The 2026 listing of leading West Australian Business & Commercial Lawyers details individuals practising within the WA 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.
Leading
Justin Harris, Johnson Winter Slattery
Nigel Hunt, Mallesons
Will Moncrieff, Blackwall Legal
Simon Reed, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Gary Thomas, Grondal Bruining
Chris Zielinski, Nova Legal
Recommended
Michael Bowen, Thomsons
Michael Brady, Squire Patton Boggs
Mark Burchnall, MPH Lawyers
Deanna Carpenter, Hamilton Locke
Andrew Crean, Mills Oakley
Shaun Hardcastle, Hamilton Locke
Yvonne Jansen, Grondal Bruining
Derek La Ferla, Lavan
Justin Mannolini, Gilbert + Tobin
Mark McConnell, Steineipreis Paganin
Didier Murcia, MPH Lawyers
Christian Owen, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mark Paganin, Clayton Utz
Andrew Ricciardi, Johnson Winter Slattery
Peter Wall, Steinepreis Paganin
Previous editions
2025 edition published July 2025
Leading
Michael Bowen, Thomson Geer
Justin Harris, Johnson Winter Slattery
Nigel Hunt, King & Wood Mallesons
Simon Reed, Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrew Ricciardi, Johnson Winter Slattery
Gary Thomas, Grondal Bruining
Chris Zielinski, Nova Legal
Recommended
Michael Blakiston, Gilbert + Tobin
Michael Brady, HWL Ebsworth
Deanna Carpenter, Hamilton Locke
Andrew Crean, Mills Oakley
Pia Drummond, Steinepreis Paganin
Shaun Hardcastle, Hamilton Locke
Derek La Ferla, Lavan
Justin Mannolini, Gilbert + Tobin
Mark McConnell, Steineipreis Paganin
Will Moncrieff, Blackwall Legal
Christian Owen, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mark Paganin, Clayton Utz
Ailyn Tydde, Blackwall Legal
Peter Wall, Steinepreis Paganin
2024 edition published September 2024
Leading
Michael Bowen, Thomson Geer
Deanna Carpenter, Hamilton Locke
Justin Harris, Johnson Winter Slattery
Nigel Hunt, King & Wood Mallesons
Justin Mannolini, Gilbert + Tobin
Christian Owen, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Simon Reed, Herbert Smith Freehills
Recommended
Michael Blakiston, Gilbert + Tobin
Meredith Campion, A&O Shearman
Pia Drummond, Steinepreis Paganin
Robyn Ferguson, HopgoodGanim
Shaun Hardcastle, Hamilton Locke
Toby Hicks, Steinepreis Paganin
Derek La Ferla, Lavan
Mark Paganin, Clayton Utz
Russell Philp. Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Hedley Roost, Thomson Geer
Gary Thomas, Grondal Bruining
Peter Wall, Steinepreis Paganin
Chris Zielinski, Nova Legal