The 2026 listing of Leading New South Wales Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms details firms practising in contentious intellectual property, patent, trademark and copyright litigation matters in the NSW legal market who were identified by clients and peers for their knowledge and expertise in the area.
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Second Tier
Allens
Banki Haddock Fiora
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mallesons
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker Mckenzie
Norton Rose Fulbright
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Gadens
Maddocks
Pearce IP
Thomson Geer
Previous editions
2025 edition published April 2025
First Tier
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker Mckenzie
Banki Haddock Fiora
Bird & Bird
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Maddocks
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Gadens
Griffith Hack
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pearce IP
Thomson Geer
Wrays
2024 edition published May 2024
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Baker Mckenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Banki Haddock Fiora
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Maddocks
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Griffith Hack
Jones Day
Norton Rose Fulbright
Wrays
2023 edition published May 2023
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Baker Mckenzie
Banki Haddock Fiora
Third Tier
Addisons
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jones Day
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Griffith Hack
Mills Oakley
Wrays
2022 edition published May 2022
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Banki Haddock Fiora
Third Tier
Addisons
Ashurst
Baker Mckenzie
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jones Day
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Griffith Hack
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Spruson & Ferguson
Thomson Geer
2021 edition published May 2021
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker Mckenzie
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
MinterEllison
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Griffith Hack
Jones Day
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Quinn Emanuel
Shelston IP
Spruson & Ferguson
2020 edition published April 2020
First Tier
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker Mckenzie
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jones Day
MinterEllison
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Griffith Hack
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Quinn Emanuel
Shelston IP
Spruson & Ferguson
2019 edition published May 2019
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker Mckenzie
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jones Day
MinterEllison
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
DLA Piper
Griffith Hack
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Spruson & Ferguson
2018 edition published May 2018
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker Mckenzie
Banki Haddock Fiora
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Davies Collison Cave
MinterEllison
Recommended
DLA Piper
Jones Day
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shelston IP
Simpsons Solicitors
Spruson & Ferguson
Wrays
2017 edition published May 2017
First Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Banki Haddock Fiora
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Davies Collison Cave
DibbsBarker
Jones Day
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Addisons
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Griffith Hack
Henry Davis York
Shelston IP
Sparke Helmore
Wrays
2012 edition published September 2012
First Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Baker & McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Gilbert + Tobin
Jones Day
Spruson & Ferguson
Third Tier
Banki Haddock Fiora
Minter Ellison
Recommended
Addisons
Davies Collison Cave
DibbsBarker
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
Henry Davis York
Herbert Geer
Maddocks
Middletons
Norton Rose
Shelston IP
Swaab Attorneys
Truman Hoyle