The 2023 listing of leading Australian Intellectual Property Lawyers details solicitors practising in intellectual property matters across all Australian legal markets who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons – Sydney
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Melbourne
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons – Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin – Sydney
Leading
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison – Sydney
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills – Sydney
Tim Golder, Allens – Melbourne
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora – Sydney
Justine Munsie, Addisons Lawyers – Sydney
Cate Nagy, King & Wood Mallesons – Sydney
Jane Owen, Bird & Bird – Sydney
Lisa Ritson, Ashurst – Sydney
Miriam Stiel, Allens – Sydney
John Swinson, Pie Legal – Brisbane
Recommended
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora – Sydney
Anita Cade, Ashurst – Sydney
Peter Campbell, HWL Ebsworth – Adelaide
Ben Coogan, Thomson Geer – Brisbane
Grant Fisher, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Melbourne
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth – Sydney
Kate Hay, King & Wood Mallesons – Melbourne
Bill Ladas, King & Wood Mallesons – Melbourne
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin – Sydney
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills – Melbourne
Ben Miller, Maddocks – Sydney
Kim O’Connell, King & Wood Mallesons – Sydney
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave – Melbourne
Chris Round, K&L Gates – Melbourne
Josh Simons, Thomson Geer – Adelaide
Andrew Stewart, Baker McKenzie – Sydney
Previous editions
2022 edition published June 2022
Preeminent
Tim Golder, Allens - Melbourne
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Leading
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
John Collins, Clayton Utz - Sydney
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Sara Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Justine Munsie, Addisons Lawyers - Sydney
Cate Nagy, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Kim O'Connell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Lisa Ritson, Ashurst - Sydney
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Miriam Stiel, Allens - Sydney
John Swinson, Pie Legal - Brisbane
Recommended
Ben Coogan, Thomson Geer - Brisbane
Robert Cooper, MinterEllison - Melbourne
Grant Fisher, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Rebekah Gay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Kate Hay, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Eugenia Kolivos, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Bill Ladas, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Ben Miller, Maddocks - Sydney
Jane Owen, Bird & Bird - Sydney
Chris Round, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Patrick Sands, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Josh Simons, Thomson Geer - Adelaide
Mary Still, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Andrew Stewart, Baker McKenzie - Sydney
Tony Watson, K&L Gates - Melbourne
2021 edition published May 2021
Preeminent
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Tim Golder, Allens - Melbourne
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Leading
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
John Collins, Clayton Utz - Sydney
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Sara Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Justine Munsie, Addisons Lawyers - Sydney
Cate Nagy, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Kim O'Connell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Lisa Ritson, Ashurst - Sydney
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Miriam Stiel, Allens - Sydney
John Swinson, King & Wood Mallesons - Brisbane
Recommended
Ben Coogan, Thomson Geer - Brisbane
Robert Cooper, MinterEllison - Melbourne
Jonathan Feder, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Grant Fisher, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Rebekah Gay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Richard Hamer, Allens - Melbourne
Kate Hay, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Philip Kerr, Quinn Emanuel - Sydney
Eugenia Kolivos, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Bill Ladas, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Ben Miller, Maddocks - Sydney
Anthony Muratore, Jones Day - Sydney
Chris Round, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Josh Simons, Thomson Geer - Adelaide
Mary Still, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Tony Watson, K&L Gates - Melbourne
2020 edition published May 2020
Preeminent
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Tim Golder, Allens - Melbourne
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Leading
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Grant Fisher, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Richard Hamer, Allens - Melbourne
Kate Hay, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Wayne McMaster, Minter Ellison - Melbourne
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
John Swinson, King & Wood Mallesons - Brisbane
Recommended
Tim Allen, Allens - Melbourne
John Collins, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Tony Conaghan, Thomson Geer - Brisbane
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Jonathan Feder, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Rebekah Gay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Philip Kerr, Quinn Emanuel - Sydney
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Sara Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Justine Munsie, Addisons Lawyers - Sydney
Cate Nagy, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Kim O'Connell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Lisa Ritson, Ashurst - Sydney
Chris Round, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Josh Simons, Thomson Geer - Adelaide
Miriam Stiel, Allens - Sydney
Mary Still, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Tony Watson, K&L Gates - Melbourne
2019 edition published June 2019
Preeminent
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Leading
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Grant Fisher, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Tim Golder, Allens - Melbourne
Richard Hamer, Allens - Melbourne
Kate Hay, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Sarah Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
John Swinson, King & Wood Mallesons - Brisbane
Recommended
Tim Allen, Spruson & Ferguson - Melbourne
Peter Chalk, Ashurst - Melbourne
John Collins, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Tony Conaghan, Thomson Geer - Brisbane
Celia Davies, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Philip Kerr, Allens - Sydney
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Sara Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Wayne McMaster, Minter Ellison - Melbourne
Ben Miller, Maddocks - Sydney
Cate Nagy, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Kim O'Connell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Lisa Ritson, Ashurst - Sydney
Chris Round, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Josh Simons, Thomson Geer - Adelaide
Kristin Stammer, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Miriam Stiel, Allens - Sydney
Mary Still, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Tony Watson, K&L Gates - Melbourne
