The 2026 listing of Leading New South Wales Non-Contentious Intellectual Property Law Firms details firms practising in portfolio management, non-contentious intellectual property and commercialisation matters in the NSW legal market who were identified by clients and peers for their knowledge and expertise in the area.
First Tier
Gilbert + Tobin
Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Gadens
Johnson Winter Slattery
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Previous editions
2025 edition published April 2025
First Tier
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Gadens
Johnson Winter Slattery
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
2024 edition published May 2024
First Tier
Ashurst
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Banki Haddock Fiora
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Recommended
Bird & Bird
DLA Piper
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Gadens
Griffith Hack
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Spruson & Ferguson
2023 edition published May 2023
First Tier
Ashurst
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Banki Haddock Fiora
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
Keypoint Law
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rob McInnes IP Advisory
Spruson & Ferguson
2022 edition published May 2022
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Recommended
Bird & Bird
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
Integra Law
Keypoint Law
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rob McInnes IP Advisory
Spruson & Ferguson
2021 edition published May 2021
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
Jones Day
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Rob McInnes IP Advisory
Shelston IP
2020 edition published March 2020
First Tier
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Banki Haddock Fiora
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Griffith Hack
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shelston IP
Thomson Geer
2019 edition published May 2019
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Gilbert + Tobin
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Banki Haddock Fiora
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Maddocks
Shelston IP
Simpsons Solicitors
Spruson & Ferguson
Thomson Geer
2018 edition published May 2018
First Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Gilbert + Tobin
Third Tier
Addisons
Baker McKenzie
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
MinterEllison
Spruson & Ferguson
Recommended
Davies Collison Cave
FB Rice
Norton Rose Fulbright
Shelston IP
Simpsons Solicitors
Sparke Helmore
Spruson & Ferguson
Thomson Geer