The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Environment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of environment, natural heritage, sustainability and climate change matters in the New South Wales legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Third Tier
Addisons
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
King & Wood Mallesons
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pollination
Recommended
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter Slattery
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
Previous editions
2025 edition published March 2025
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Beatty Hughes & Associates
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
King & Wood Mallesons
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Pollination
Recommended
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter Slattery
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
2024 edition published April 2024
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Beatty Hughes & Associates
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
King & Wood Mallesons
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Pollination
Recommended
Baker McKenzie
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter Slattery
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
MinterEllison
2023 edition published April 2023
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
Allens
Baker McKenzie
Beatty Hughes
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Sparke Helmore
2022 edition published March 2022
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
Allens
Baker McKenzie
Beatty Legal
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Recommended
HWL Ebsworth
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Sparke Helmore
2021 edition published April 2021
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Allens
Baker McKenzie
King & Wood Mallesons
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Recommended
Beatty Legal
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Pikes Verekers
Sparke Helmore
2020 edition published March 2020
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Allens
Baker McKenzie
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Recommended
Beatty Legal
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Sparke Helmore
2019 edition published May 2019
First Tier
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Beatty Legal
Dentons
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Pikes & Verurkers
Sparke Helmore
Swaab
2018 edition published April 2018
First Tier
Ashurst
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Addisons
HWL Ebsworth
Lindsay Taylor Lawyers
Recommended
Beatty Legal
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Pikes & Verurkers
Sparke Helmore
Swaab
Wiltshire Webb Staunton Beattie
2017 edition published April 2017
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Second Tier
Henry Davis York
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Malleson
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Allens
Baker & McKenzie
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
MinterEllison
Recommended
Addisons
Beatty Legal
DibbsBarker
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
McCullough Robertson
Mills Oakley
Pikes & Verurkers
Wiltshire Webb Staunton Beattie