The 2023 listing of leading Victorian Planning & Environment Barristers details counsel practising within the area of planning and environment matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Senior Counsel
Preeminent
Susan Brennan SC, Foley’s List
Adrian Finanzio SC, List A
Emily Porter SC, List A
Chris Townshend KC, List A
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Greens List
Leading
Paul Connor KC, Dever’s List
Marita Foley SC, List G Barristers
Juliet Forsyth SC, Foley’s List
Stuart Morris KC, List A
Recommended
Jeremy Gobbo KC, Foley’s List
Lisa Hannon KC, Dever’s List
Jason Pizer KC, List A
Junior Counsel
Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, List A
Peter O’Farrell, Foley’s List
Emma Peppler, Foley’s List
Leading
Paul Chiappi, Foley’s List
Nicola Collingwood, Dever’s List
Robert Forrester, Svenson Barristers
Alexandra Guild, List A
Carly Robertson, Foley’s List
Jane Sharp, Dever’s List
Jennifer Trewhella, Foley’s List
Andrew Walker, Greens List
Rupert Watters, Greens List
Recommended
Tiphanie Acreman, Greens List
Louise Hicks, Foley’s List
Kate Lyle, Foley’s List
Sean McArdle, Foley’s List
Sarah Porritt, Young’s List
Daniel Robinson, List G Barristers
Matthew Townsend, List G Barristers
Jordan Wright, List A
Previous editions
2022 edition published March 2022
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Susan Brennan SC, Foley's List
Adrian Finanzio SC, List A
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Foley's List
Stuart Morris QC, List A
Chris Townshend QC, List A
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Greens List
Senior Counsel – Leading
Paul Connor QC, Dever's List
Marita Foley SC, List G Barristers
Juliet Forsyth SC, Foley's List
Emily Porter SC, List A
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Chris Canavan QC, Foley's List
Lisa Hannon QC, Dever's List
Jason Pizer QC, List A
Christopher Wren QC, Dever's List
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, List A
Peter O'Farrell, Foley's List
Emma Peppler, Foley's List
Rupert Watters, Greens List
Junior Counsel – Leading
Paul Chiappi, Foley's List
Nicola Collingwood, Dever's List
Robert Forrester, Svenson Barristers
Alexandra Guild, List A
Jane Sharp, Dever's List
Jennifer Trewhella, Foley's List
Andrew Walker, Greens List
Jordan Wright, List A
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Tiphanie Acreman, Greens List
Louise Hicks, Foley's List
Sean McArdle, Foley's List
Sarah Porritt, Young's List
Carly Robertson, Foley's List
Daniel Robinson, List G Barristers
Matthew Townsend, List G Barristers
2021 edition published March 2021
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Susan Brennan SC, Foley's List
Adrian Finanzio SC, List A
Stuart Morris QC, List A
Chris Townshend QC, List A
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Greens List
Senior Counsel – Leading
Marita Foley SC, List G Barristers
Juliet Forsyth SC, Foley's List
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Foley's List
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Chris Canavan QC, Foley's List
Paul Connor QC, Dever's List
Lisa Hannon QC, Dever's List
Christopher Wren QC, Dever's List
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, List A
Paul Chiappi, Foley's List
Peter O'Farrell, Foley's List
Emily Porter, List A
Junior Counsel – Leading
Emma Peppler, Foley's List
Jane Sharp, Dever's List
Jennifer Trewhella, Foley's List
Andrew Walker, Greens List
Rupert Watters, Greens List
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Tiphanie Acreman, Greens List
Roshan Chaile, List A
Nicola Collingwood, Dever's List
Robert Forrester, Svenson Barristers
Alexandra Guild, List A
Louise Hicks, Foley's List
Sean McArdle, Foley's List
Ian Munt, Foley's List
Sarah Porritt, Young's List
Carly Robertson, Foley's List
Daniel Robinson, List G Barristers
Jordan Wright, List A
2020 edition published March 2020
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Susan Brennan SC, Foley's List
Adrian Finanzio SC, List A
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Foley's List
Stuart Morris QC, List A
Chris Townshend QC, List A
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Greens List
Senior Counsel – Leading
Paul Connor QC, Dever's List
Marita Foley SC, List G Barristers
Juliet Forsyth SC, Foley's List
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Chris Canavan QC, Foley's List
Jim Delany QC, List A
Christopher Wren QC, Dever's List
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, List A
Peter O'Farrell, Foley's List
Emma Peppler, Foley's List
Emily Porter, List A
Junior Counsel – Leading
Paul Chiappi, Foley's List
Nicola Collingwood, Dever's List
Jane Sharp, Dever's List
Jennifer Trewhella, Foley's List
Andrew Walker, Greens List
Rupert Watters, Greens List
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Tiphanie Acreman, Greens List
Roshan Chaile, List A
Robert Forrester, Svenson Barristers
Alexandra Guild, List A
Lisa Hannon, Dever's List
Graeme Peake, Foley's List
Sarah Porritt, Young's List
Carly Robertson, Foley's List
Daniel Robinson, List G Barristers
Matthew Townsend, List G Barristers
2019 edition published May 2019
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Susan Brennan SC, Foley's List
Adrian Finanzio SC, List A
Stuart Morris QC, List A
Chris Townshend QC, List A
Senior Counsel – Leading
Juliet Forsyth SC, Foley's List
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Foley's List
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Greens List
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Chris Canavan QC, Foley's List
