The 2026 listing of leading Canberra Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms details firms practising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration matters in the Australian Capital Territory legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
BAL Lawyers
Mallesons
Third Tier
Ashurst
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Holding Redlich
MV Law
Sparke Helmore
Terracon Legal
Previous editions
2025 edition published May 2025
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Mills Oakley
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
King & Wood Mallesons
Third Tier
Ashurst
BAL Lawyers
HWL Ebsworth
MinterEllison
Recommended
Holding Redlich
Maddocks
Moray & Agnew
MV Law
SHG Lawyers
Sparke Helmore
Terracon Legal
2024 edition published June 2024
First Tier
King & Wood Mallesons
Thomson Geer
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Ashurst
BAL Lawyers
Recommended
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Moray & Agnew
MV Law
SHG Lawyers
Sparke Helmore
Trinity Law
2023 edition published June 2023
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Thomson Geer
Third Tier
Ashurst
BAL Lawyers
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Moray & Agnew
MV Law
SHG Lawyers
Sparke Helmore
2022 edition published June 2022
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Third Tier
BAL Lawyers
Maddocks
McInnes Wilson
Mills Oakley
Moray & Agnew
Snedden Hall & Gallop
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Meyer Vandenberg
Sparke Helmore
2021 edition published June 2021
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Ashurst
Third Tier
Bradley Allen Love
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Maddocks
McInnes Wilson
Meyer Vandenberg
Snedden Hall & Gallop
Sparke Helmore
Trinity Law
2020 edition published May 2020
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Bradley Allen Love
McInnes Wilson
Meyer Vandenberg
Moray & Agnew
Snedden Hall & Gallop
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
Trinity Law
2019 edition published June 2019
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Meyer Vandenberg
MinterEllison
Third Tier
HWL Ebsworth
McInnes Wilson
Moray & Agnew
Recommended
Bradley Allen Love
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Snedden Hall & Gallop
Trinity Law
2018 edition published June 2018
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
MinterEllison
Third Tier
McInnes Wilson
Meyer Vandenberg
Recommended
Bradley Allen Love
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Moray & Agnew
Snedden Hall & Gallop
2017 edition published June 2017
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Ashurst
Bradley Allen Love
Henry Davis York
HWL Ebsworth
McInnes Wilson
Meyer Vandenberg
Snedden Hall & Gallop
Recommended
Chamberlains
Mills Oakley
Moray & Agnew
2016 edition published August 2016
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Minter Ellison
Second Tier
Ashurst
HWL Ebsworth
Third Tier
Bradley Allen Love
Maddocks
McInnes Wilson
Meyer Vandenberg
Snedden Hall & Gallop
Recommended
Henry Davis York
Sparke Helmore