The 2025 listing of leading Queensland Banking & Finance Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of banking and finance matters matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Craig Chapman, Dentons
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Recommended
Paul Brittain, Allens
Wei Lim, McCullough Robertson
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Katherine Shann, HWL Ebsworth
Previous editions
2023 edition published November 2023
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Leading
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Recommended
David Beckett, Johnson Winter Slattery
Paul Brittain, Allens
Craig Chapman, Dentons
Wayne Fellows, MinterEllison
Kirby Jukes, McCullough Robertson
Peter Kennedy, Mills Oakley
Mark Lightfoot, HWL Ebsworth
Wei Lim, McCullough Robertson
Ian Lockhart, MinterEllison
Paul McBride, King & Wood Mallesons
Katherine Shann, HWL Ebsworth
2022 edition published November 2022
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Recommended
Michael Anastas, HWL Ebsworth
Jeff Baker, Thomson Geer
Paul Brittain, Allens
Craig Chapman, Dentons
Wayne Fellows, MinterEllison
Kirby Jukes, McCullough Robertson
Peter Kennedy, Mills Oakley
Mark Lightfoot, HWL Ebsworth
Wei Lim, McCullough Robertson
Alan Maguire, Clayton Utz
Katherine Shann, HWL Ebsworth
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Recommended
Michael Anastas, HWL Ebsworth
Jeff Baker, Thomson Geer
Paul Brittain, Allens
Craig Chapman, Dentons
Wayne Fellows, MinterEllison
Kirby Jukes, McCullough Robertson
Peter Kennedy, Mills Oakley
Mark Lightfoot, HWL Ebsworth
Wei Lim, McCullough Robertson
Alan Maguire, Clayton Utz
Katherine Shann, HWL Ebsworth
2020 edition published November 2020
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Recommended
Paul Brittain, Allens
Craig Chapman, Dentons
Wayne Fellows, MinterEllison
Kirby Jukes, McCullough Robertson
Peter Kennedy, McCullough Robertson
Mark Lightfoot, HWL Ebsworth
David Lyons, DLA Piper
Paul McBride, King & Wood Mallesons
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Craig Wappett, Johnson Winter & Slattery
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Peter Kennedy, McCullough Robertson
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Peter Stewart, McCullough Robertson
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Recommended
Michael Anastas, HWL Ebsworth
Jeff Baker, Dentons
David Beckett, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Paul Brittain, Allens
Greta Burkett, Clayton Utz
Rhonda Chesmond, Thomson Geer
Ron Eames, Holding Redlich
Michael Fitzgerald, Ashurst
Kirby Jukes, McCullough Robertaon
Mark Lightfoot, HWL Ebsworth
Ian Lockhart, MinterEllison
David Lyons, Herbert Smith Freehills
Katherine Shann, HWL Ebsworth
Craig Wappett, Johnson Winter & Slattery
2017 edition published October 2017
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Gillian Brown, MinterEllison
Peter Kennedy, McCullough Robertson
David Lyons, Herbert Smith Freehills
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Craig Wappett, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Recommended
Paul Brittain, Allens
Craig Chapman, Gadens
Berkley Cox, King & Wood Mallesons
Mark Lightfoot, HWL Ebsworth
Paul McBride, King & Wood Mallesons
Dale Rayner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Katherine Shann, HWL Ebsworth
Peter Stewart, McCullough Robertson
2016 edition published October 2016
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Gillian Brown, MinterEllison
Berkley Cox, King & Wood Mallesons
David Lyons, Herbert Smith Freehills
Philip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Jock O'Shea, Ashurst
Recommended
Michael Anastas, HWL Ebsworth
Craig Chapman, Gadens
Michael Goss, DibbsBarker
Mark Lightfoot, HWL Ebsworth
Ian Lockhart, MinterEllison
Alan Maguire, Clayton Utz
Paul McBride, King & Wood Mallesons
Dale Rayner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Peter Stewart, McCullough Robertson
Darren Sumich, MinterEllison
Craig Wappett, Johnson Winter & Slattery
2015 edition published October 2015
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke, King & Wood Mallesons
Gillian Brown, Minter Ellison
Karla Fraser, Allens
Leading
Berkeley Cox, King & Wood Mallesons
Peter Kennedy, McCullough Robertson
David Lyons, Herbert Smith Freehills
Phillip McMahon, Herbert Smith Freehills
Jock O'Shea, Ashurst
Recommended
John Gallimore, Allens
Michael Goss, DibbsBarker
Ian Lockhart, Minter Ellison
Alan Maguire, Clayton Utz
Dale Rayner, Norton Rose Fulbright
Peter Stewart, McCullough Robertson
Darren Sumich, Minter Ellison
2012 edition published July 2012
Preeminent
Aaron Bourke – King & Wood Mallesons
Gillian Brown – Minter Ellison
Leading
Randall Dennings – Clayton Utz
John Gallimore – Allens Arthur Robinson
David Lyons – Norton Rose
Peter Kennedy – McCullough Robertson
Recommended
Craig Chapman – Norton Rose
Berkley Cox – King & Wood Mallesons
Michael Fitzgerald – Ashurst
Karla Fraser - Allens
Michael Goss – DibbsBarker
Philip McMahon - Herbert Smith Freehills
Alan Millhouse – Allens Arthur Robinson
Jock O'Shea - Ashurst
Peter Stewart- McCullough Robertson
To view the 2012 listing of leading banking and finance law firms please click here.