The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Front-End Construction & Infrastructure Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of construction, projects and infrastructure matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Jane Hider, King & Wood Mallesons
James Morgan-Payler, Pinsent Masons
Leading
Steven Murray, Clayton Utz
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Recommended
Paul Brickley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
David Donnelly, Allens
Andrew Fry, Clayton Utz
Simone Holding, Maddocks
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
Mark Montag, Hall & Wilcox
Sefton Warner, Maddocks
Previous editions
2025 edition published March 2025
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
James Morgan-Payler, Pinsent Masons
Steven Murray, Clayton Utz
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Leading
Jane Hider, King & Wood Mallesons
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Recommended
Rebecca Dickson, Pinsent Masons
Alison Dodd, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Donnelly, Allens
Andrew Fry, Clayton Utz
Simone Holding, Maddocks
Mark Montag, Hall & Wilcox
Grant Rowlands, Ashurst
Alison Sewell, MinterEllison
Louise Santos, Pinsent Masons
Sefton Warner, Maddocks
2024 edition published March 2024
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Steven Murray, Clayton Utz
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Leading
Jane Hider, King & Wood Mallesons
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
James Morgan-Payler, Pinsent Masons
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Recommended
Paul Brickley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Alison Dodd, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Donnelly, Allens
Geoff Emmett, Piper Alderman
Andrew Fry, Clayton Utz
Simone Holding, Maddocks
Danijela Malesevic, Molino Cahill
Andrew Pitney, Maddocks
Nicholas Tsirogiannis, Molino Cahill
John Walter, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sefton Warner, Maddocks
2023 edition published March 2023
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Steven Murray, Clayton Utz
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Leading
Jane Hider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Simone Holding, Maddocks
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
James Morgan-Payler, Pinsent Masons
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Recommended
Grant Ahearn, Norton Rose Fulbright
Catherine Bendeich, Pinsent Masons
Owen Cooper, MinterEllison
Jo Crew, King & Wood Mallersons
Alison Dodd, Herbert Smith Freehills
James Forrest, King & Wood Mallesons
Daniel Middleton, Gadens
Sheri Pickering, Construct Legal
Shane Ridley, Maddocks
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Penny Swain, Penny Swain Consulting
2022 edition published March 2022
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Emma Warren, Allens
Leading
Jane Hider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Simone Holding, Maddocks
Steven Murray, Clayton Utz
James Morgan-Payler, Pinsent Masons
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Recommended
Grant Ahearn, Norton Rose Fulbright
Catherine Bendeich, Pinsent Masons
Paul Brickley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Owen Cooper, MinterEllison
Jo Crew, Norton Rose Fulbright
Alison Dodd, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Donnelly, Allens
Joanne Draper, White & Case
James Forrest, King & Wood Mallesons
Phillip Greenham, JBM Advisory
Sheri Pickering, Construct Legal
Andrew Pitney, Maddocks
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Sefton Warner, Maddocks
Erin Wyeth, Herbert Smith Freehills
2021 edition published March 2021
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Jane Hider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Emma Warren, Allens
Leading
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
Steven Murray, Clayton Utz
James Morgan-Payler, Pinsent Masons
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Recommended
Grant Ahearn, Norton Rose Fulbright
Anthony Arrow, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Jo Crew, Norton Rose Fulbright
Alison Dodd, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Donnelly, Allens
Joanne Draper, White & Case
James Forrest, King & Wood Mallesons
John Gallagher, DLA Piper
Phillip Greenham, JBM Advisory
Simone Holding, Maddocks
Naomi Kelly, Clayton Utz
Sheri Pickering, Construct Legal
Andrew Pitney, Maddocks
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Grant Rowlands, Ashurst
David Warren, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
2020 edition published March 2020
Preeminent
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Emma Warren, Allens
Leading
Grant Ahearn, Norton Rose Fulbright
Jane Hider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Recommended
Anthony Arrow, Pinsent Masons
Owen Cooper, MinterEllison
Mark Dessi, Hall & Wilcox
David Donnelly, Allens
Joanne Draper, White & Case
Geoff Emmett, Piper Alderman
John Gallagher, DLA Piper
Phillip Greenham, JBM Advisory
Damian McNair, PWC Legal
James Morgan-Payler, Pinsent Masons
Andrew Pitney, Maddocks
Grant Rowlands, Ashurst
Jim Theodore, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Warren, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Richard Wilkinson, Herbert Smith Freehills
2019 edition published March 2019
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Emma Warren, Allens
Leading
Grant Ahearn, Norton Rose Fulbright
Marko Misko, HWL Ebsworth
James Morgan-Payler, Norton Rose Fulbright
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Josh Sgro, White & Case
Richard Wilkinson, Herbert Smith Freehills
Recommended
Anthony Arrow, Pinsent Masons
Mark Dessi, Hall & Wilcox
Geoff Emmett, Piper Alderman
James Forrest, King & Wood Mallesons
Kevin Frawley, Arnold Bloach Leibler
John Gallagher, DLA Piper
Phillip Greenham, JBM Advisory
Jane Hider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
John Kehoe, HWL Ebsworth
Zac Kerr, K&L Gates
Andrew Pitney, Maddocks
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Grant Rowlands, Ashurst
Jim Theodore, Herbert Smith Freehills
David Warren, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
2018 edition published March 2018
Preeminent
Marko Misko, Clayton Utz
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Leading
Grant Ahearn, Norton Rose Fulbright
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Josh Sgro, White & Case
John Walter, Corrs ChambersWestgarth
David Warren, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Emma Warren, Allens
Recommended
Anthony Arrow, Pinsent Masons
Greg Campbell, Pinsent Masons
Owen Cooper, MinterEllison
Geoff Emmett, Piper Alderman
James Forrest, King & Wood Mallesons
John Gallagher, DLA Piper
Phillip Greenham, JBM Advisory
Jane Hider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
David Jardine, Ashurst
Naomi Kelly, Clayton Utz
Damian McNair, PWC Legal
Tony Molino, Molino Cahill
Andrew Pitney, Maddocks
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Grant Rowlands, Ashurst
Jim Theodore, Herbert Smith Freehills
Nicholas Tsirogiannis, Clayton Utz
2017 edition published April 2017
Market Leader
Stewart Nankervis, MinterEllison
Preeminent
Marko Misko, Clayton Utz
Emma Warren, Allens
Leading
Grant Ahearn, Norton Rose Fulbright
James Forrest, King & Wood Mallesons
Naomi Kelly, Clayton Utz
Andrew Pitney, Maddocks
Jo Pugsley, Clayton Utz
Josh Sgro, White & Case
David Warren, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Recommended
Meghan Cahill, Molino Cahill
Greg Campbell, Pinsent Masons
Owen Cooper, MinterEllison
David Donnelly, Allens
Geoff Emmett, Piper Alderman
Kevin Frawley, Arnold Bloch Leibler
John Gallagher, DLA Piper
Jane Hider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
David Jardine, Ashurst
John Kehoe, Gadens
Josh Marchant, Thomson Geer
Damian McNair, PWC Legal
Tony Molino, Molino Cahill
James Morgan-Payler, Norton Rose Fulbright
Cameron Ross, MinterEllison
Grant Rowlands, Ashurst
Penny Swain, Penny Swain Consulting
Nicholas Tsirogiannis, Clayton Utz
John Walter, Corrs ChambersWestgarth