individuals practising within the NSW legal market who whose practice is often broader than the the traditional corporate practice areas of M&A and Capital Markets and therefore covers the broader range of commercial and business matters.
Preeminent
James Lonie, K&L Gates
Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
James Rozsa, Johnson Winter Slattery
Leading
Chris Brown, Hall & Wilcox
Shaun Clyne, MinterEllison
Tim Flahvin, Thomson Geer
Nick Humphrey, Hamilton Locke
Rob Kardos, Kardos Scanlan
Andrew Lumsden, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jason Marcus, Thomson Geer
Andrew McNee, Maddocks
Catherine Merity, Maddocks
Stuart Napthali, Maddocks
Tim Scanlan, Kardos Scanlan
Danny Simmons, Gadens
Recommended
Daniel Atkin, K&L Gates
Greg Blewitt, Bartier Perry
Sarah Bullock, Cornwalls
Ricky Casali, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Dale Chapman, Addisons
Chris Clarke, Bird & Bird
Costas Condoleon, Gilbert + Tobin
Breanna Davies, Gadens
Michael Gajic, Norton Rose Fulbright
Robert Gibson, HWL Ebsworth
Glenn Hughes, Cornwalls
Dan Kramer, Thomson Geer
Ian Laughland, Mills Oakley
Robert Mangioni, Mangioni Biggs + Co
Paul Miller, Deutsch Miller
Ben Mortimer, McCullough Robertson
Ted Nixey, Gadens
Kieren Parker, Addisons
Mark Pistilli, Gadens
Michael Ryan, Keypoint Law
Glen Sauer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sanushka Seomangal, Thomson Geer
Ben Smits, Norton Rose Fulbright