The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Environment Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of environment, natural heritage, sustainability and climate change matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
Second Tier
King & Wood Mallesons
Third Tier
Allens
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Best Hooper
Gibbs Advisory
Guthrie Legal
Harwood Andrews
HWL Ebsworth
Russell Kennedy
Previous editions
2025 edition published March 2025
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
Second Tier
King & Wood Mallesons
Third Tier
Allens
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Best Hooper
Gibbs Advisory
Guthrie Legal
Harwood Andrews
HWL Ebsworth
Russell Kennedy
2024 edition published April 2024
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
Second Tier
Allens
King & Wood Mallesons
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Best Hooper
Davis Advisory
Gibbs Advisory
Guthrie Legal
Harwood Andrews
HWL Ebsworth
Polis Legal
2023 edition published April 2023
First Tier
Ashurst
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
Second Tier
Allens
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Best Hooper
Davis Advisory
Guthrie Legal
Harwood Andrews
HWL Ebsworth
Russell Kennedy
2022 edition published March 2022
First Tier
Ashurst
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
Second Tier
Allens
Clayton Utz
Third Tier
Best Hooper
Harwood Andrews
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Davis Advisory
Gibbs Advisory
Guthrie Legal
HWL Ebsworth
Marcus Lane Group
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
2021 edition published March 2021
First Tier
Norton Rose Fulbright
White & Case
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Third Tier
Allens
Best Hooper
Harwood Andrews
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Recommended
Davis Advisory
Guthrie Legal
HWL Ebsworth
Marcus Lane Group
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
2020 edition published March 2020
First Tier
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
White & Case
Third Tier
Ashurst
Best Hooper
Davis Advisory
Harwood Andrews
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Russell Kennedy
Recommended
Allens
HWL Ebsworth
Rigby Cooke
Planning & Property Partners
2019 edition published May 2019
First Tier
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
White & Case
Third Tier
Best Hooper
Davis Advisory
Herbert Smith Freehills
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Russell Kennedy
Recommended
Allens
Gadens
Hall & Wilcox
Harwood Andrews
HWL Ebsworth
Rigby Cooke
Planning & Property Partners
2018 edition published April 2018
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Ashurst
White & Case
Third Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Maddocks
Recommended
Allens
Best Hooper
Davis Advisory
Gadens
Hall & Wilcox
Harwood Andrews
MinterEllison
Russell Kennedy
2016 edition published May 2016
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Ashurst
Maddocks
Minter Ellison
Third Tier
Allens
Best Hooper
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
King & Wood Mallesons
Recommended
Davis Advisory
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Planning & Property Partners
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
Thomson Geer
2011 edition published July 2011
First Tier
Blake Dawson
Second Tier
Allens Arthur Robinson
Clayton Utz
Freehills
Minter Ellison
Third Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
DLA Piper
Maddocks Lawyers
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Norton Rose
Recommended
Hall & Wilcox
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy