The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Energy & Resources Law Firms details firms practising in both upstream and downstream energy and resources matters within the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Second Tier
Mallesons
White & Case
Third Tier
Johnson Winter Slattery
Recommended
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
DLA Piper
Nelson Durham
Thomsons
Previous editions
2023 edition published November 2023
First Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
White & Case
Second Tier
Allens
Johnson Winter Slattery
Third Tier
Ashurst
Hive Legal
Nelson Derham Law
Recommended
Gilbert + Tobin
K&L Gates
2022 edition published November 2022
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
Johnson Winter Slattery
King & Wood Mallesons
White & Case
Second Tier
Hive Legal
Nelson Derham Law
Third Tier
Ashurst
Recommended
Gilbert + Tobin
K&L Gates
2021 edition published September 2021
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
Johnson Winter & Slattery
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Hive Legal
Nelson Derham Law
White & Case
Third Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Recommended
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
K&L Gates
2020 edition published October 2020
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Johnson Winter & Slattery
White & Case
Third Tier
Hive Legal
Nelson Derham Law
Recommended
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
K&L Gates
2019 edition published October 2019
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Third Tier
Ashurst
Hive Legal
Nelson Derham Law
White & Case
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
K&L Gates
PWC Legal
2018 edition published November 2018
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Johnson Winter & Slattery
White & Case
Third Tier
Ashurst
Hive Legal
Nelson Derham Law
Recommended
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Dentons
PWC Legal
2017 edition published October 2017
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Third Tier
White & Case
Recommended
Hive Legal
HWL Ebsworth
Nelson Derham Law
PWC Legal
2016 edition published October 2016
First Tier
Allens
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Third Tier
Norton Gledhill
Recommended
Clayton Utz
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
Hive Legal
MinterEllison
2015 edition published November 2015
First Tier
Allens
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Third Tier
Gilbert + Tobin
Norton Gledhill
Recommended
Ashurst
DLA Piper
Hive Legal
HWL Ebsworth
2012 edition published April 2012
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Third Tier
HWL Ebsworth
Minter Ellison
Norton Gledhill
Recommended
Baker & McKenzie
Chambers & Company
Clayton Utz