2018 edition published May 2018
Preeminent
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Tim Golder, Allens - Melbourne
Philip Kerr, Allens - Sydney
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Leading
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Peter Chalk, Ashurst - Melbourne
Grant Fisher, Ashurst - Melbourne
Richard Hamer, Allens - Melbourne
Wayne McMaster, Minter Ellison - Melbourne
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Kim O'Connell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Miriam Stiel, Allens - Sydney
Recommended
Tim Allen, Spruson & Ferguson - Melbourne
John Collins, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Tony Conaghan, Thomson Geer - Brisbane
Robert Cooper, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Celia Davies, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Rebekah Gay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Kate Hay, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Chris Jordan, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Sara Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Chris Round, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Patrick Sands, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Josh Simons, Thomson Geer - Adelaide
Kristin Stammer, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Mary Still, Clayton Utz - Sydney
John Swinson, King & Wood Mallesons - Brisbane
Tony Watson, K&L Gates - Melbourne
2016 edition published August 2016
Preeminent
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Tim Golder, Allens - Melbourne
Wayne McMaster, Minter Ellison - Melbourne
Ben Miller, Ashurst - Sydney
Tony Muratore, Jones Day - Sydney
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Leading
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Peter Chalk, Ashurst - Melbourne
John Collins, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Richard Hamer, Allens - Melbourne
Philip Kerr, Allens - Sydney
Sarah Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Kim O'Connell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Miriam Stiel, Allens - Sydney
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
Recommended
Russell Berry, Griffith Hack - Melbourne
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Tony Conaghan, Thomson Geer - Brisbane
Wayne Condon, Griffith Hack - Melbourne
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Grant Fisher, Ashurst - Melbourne
Rebekah Gay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Kate Harrison, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Kate Hay, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Richard Hoad, Clayton Utz - Melbourne
Chris Jordan, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Eugenia Kolivos, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Rob McInnes, DibbsBarker - Sydney
Cate Nagy, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Jackie O'Brien, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Lisa Ritson, Ashurst - Sydney
Mary Still, Clayton Utz - Sydney
John Swinson, King & Wood Mallesons - Brisbane
Tony Watson, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Frances Wheelahan, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
2015 edition published October 2015
Preeminent
Peter Banki, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Sue Gilchrist, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Richard Hamer, Allens - Melbourne
Philip Kerr, Allens - Sydney
Wayne McMaster, Minter Ellison - Melbourne
Ben Miller, Ashurst - Sydney
Anthony Muratore, Jones Day - Sydney
Ian Pascarl, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Stephen Stern, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Leading
John Afaras, Spruson & Ferguson - Sydney
Russell Berry, Griffth Hack - Melbourne
Scott Bouvier, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Peter Chalk, Ashurst - Melbourne
John Collins, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Robert Cooper, Minter Ellison - Melbourne
John Fairbairn, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Grant Fisher, Ashurst - Melbourne
Tim Golder, Allens - Melbourne
Odette Gourley, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Fiora - Sydney
Shaun McVicar, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Cate Nagy, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Kim O'Connell, King & Wood Mallesons - Sydney
Lisa Ritson, Ashurst - Sydney
Mirial Stiel, Allens - Sydney
Mary Still, Clayton Utz - Sydney
Matthew Swinn, King & Wood Mallesons - Melbourne
John Swinson, King & Wood Mallesons - Brisbane
Tony Watson, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Recommended
Anita Cade, Ashurst - Sydney
Tony Conaghan, Thomson Geer - Brisbane
Jim Dwyer, Allens - Sydney
Rebekah Gay, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
Richard Gough, Baker & McKenzie - Sydney
Kate Harrison, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Cameron Harvey, Norton Rose Fulbright - Melbourne
Kate Hay, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Melbourne
Karen Hayne, Addisons - Sydney
Marion Heathcote, Davies Collison Cave - Sydney
Chris Jordan, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
Eugenia Kolivos, Corrs Chambers Westgarth - Sydney
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin - Sydney
Lynne Lewis, Minter Ellison - Sydney
Sarah Matheson, Allens - Melbourne
Malcolm McBratney, McCullough Robertson - Brisbane
Rob McInnes, DibbsBarker - Sydney
Jackie O'Brien, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Mary Padbury, Ashurst - Melbourne
Chris Round, K&L Gates - Melbourne
Patrick Sands, Herbert Smith Freehills - Melbourne
Scott Sloan, DibbsBarker - Sydney
Kellech Smith, Ashurst - Melbourne
Kirsten Stammer, Herbert Smith Freehills - Sydney
David Stewart, Williams + Hughes - Perth
Andrew Wiseman, Allens - Sydney
Michael Wolnizer, Davies Collison Cave - Melbourne
2012 edition published September 2012
Preeminent
Sue Gilchrist - Freehills
Richard Hamer – Allens
Philip Kerr – Allens
Maurice Gonsalves – King & Wood Mallesons
Kim O’Connell – King & Wood Mallesons
Ian Pascarl – Davies Collison Cave
Ben Miller – Ashurst
Anthony Muratore – Jones Day
Michael Williams – Gilbert + Tobin
Leading
Charles Alexander – Minter Ellison
Russell Berry – Griffith Hack
Peter Chalk – Ashurst
Wayne Condon – Griffith Hack
Robert Cooper – King & Wood Mallesons
Kathryn Everett – Freehills
Odette Gourley – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Wayne McMaster – King & Wood Mallesons
Shaun McVicar - Freehills
Mary Padbury – Ashurst
Stephen Stern – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Mary Still – Clayton Utz
Matthew Swinn – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Simon Williams – Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Peter Banki – Banki Haddock Fiora
Malcolm Bell – Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Scott Bouvier – King & Wood Mallesons
Greg Chambers – Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Tony Conaghan – Thomsons Lawyers
Jim Dwyer – Allens
Grant Fisher – Ashurst
Tim Golder – Allens
Richard Gough – Baker & McKenzie
Richard Jarvis – Davies Collison Cave
Sarah Matheson – Allens
Ross McLean – Baker & McKenzie
Lynne Peach – Minter Ellison
Kristin Stammer – Freehills
Trevor Stevens – Davies Collison Cave
Andrew Stewart – Baker & McKenzie
John Swinson – King & Wood Mallesons
Tony Watson – Middletons