The 2026 listing of leading Australian Arbitration Lawyers details individuals identified by clients and peers as having particular expertise in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution matters across all Australian legal markets.
Preeminent
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper – Sydney
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills – Sydney
David Jenaway, A&O Shearman – Perth
Bronwyn Lincoln, Thomson Geer – Melbourne
Sean Marriott, HFW – Perth
Leading
David Anthony, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers – Sydney
Jo Delaney, HFW – Sydney
Adam Firth, Ashurst Perkins Coie – Sydney
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison – Brisbane
Cameron Hassall, Clifford Chance – Sydney
Elizabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Perth
Dylan McKimmie, Norton Rose Fulbright – Brisbane
Tamlyn Mills, Norton Rose Fulbright – Sydney
Georgia Quick, Ashurst Perkins Coie – Sydney
Nastasja Suhadolnik, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Melbourne
Robert Tang, Clifford Chance – Sydney
Russell Thirgood, Thirgood Dispute Resolution – Brisbane
James Wang, Mallesons – Perth
Recommended
Daniel Allman, Norton Rose Fulbright – Sydney
Mark van Brakel, A&O Shearman – Perth
Timothy Bunker, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Brisbane
Ryan Cable, Dentons – Brisbane
Lee Carroll, White & Case – Melbourne
Jennifer Chambers, King & Spalding – Sydney
Julia Dreosti, Clifford Chance – Perth
Scott Foreman, LK Law – Adelaide
Tom French, MinterEllison – Perth
Ante Golem, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Perth
Gowri Kangeson, DLA Piper – Melbourne
Judith Levine, Judith Levine Independent Arbitrator – Sydney
Jonathan Light, Allens – Sydney
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin – Sydney
Peter Pether, MinterEllison – Sydney
Elizabeth Poulos, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer – Brisbane
Peter Sadler, HFW – Perth
Cameron Sim, Peter & Kim – Sydney
Todd Spiller, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Brisbane
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Melbourne
Damian Sturzaker, Marque Lawyers – Sydney
Deborah Tomkinson, Peter & Kim – Sydney
I-Ching Tseng, Tseng Consulting – Brisbane
Erika Williams, Williams Arbitration – Brisbane
Previous editions
2025 edition published July 2025
Preeminent
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Thomson Geer - Melbourne
Sean Marriott, HFW - Perth
Leading
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers - Sydney
David Jenaway, Allen & Overy - Perth
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Georgia Quick, Ashust - Sydney
Russell Thirgood, Thirgood Dispute Resolution - Brisbane
Recommended
Daniel Allman, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
David Anthony, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Ryan Cable, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Lee Carroll, White & Case - Melbourne
Jennifer Chambers, King & Spalding - Sydney
Jo Delaney, HFW - Sydney
Julia Dreosti, Clifford Chance - Perth
Adam Firth, Ashurst - Sydney
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison - Brisbane
Judith Levine, Judith Levine Independent Arbitrator - Sydney
Jonathan Light, Allens - Sydney
Dylan McKimmie, Norton Rose Fulbright - Brisbane
Tamlyn Mills, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Cameron Sim, Peter & Kim - Sydney
Todd Spiller, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Brisbane
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Damian Sturzaker, Marque Lawyers - Sydney
Natasja Suhadolnik, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Robert Tang, Clifford Chance - Sydney
Deborah Tomkinson, Peter & Kim - Sydney
I-Ching Tseng, Tseng Consulting - Brisbane
Erika Williams, Williams Arbitration - Brisbane
2024 edition published August 2024
Preeminent
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Thomson Geer - Melbourne
Leading
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Edwina Kwan, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Sean Marriott, Clifford Chance - Perth
Russell Thirgood, Thirgood Dispute Resolution - Brisbane
Recommended
Daniel Allman, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
David Anthony, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers - Sydney
Ryan Cable, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Lee Carroll, White & Case - Melbourne
Chad Catterwell, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison - Brisbane
Nick Gallus, LK - Adelaide
David Jenaway, Allen & Overy - Perth
Judith Levine, Judith Levine Independent Arbitrator - Sydney
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Tamlyn Mills, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Georgia Quick, Ashust - Sydney
Todd Spiller, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Brisbane
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
I-Ching Tseng, Tseng Consulting - Brisbane
Erika Williams, Williams Arbitration - Brisbane
2023 edition published August 2023
Preeminent
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Thomson Geer - Melbourne
Leading
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers - Sydney
Edwina Kwan, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Russell Thirgood, Thirgood Dispute Resolution - Brisbane
Recommended
David Anthony, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Ryan Cable, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Lee Carroll, White & Case - Melbourne
Chad Catterwell, Herbert Smith Freehills- Melbourne
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison - Brisbane
Cameron Hassall, Clifford Chance - Sydney
David Jenaway, Allen & Overy - Perth
Judith Levine, Judith Levine Independent Arbitrator - Sydney
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Sean Marriott, Clifford Chance - Perth
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper - Brisbane
Bill Smith, Ashurst - Sydney
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Damian Stuzaker, Marque Lawyers - Sydney
Peter Voss, Ashurst - Sydney
Erika Williams, Williams Arbitration - Brisbane
2022 edition published July 2022
Preeminent
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, HFW - Melbourne
Leading
Michael Lundberg, Jones Day - Perth
Daisy Mallett - Sydney
Russell Thirgood, Thirgood Dispute Resolution - Brisbane
Peter Voss, Ashurst - Sydney
Recommended
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers - Sydney
Lee Carroll, White & Case - Melbourne
Monique Carroll, Cite Legal - Melbourne
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison - Brisbane
Nick Gallus, LK - Adelaide
Cameron Hassall, Clifford Chance - Sydney
Edwina Kwan, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Crispian Lynch, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper - Brisbane
Georgia Quick, Ashurst - Sydney
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Mark van Brakel, Allen & Overy - Perth
Erika Williams, Williams Arbitration - Brisbane
2021 edition published August 2021
