The 2026 listing of leading Queensland Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers details solicitors practising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration matters in the Queensland legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Richard Cowen, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Stephen Russell, Russells
Leading
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
James Conomos, JCL Law Partners
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Malisa Craig, Russells
Scott Guthrie, Thomson Geer
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Justin Marschke, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
David Schwarz, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Recommended
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Scott Butler, Hall & Wilcox
Glenn Caligaris, McInnes Wilson
Robert Champney, Redchip Lawyers
Emma Costello, Mallesons
Derek Cronin, Cronin Miller Litigation
Daniel Davey, Davey & Associates
Kathryn Finlayson, MinterEllison
Dugald Hamilton, 23Legal
Mark Harley, Boss Lawyers
Michael Ilott, Allens
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Tim Jones, Clayton Utz
Alisha Kennedy, Talbot Sayer
Annie Leeks, Jones Day
Marc Maskell, Thynne & Macartney
Stacy Miller, Cronin Miller Litigation
Liz Poulos, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Millie Russell, Russells
Dan Ryan, Davidson Ryan
Ben Shaw, Dunham Shaw
Melinda Smith, MinterEllison
Peter Smith, Johnson Winter Slattery
Previous editions
2025 edition published May 2025
Preeminent
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Stephen Russell, Russells
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Leading
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Toby Boys, DRM Legal
James Conomos, JCL Law Partners
Richard Cowen, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Scott Guthrie, Thomson Geer
Michael Ilott, Allens
Millie Russell, Russells
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
David Schwarz, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Recommended
Scott Butler, Hall & Wilcox
Glenn Caligaris, McInnes Wilson
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Malisa Craig, Russells
Derek Cronin, Cronin Miller Litigation
Daniel Davey, Davey & Associates
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison
Ashley Hill, GRT Lawyers
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Warren Jiear, HWL Ebsworth
Tim Jones, Clayton Utz
Justin Marschke, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Stacy Miller, Cronin Miller Litigation
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Joshua Robson, McBride Legal
Heidi Schweikert, Schweikert Harris
Craig Shepherd, Murdoch Lawyers
Melinda Smith, MinterEllison
2024 edition published June 2024
Preeminent
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Leading
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Richard Cowen, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Scott Guthrie, Thomson Geer
Michael Ilott, Allens
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Stephen Russell, Russells
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
David Schwarz, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Recommended
Meredith Bennett, Ashurst
Scott Butler, Hall & Wilcox
Glenn Caligaris, McInnes Wilson
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Malisa Craig, Russells
Derek Cronin, Cronin Miller Litigation
Kathryn Finlayson, MinterEllison
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison
Scott Guthrie, Thomson Geer
Ashley Hill, GRT Lawyers
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Warren Jiear, HWL Ebsworth
Tim Jones, Clayton Utz
Annie Leeks, Jones Day
Justin Marschke, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Stacy Miller, Cronin Miller Litigation
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Millie Russell, Russells
Peter Smith, Johnson Winter Slattery
2023 edition published June 2023
Preeminent
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Leading
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Richard Cowen, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Scott Guthrie, Thomson Geer
Michael Ilott, Allens
Justin Marschke, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Stephen Russell, Russells
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
David Schwarz, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Recommended
Scott Butler, Hall & Wilcox
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Derek Cronin, Cronin Miller Litigation
Guy Edgecombe, Gadens
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison
Ashley Hill, GRT Lawyers
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Tim Jones, Clayton Utz
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Marc Maskell, Thynne & Macartney
Stacy Miller, Cronin Miller Litigation
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Shane Roberts, Holman Webb
Millie Russell, Russells
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
Heidi Schweikert, Schweikert Harris
Peter Smith, Johnson Winter & Slattery
2022 edition published June 2022
