The 2012 listing of leading NSW Corporate/M&A lawyers details lawyers practising within the area of mergers and acquisitions and general corporate advisory in the NSW legal market who have been identified for their expertise and abilities in the area. It is compiled on the back of feedback from both solicitors practising within these areas and client referees.
Preeminent
Guy Alexander – Allens
Gary Besson – Ashurst
Tony Damian – Herbert Smith Freehills
David Friedlander – King & Wood Mallesons
Greg Golding – King & Wood Mallesons
Bill Koeck – Ashurst
Leading
Tim Bednall – King & Wood Mallesons
Philip Breden – Ashurst
Costas Condoleon – Minter Ellison
Peter Cook – Gilbert + Tobin
Fiona Gardiner-Hill – Herbert Smith Freehills
Rod Halstead – Clayton Utz
Braddon Jolley – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Byron Koster – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Richard Kriedemann – Allens
Gary Lawler – Ashurst
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage – Herbert Smith Freehills
Michael Parshall – Allen & Overy
Damien Reichel – Johnson Winter & Slattery
Danny Simmons – Clifford Chance
Phillipa Stone – Herbert Smith Freehills
Mark Stanbridge – Ashurst
Tom Story – Allens
Recommended
John Atanaskovic – Atanaskovic Hartnell
Kylie Brown – Allens
Andrew Bullock – Gilbert + Tobin
Ewen Crouch – Allens
Jeremy Davis – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Andrew Finch – Allens
Shannon Finch – King & Wood Mallesons
Ron Forster – Minter Ellison
Steven Glanz – Baker & McKenzie
Matthew Latham – Jones Day
Anthony Latimer – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
James Lonie – Henry Davis York
Richard Lustig – Baker & McKenzie
Karina Marcar – Johnson Winter & Slattery
Philip Maxwell – Ashurst
Stuart McCulloch – Allens
Wally McDonald – Clayton Utz
Jason Mendens – Clifford Chance
David Morris – DLA Piper
Justin O’Farrell – Herbert Smith Freehills
Meredith Paynter – King & Wood Mallesons
Adrian Perkins – King & Wood Mallesons
James Phillips – Minter Ellison
Tony Sparks – Allen & Overy
Jason Watts – King & Wood Mallesons