The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Business & Commercial Lawyers details individuals practising within the NSW legal market who whose practice is often broader than the the traditional corporate practice areas of M&A and Capital Markets and therefore covers the broader range of commercial and business matters.
Preeminent
James Lonie, K&L Gates
Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
James Rozsa, Johnson Winter Slattery
Leading
Chris Brown, Hall & Wilcox
Shaun Clyne, MinterEllison
Tim Flahvin, Thomson Geer
Nick Humphrey, Hamilton Locke
Rob Kardos, Kardos Scanlan
Andrew Lumsden, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jason Marcus, Thomson Geer
Andrew McNee, Maddocks
Catherine Merity, Maddocks
Stuart Napthali, Maddocks
Tim Scanlan, Kardos Scanlan
Danny Simmons, Gadens
Recommended
Daniel Atkin, K&L Gates
Greg Blewitt, Bartier Perry
Sarah Bullock, Cornwalls
Ricky Casali, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Dale Chapman, Addisons
Chris Clarke, Bird & Bird
Costas Condoleon, Gilbert + Tobin
Breanna Davies, Gadens
Michael Gajic, Norton Rose Fulbright
Robert Gibson, HWL Ebsworth
Glenn Hughes, Cornwalls
Dan Kramer, Thomson Geer
Ian Laughland, Mills Oakley
Robert Mangioni, Mangioni Biggs + Co
Paul Miller, Deutsch Miller
Ben Mortimer, McCullough Robertson
Ted Nixey, Gadens
Kieren Parker, Addisons
Mark Pistilli, Gadens
Michael Ryan, Keypoint Law
Glen Sauer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sanushka Seomangal, Thomson Geer
Ben Smits, Norton Rose Fulbright
Previous editions
2025 edition published July 2025
Preeminent
James Lonie, K&L Gates
Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
James Rozsa, Johnson Winter Slattery
Leading
Chris Brown, Hall & Wilcox
Shaun Clyne, MinterEllison
Tim Flahvin, Thomson Geer
Glen Hughes, Cornwalls
Rob Kardos, Kardos Scanlan
Danny Simmons, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Sarah Bullock, Cornwalls
Costas Condoleon, Gilbert + Tobin
Breanna Davies, Gadens
Brent Delaney, Mills Oakley
Michael Gajic, Norton Rose Fulbright
Ian Laughland, Mills Oakley
Robert Mangioni, Mangioni Biggs + Co
Andrew McNee, Maddocks
Kieren Parker, Addisons
Mark Pistilli, Gadens
Glen Sauer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Scanlan, Kardos Scanlan
Sanushka Seomangal, Thomson Geer
Adrian Smith, Talbot Sayer
David Stammers, Addisons
2024 edition published September 2024
Preeminent
James Lonie, K&L Gates
Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
James Rozsa, Johnson Winter Slattery
Leading
Chris Brown, Hall & Wilcox
Shaun Clyne, MinterEllison
Tim Flahvin, Thomson Geer
Nick Humphrey, Hamilton Locke
Rob Kardos, Kardos Scanlan
Andrew Lumsden, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Catherine Merity, Maddocks
Danny Simmons, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Daniel Atkin, K&L Gates
Dale Chapman, Addisons
Chris Clarke, Bird & Bird
Costas Condoleon, Gilbert + Tobin
Breanna Davies, Gadens
Robert Gibson, HWL Ebsworth
Michael Gajic, Squire Patton Boggs
Ian Laughland, Mills Oakley
Robert Mangioni, Mangioni Biggs + Co
Jason Marcus, Thomson Geer
Paul Miller, Deutsch Miller
Ben Mortimer, McCullough Robertson
Kieren Parker, Addisons
Mark Pistilli, Gadens
Michael Ryan, Keypoint Law
Glen Sauer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Scanlan, Kardos Scanlan
Sanushka Seomangal, Thomson Geer
2022 edition published July 2022
Preeminent
Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
James Rozsa, Johnson Winter & Slattery
David Zwi, Thomson Geer
Leading
Guy Alexander, Allens
Daniel Atkin, K&L Gates
Chris Brown, Hall & Wilcox
Shaun Clyne, MinterEllison
Mark Currell, Clifford Chance
Hal Lloyd, Hamilton Locke
James Lonie, HWL Ebworth
Andrew Lumsden, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jeff Mansfield, Addisons
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrew McNee, Maddocks
Tim Scanlan, Kardos Scanlan
Danny Simmons, Mills Oakley
Recommended
Dale Chapman, Addisons
Chris Clarke, Watson Mangioni
Costas Condoleon, Gilbert + Tobin
Breanna Davies, Gadens
Jeremy Davis, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Karen Evans-Cullen, Gilbert + Tobin
Michael Gajic, Squire Patton Boggs
Nick Humphrey, Hamilton Locke
Stephen Iu, Norton Rose Fulbright
Rob Kardos, Kardos Scanlan
Ian Laughland, Mills Oakley
Adam Laura, Gilbert + Tobin
Gordon McCann, Hamilton Locke
Rowan McDonald, HWL Ebsworth
Catherine Merity, Maddocks
Paul Miller, Deutsch Miller
Ben Mortimer, McCullough Robertson
Kieren Parker, Addisons
Michael Parshall, Allen & Overy
Lynda Reid, Mills Oakley
Glen Sauer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sanushka Seomangal, Thomson Geer
2021 edition published September 2021
Preeminent
Guy Alexander, Allens
Hal Lloyd, Hamilton Locke
James Rozsa, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Tim Scanlan, Kardos Scanlan
Leading
Tim Bednall, King & Wood Mallesons
Jeremy Davis, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Karen Evans-Cullen, Gilbert + Tobin
David Friedlander, King & Wood Mallesons
Robert Gibson, HWL Ebsworth
Nick Humphrey, Hamilton Locke
Rob Kardos, Kardos Scanlan
Grant Koch, DLA Piper
Sandy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Herbert Smith Freehills
Glen Sauer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
David Zwi, Thomson Geer
Recommended
Dale Chapman, Addisons
Marcus Clark, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Sarah Dulhunty, Ashurst
Adam Foreman, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Dan Kramer, Thomson Geer
Ian Laughland, Mills Oakley
Robert Mangioni, Watson Mangioni
Jeff Mansfield, Addisons
Andrew McNee, Maddocks
Paul Miller, Deutsch Miller
Ted Nixey, Gadens
Danny Simmons, Mills Oakley