Market Leader
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Preeminent
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Leading
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Richard Cowen, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Michael Ilott, Allens
David O'Brien, MinterEllison
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Stephen Russell, Russells
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
David Schwarz, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Recommended
Scott Butler, Hall & Wilcox
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Derek Cronin, Cronin Miller Litigation
Mark Darwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Scott Guthrie, Thomson Geer
Ashley Hill, GRT Lawyers
Guy Humble, McCullough Robertson
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Gareth Jenkins, Clayton Utz
Tim Jones, Clayton Utz
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Justin Marschke, Cowen Schwarz Marschke
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
Heidi Schweikert, Schweikert Harris
Melinda Smith, MinterEllison
Peter Smith, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Ashley Tiplady, Mills Oakley
2021 edition published June 2021
Preeminent
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Leading
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Richard Cowen, Tucker & Cowen
David O'Brien, MinterEllison
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Stephen Russell, Russells
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Recommended
Matthew Broderick, HWL Ebsworth
Scott Butler, Hall & Wilcox
Tim Case, McCullough Robertson
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Derek Cronin, Cronin Miller Litigation
Mark Darwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison
Scott Guthrie, Thomson Geer
Ashley Hill, GRT Lawyers
Michael Ilott, Allens
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Tim Jones, Clayton Utz
Annie Leeks, Jones Day
Justin Marschke, Tucker & Cowen
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Elizabeth Poulos, Herbert Smith Freehills
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
David Schwarz, Tucker & Cowen
Melinda Smith, MinterEllison
Peter Smith, Johnson Winter & Slattery
2020 edition published May 2020
Preeminent
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Geoff Rankin, Allens
Leading
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Richard Cowen, Tucker & Cowen
Mark Darwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
David O'Brien, MinterEllison
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Stephen Russell, Russells
David Schwarz, Tucker & Cowen
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Recommended
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Scott Butler, McCullough Robertson
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Daniel Davey, Tucker & Cowen
Guy Edgecombe, Gadens
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison
Troy Hawthorn, Nicholsons
Ashley Hill, GRT Lawyers
Guy Humble, McCullough Robertson
Michael Ilott, Allens
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Justin Marschke, Tucker & Cowen
Elizabeth Poulos, Herbert Smith Freehills
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
Heidi Schweikert, Schweikert Harris
Melinda Smith, MinterEllison
Peter Smith, Johnson Winter & Slattery
David Tucker, Tucker & Cowen
2019 edition published June 2019
Preeminent
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Geoff Rankin, Allens
Leading
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Scott Butler, McCullough Robertson
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Richard Cowen, Tucker & Cowen
David O'Brien, MinterEllison
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Stephen Russell, Russells
David Schwarz, Tucker & Cowen
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Peter Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills
Recommended
David Abernethy, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
Tim Case, McCullough Robertson
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Scott Couper, Gadens
Rod Dann, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mark Darwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Daniel Davey, Tucker & Cowen
Guy Edgecombe, Gadens
Tom Fletcher, MinterEllison
Ashley Hill, GRT Lawyers
Michael Ilott, Allens
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mark Madsen, Mullins Lawyers
Justin Marschke, Tucker & Cowen
Khory McCormick, Bartley Cohen
Elizabeth Poulos, Herbert Smith Freehills
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
Craig Shepherd, Murdoch Lawyers
Peter Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills
Ashley Tiplady, Mills Oakley
David Tucker, Tucker & Cowen
2018 edition published June 2018
Preeminent
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Geoff Rankin, Allens
Leading
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Richard Cowen, Tucker & Cowen
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
David O'Brien, MinterEllison
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Stephen Russell, Russells
