The dusty cloud created by the flurry of firm launches and personnel moves within the Western Australian legal market in recent years makes it more than a little difficult to see which firms lead the way however, when it comes to leading lawyers it’s still the usual suspects that lead they way. Perhaps the biggest change has been the rise in prominence of individuals who have either personal or firm based connections with Chinese, Japanese or Korean clients.
Preeminent
Louis Chiam – King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne
John Kelly – Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Brisbane
David Maloney – Allens, Sydney
Rob Merrick – Herbert Smith Freehills, Perth
Alan Murray – King & Wood Mallesons, Perth
Tony Wassaf – Jones Day, Sydney
Leading
Grant Anderson – Allens, Melbourne
Stuart Barrymore – Herbert Smith Freehills, Perth
Michael Blakiston – Gilbert + Tobin, Perth
Mark Carkeet – Minter Ellison, Brisbane
Jon Carson – Clifford Chance, Perth
James Fahey – King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne
Michael Harrison – Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Sydney
Jay Leary – Herbert Smith Freehills, Brisbane
Rupert Lewi – Ashurst, Perth
Peter Limbers – Ashurst, Sydney
Peter Rose – Johnson Winter & Slattery, Melbourne
Geoff Simpson – Allen & Overy, Perth
Andrew Smith – Clayton Utz, Brisbane
Nic Tole – Allens, Perth
Ben Zilmann – Allens, Brisbane
Recommended
Vishal Ahuja – King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney
Keira Brennan – Clayton Utz, Brisbane
Liza Carver – Ashurst, Sydney
Anna Collyer – Allens, Melbourne
Mick Dulaney – Johnson Winter & Slattery, Perth
Vincent Dwyer – Norton Rose, Sydney
Dan Howard – Clayton Utz, Brisbane
Peter Jarosek – Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Perth
Angus Jones – Allen & Overy, Perth
Martin Kudnig – Ashurst, Melbourne
Michael MacGinley – Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Brisbane
Rohan Madders – Johnson Winter & Slattery, Melbourne
James Marshall – Johnson Winter & Slattery, Adelaide
Peter Nelson – Norton Gledhill, Melbourne
Paul Newman – Ashurst, Brisbane
Robert Nicholson – Herbert Smith Freehills, Melbourne
Susan O’Rourke –McCullough Robertson, Sydney
Nicholas Pappas – King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney
David Ryan – Baker & McKenzie, Sydney
Peter Wiese – Clayton Utz, Perth