Preeminent
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Leading
Michael Lundberg, Jones Day - Perth
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Daisy Mallett, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Russell Thirgood, Thirgood Dispute Resolution - Brisbane
Peter Voss, Ashurst - Sydney
Recommended
Andrew Battisson, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers - Sydney
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison - Brisbane
Edwina Kwan, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Elizabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Perth
Peter Pether, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper - Brisbane
Georgia Quick, Ashurst - Sydney
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward - Brisbane
Brad Strahorn, White & Case - Sydney
Damian Sturzaker, Marque Lawyers - Sydney
Mark van Brakel, Allen & Overy - Perth
Erika Williams, Williams Arbitration - Brisbane
2020 edition published July 2020
Preeminent
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Leading
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Michael Lundberg, Quinn Emanuel - Perth
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Daisy Mallett, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Russell Thirgood, Int-Arb Arbitrators & Mediators - Brisbane
Peter Voss, Ashurst - Sydney
Recommended
Andrew Battisson, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Alex Baykitch - Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers - Sydney
Rodd Dann, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Brisbane
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison - Sydney
Edwina Kwan, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Peter O'Donahoo, Allens - Melbourne
Elizabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Perth
Khory McCormick, Bartley Cohen - Brisbane
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Peter Pether, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Georgia Quick, Ashurst - Sydney
Brad Strahorn, White & Case - Sydney
Damian Sturzaker, Marque Lawyers - Sydney
Mark van Brakel, Allen & Overy - Perth
2019 edition published July 2019
Preeminent
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Andrea Martignoni, Allens - Sydney
Leading
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Alex Baykitch, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Max Bonnell, Henry William Lawyers - Sydney
Michael Lundberg, Quinn Emanuel - Perth
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Daisy Mallett, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Peter Voss, Ashurst - Sydney
Recommended
Jeremy Chenoweth, Ashurst - Brisbane
Jo Delaney, Baker McKenzie - Sydney
Peter Holloway, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Juliana Jorissen, King & Wood Mallesons - Perth
Ben Luscombe, Clifford Chance - Perth
Elizabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Brisbane
Bev Newbold, MinterEllison - Sydney
Peter O'Donahoo, Allens - Melbourne
Elizabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills
Khory McCormick, Bartley Cohen - Brisbane
Matthew Muir, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Brisbane
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Peter Pether, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper - Brisbane
Georgia Quick, Ashurst - Sydney
Russell Thirgood, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Mark van Brakel, Allen & Overy - Perth
2018 edition published July 2018
Preeminent
Max Bonnell, White & Case - Sydney
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Leading
Alex Baykitch, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Jo Delaney, Baker McKenzie - Sydney
Michael Lundberg, Quinn Emanuel - Perth
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Daisy Mallett, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Recommended
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Simon Bellas, Jones Day - Perth
Beth Cubitt, Clyde & Co - Perth
Kym Fraser, Clayton Utz - Melbourne
Claire Gitsham, Thomson Geer - Melbourne
Ben Luscombe, Clifford Chance - Perth
Elizabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Brisbane
Andrea Martignoni, Allens - Sydney
Peter O'Donahoo, Allens - Melbourne
Khory McCormick, Bartley Cohen - Brisbane
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Georgia Quick, Ashurst - Sydney
Moira Saville, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Karen Thomas, Fisher Jeffries - Adelaide
Mark van Brakel, Allen & Overy - Perth
James Wang, King & Wood Mallesons - Perth
2017 edition published July 2017
Preeminent
Max Bonnell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Leading
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Alex Baykitch, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Michael Lundberg, King & Wood Mallesons - Perth
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Khory McCormick, Bartley Cohen - Brisbane
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Recommended
Simon Bellas, Jones Day - Perth
Beth Cubitt, Clyde & Co - Perth
Rod Dann, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Brisbane
Jo Delaney, Baker McKenzie - Sydney
Doug Jones, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Ben Luscombe, Clifford Chance - Perth
Elisabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Perth
Hamish Macpherson, Herbert Smith Freehills - Brisbane
Andrea Martignoni, Allens - Sydney
Peter O'Donahoo, Allens - Melbourne
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper - Brisbane
Georgia Quick, Ashurst - Sydney
Moira Saville, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Mark van Brakel, Allen & Overy - Perth
Glen Ward, MinterEllison - Melbourne
2016 edition published September 2016
Preeminent
Max Bonnell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Leading
Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper - Sydney
Alex Baykitch, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Leon Chung, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Doug Jones, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Andrea Martignoni, Allens - Sydney
Khory McCormick, MinterEllison - Brisbane
Andrew Stephenson, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Recommended
Simon Bellas, Jones Day - Perth
Damian Grave, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Robert Heathcote, Arnold Bloch Leibler - Melbourne
Ben Luscombe, Clifford Chance - Perth
Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance - Perth
Elisabeth Macknay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Perth
Hamish Macpherson, Herbert Smith Freehills - Brisbane
Tobin Meagher, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Peter Megens, Pinsent Masons - Melbourne
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz - Brisbane
Peter Pether, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Georgia Quick, Ashurst - Sydney
Moira Saville, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Heidi Schweikert, Schweikert Harris - Brisbane
Mark van Brakel, Allen & Overy - Perth