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
David Schwarz, Tucker & Cowen
Recommended
David Abernethy, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
Scott Butler, McCullough Robertson
Natalie Caton, DLA Piper
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Derek Cronin, Cronin Litigation Lawyers
Mark Darwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Troy Hawthorn, Nicholsons
Ian Hughes, HopgoodGanim
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Gareth Jenkins, Clayton Utz
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Justin Marschke, Tucker & Cowen
Khory McCormick, Bartley Cohen
David O'Farrell, HWL Ebsworth
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Elizabeth Poulos, Herbert Smith Freehills
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Andrew Shute, Carter Newell
Peter Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills
Ashley Tiplady, Russells
Simon Tolhurst, HWL Ebsworth
David Tucker, Tucker & Cowen
2017 edition published July 2017
Preeminent
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Geoff Rankin, Allens
Leading
David Abernethy, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Richard Cowen, Tucker & Cowen
Mark Darwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Khory McCormick, Bartley Cohen
David O'Brien, MinterEllison
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Stephen Russell, RussellsScott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Peter Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Tucker, Tucker & Cowen
Recommended
Brian Bartley, Bartley Cohen
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
Scott Butler, McCullough Robertson
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
James Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Guy Edgecombe, Gadens
Troy Hawthorn, Nicholsons
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Gareth Jenkins, Clayton Utz
Wayne Jenvey, HWL Ebsworth
Justin Marschke, Tucker & Cowen
Cameron McKenzie, Gadens
David O'Farrell, HWL Ebsworth
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
Greg Rodgers, Rodgers Barnes & Green
Rocco Russo, Cooper Grace Ward
Peter Schmidt, Norton Rose Fulbright
David Schwarz, Tucker & Cowen
Simon Tolhurst, HWL Ebsworth
2016 edition published August 2016
Preeminent
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Geoff Rankin, Allens
Leading
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Khory McCormick, MinterEllison
David O'Brien, MinterEllison
Peter Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Tucker, Tucker & Cowen
Recommended
David Abernethy, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
Matthew Broderick, HWL Ebsworth
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Jim Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Emma Costello, King & Wood Mallesons
Richard Cowen, Tucker & Cowen
Guy Edgecombe, Gadens
Michael Ilott, Allens
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Gareth Jenkins, Clayton Utz
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
John Lobban, Ashurst
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Stephen Russell, Russells
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Melinda Smith, MinterEllison
2015 edition published September 2015
Preeminent
Justin McDonnell, King & Wood Mallesons
Ross Perrett, Clayton Utz
Geoff Rankin, Allens
Leading
David Abernethy, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Ian Bloemendal, Clayton Utz
Ben Cohen, Bartley Cohen
Richard Cowen, Tucker & Cowen
Mark Darwin, Herbert Smith Freehills
John Lobban, Ashurst
Khory McCormick, Minter Ellison
David O'Brien, Minter Ellison
Alf Pappalardo, Allens
Stephen Russell, Russells
Heidi Schweikert, Schweikert Harris
Peter Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Tucker, Tucker & Cowen
Recommended
Brian Bartley, Bartley Cohen
Paul Betros, HopgoodGanim
Toby Boys, Holding Redlich
Matthew Broderick, HWL Ebsworth
Scott Butler, McCullough Robertson
Jim Conomos, James Conomos Lawyers
Brett Cook, Clayton Utz
Stephen Dickens, Mills Oakley
Scott Guthrie, DibbsBarker
Andrew Harris, Schweikert Harris
Troy Hawthorn, Nicholsons
Ian Hughes, HopgoodGanim
Michael Ilott, Allens
Darrell Jardine, HopgoodGanim
Michael Kimmins, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Justin Marschke, Tucker & Cowen
Philip Pan, King & Wood Mallesons
Liam Prescott, DLA Piper
David Schwarz, Tucker & Cowen
Scott Sharry, Clayton Utz
Andrew Shute, Carter Newell
2012 edition published January 2012
Preeminent
Ross Perrett - Clayton Utz
Geoff Rankin - Allens
Leading
David Abernethy - Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jonathan King-Christopher - Ashurst
Michael Klug - Clayton Utz
Heidi Schweikert - Schweikert Harris
Steven Russell - Russells Lawyers
Recommended
Ian Bloemandal - Clayton Utz
Mark Darwin - Freehills
Guy Humble - McCullough Robertson
Darrell Jardine - HopgoodGanim
Justin Marschke - Norton Rose
Khory McCormick - Minter Ellison
Justin McDonnell - King & Wood Mallesons
Phillip Pan - King & Wood Mallesons
David Thomas - Minter Ellison
David Tucker - Tucker & Cowen