The 2025 listing of leading South Australian Banking & Finance Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of banking and finance matters matters in the SA legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Mark Gordon, Piper Alderman
Andrew Kedzior, Thomson Geer
Leading
Joshua Annese, Piper Alderman
Peter Staniszewski, HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Shannon Adams, Piper Alderman
Martin Lovell, Piper Alderman
Previous editions
2023 edition published November 2023
Preeminent
Mark Gordon, Piper Alderman
Stephen Lyons, Thomson Geer
Leading
Joshua Annese, Piper Alderman
Andrew Kedzior, Thomson Geer
Martin Lovell, Piper Alderman
Recommended
Shannon Adams, Piper Alderman
Peter Chester, MinterEllison
Peter Staniszewski, HWL Ebsworth
Rob Surman, Wallmans
2021 edition published November 2021
Preeminent
John Brimacombe, Cowell Clarke
Stephen Lyons, Thomson Geer
Leading
Joshua Annese, Piper Alderman
Mark Gordon, Piper Alderman
Andrew Kedzior, Finlaysons
Martin Lovell, Piper Alderman
Rob Surman, Wallmans
Recommended
Man Loi, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Mark Montes, Minter Ellison
Peter Staniszewski, HWL Ebsworth
2018 edition published October 2018
Preeminent
John Brimacombe, MinterEllison
Stephen Lyons, Thomson Geer
Leading
Andrew Kedzior, Finlaysons
Recommended
Shannon Adams, Piper Alderman
Peter Chester, MinterEllison
Mark Gordon, Piper Alderman
Paul Griscti, Fisher Jeffries
Philip Laity, Laity Morrow
Martin Lovell, Piper Alderman
2017 edition published September 2017
Preeminent
John Brimacombe, MinterEllison
Stephen Lyons, Thomson Geer
Leading
Mark Gordon, Piper Alderman
Andrew Kedzior, Finlaysons
Martin Lovell, Laity Morrow
Recommended
Shannon Adams, Piper Alderman
Peter Chester, MinterEllison
David Davies, Fisher Jeffries
Philip Laity, Laity Morrow
Peter Staniszewski, HWL Ebsworth
2016 edition published October 2016
Preeminent
John Brimacombe, MinterEllison
Andrew Kedzior, Finlaysons
Stephen Lyons, Thomson Geer
Leading
Mark Gordon, Piper Alderman
Martin Lovell, Laity Morrow
Recommended
Shannon Adams, Piper Alderman
Paul Griscti, Fisher Jeffries
Stefan Jury, Jones Harley Toole
Philip Laity, Laity Morrow
Peter Staniszewski, HWL Ebsworth
Rob Surman, Wallmans
2015 edition published October 2015
Market Leader
Stephen Lyons, Thomson Geer
Preeminent
John Brimacombe, Minter Ellison
Andrew Kedzior, Finlaysons
Leading
Peter Chester, Minter Ellison
Martin Lovell, Laity Morrow
Rob Surman, Wallmans
Recommended
David Davies, Fisher Jeffries
Mark Gordon, Piper Alderman
Paul Griscti, Fisher Jeffries
Stefan Jury, Hunt & Hunt
2012 edition published July 2012
Preeminent
John Brimacombe – Minter Ellison
Leading
Andrew Kedzior – Finlaysons
Philip Laity – Johnson Winter & Slattery
Stephen Lyons – Thomsons Lawyers
Recommended
Peter Chester - Minter Ellison
Mark Gordon – Piper Alderman
Paul Lagozzino – Fisher Jeffries
To view the 2012 listing of leading South Australian banking and finance law firms please click here.