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Leading Native Title Lawyers (Traditional Owner Representation) – Australia, 2022

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

David Saylor

The 2022 listing of leading Australian Native Title Lawyers (Traditional Owner Representation) details solicitors practising within the areas of native title and cultural heritage matters matters in Australian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities representing traditional owners and traditional owner bodies. Some firms may act for both project proponents and traditional owners.

Showing all 21 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Market Leader

Market Leader: 1 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Philip Hunter	HWL Ebsworth	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Philip Hunter

Preeminent

Preeminent: 3 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Jason Behrendt	Chalk & Behrendt	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Jason Behrendt
Andrew Chalk	Chalk & Behrendt	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Chalk
Michael Neal (biography)	P&E Law	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Neal

Leading

Leading: 4 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Ted Besley (biography)	Just Us Lawyers	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Ted Besley
Leah Cameron (biography)	Marrawah Law	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Leah Cameron
Michael Pasanjan	MPS Law	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Michael Pasanjan
James Walkley	Chalk & Behrendt	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: James Walkley

Recommended

Recommended: 13 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Location	Doyle’s ranking record
Richard Bradshaw	Johnston Withers	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Richard Bradshaw
Ambrose Cummins	Cross Country Native Title Services	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Ambrose Cummins
Jeff Dillon	Dillon Bowers	Townsville	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeff Dillon
Oliver Gilkerson (biography)	Marrawah Law	Cairns	Doyle’s ranking record: Oliver Gilkerson
Chelsea Griffin-Breen	HWL Ebsworth	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Chelsea Griffin-Breen
Colin Hardie (biography)	Just Us Law	Brisbane	Doyle’s ranking record: Colin Hardie
Hema Hariharan	Arma Legal	Broome	Doyle’s ranking record: Hema Hariharan
Stephen Kenny	Camatta Lempens	Adelaide	Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Kenny
Sophie Kilpatrick	Cross Country Native Title Services	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Sophie Kilpatrick
David Meale	Chalk & Behrendt	Sydney	Doyle’s ranking record: David Meale
Matt Patterson (biography)	P&E Law	Sunshine Coast	Doyle’s ranking record: Matt Patterson
David Saylor (biography)	Saylor Legal	Townsville	Doyle’s ranking record: David Saylor
Paul Sheiner	Roe Legal	Perth	Doyle’s ranking record: Paul Sheiner

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