Paul Connor QC, Dever's List
Jim Delany QC, List A
Christopher Wren QC, Dever's List
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, List A
Emma Peppler, Foley's List
Emily Porter, List A
Junior Counsel – Leading
Paul Chiappi, Foley's List
Nicola Collingwood, Dever's List
Marita Foley, List G Barristers
Peter O'Farrell, Foley's List
Jane Sharp, Dever's List
Jennifer Trewhella, Foley's List
Andrew Walker, Greens List
Rupert Watters, Greens List
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Tiphanie Acreman, Greens List
Roshan Chaile, List A
Lisa Hannon, Dever's List
Louise Hicks, Foley's List
Sarah Porritt, Young's List
Carly Robertson, Foley's List
Matthew Townsend, List G Barristers
2018 edition published April 2018
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Susan Brennan SC, Foley's List
Stuart Morris QC, List A
Chris Townshend QC, List A
Senior Counsel – Leading
Adrian Finanzio SC, List A
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Foley's List
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Greens List
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Chris Canavan QC, Foley's List
Paul Connor QC, Dever's List
Jim Delany QC, List A
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, List A
Peter O'Farrell, Foley's List
Emily Porter, List A
Junior Counsel – Leading
Paul Chiappi, Foley's List
Nicola Collingwood, Dever's List
Marita Foley, List G Barristers
Juliet Forsyth, Foley's List
Emma Peppler, Foley's List
Jane Sharp, Dever's List
Jennifer Trewhella, Foley's List
Andrew Walker, Greens List
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Tiphanie Acreman, Greens List
Roshan Chaile, List A
Lisa Hannon, Dever's List
Louise Hicks, Foley's List
Sarah Porritt, Young's List
Daniel Robinson, List G Barristers
Matthew Townsend, List G Barristers
Rupert Watters, Greens List
2017 edition published May 2017
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Foley's List
Stuart Morris QC, List A
Chris Townshend QC, List A
Senior Counsel – Leading
Susan Brennan SC, Foley's List
Adrian Finanzio SC, List A
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Chris Canavan QC, Foley's List
Michelle Quigley QC, Foley's List
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Green's List
Chris Wren, Dever's List
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, List A
Emily Porter, List A
Junior Counsel – Leading
Marita Foley, List G Barristers
Juliet Forsyth, Foley's List
Peter O'Farrell, Foley's List
Emma Peppler, Foley's List
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Paul Chiappi, Foley's List
Nicola Collingwood, Dever's List
Sarah Porritt, Young's List
Jane Sharp, Dever's List
Matthew Townsend, List G Barristers
Jennifer Trewhella, Foley's List
Andrew Walker, Green's List
Rupert Watters, Green's List
2016 edition published May 2016
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Stuart Morris QC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Chris Townshend QC, Isaacs Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Susan Brennan SC, Isaacs Chambers
Adrian Finanzio SC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Isaacs Chambers
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Chris Canavan QC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Michelle Quigley QC, Castan Chambers
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, Isaacs Chambers
Peter O'Farrell, Isaacs Chambers
Emily Porter, Isaacs Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Juliet Forsyth, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Emma Peppler, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Paul Chiappi, Isaacs Chambers
Paul Connor, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Marita Foley, Castan Chambers
Jane Sharp, Isaacs Chambers
Jennifer Trewhella, Isaccs Chambers
2015 edition published July 2015
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Chris Townshend QC, Isaacs Chambers
Jeremy Gobbo QC, Isaacs Chambers
Stuart Morris QC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Senior Counsel – Leading
Susan Brennan SC, Isaacs Chambers
Christopher Canavan QC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Adrian Finanzio SC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Michelle Quigley SC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Nicholas Tweedie SC, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Barnaby Chessell, Isaacs Chambers
Peter O'Farrell, Isaacs Chambers
Junior Counsel – Leading
Juliet Forsyth, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Emily Porter, Isaacs Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Paul Chiappi, Isaacs Chambers
Marita Foley, Owen Dixon Chambers West
Jane Sharp, Isaacs Chambers
Jennifer Trewhella, Isaacs Chambers
2013 edition published February 2013
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Christopher Canavan QC – Owen Dixon Chambers West
Stuart Morris QC – Owen Dixon Chambers West
Christopher Townshend SC – Isaacs Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Jeremy Gobbo QC – Owen Dixon Chambers West
Michelle Quigley SC – Owen Dixon Chambers West
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Adrian Finanzio SC – Owen Dixon Chambers East
Christopher Wren SC – Aickin Chambers
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Nicholas Tweedie – Owen Dixon Chambers East
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Susan Brennan – Owen Dixon Chambers West
Juliet Forsyth – Owen Dixon Chambers East
Junior Counsel – Leading
Barnaby Chessell – Isaacs Chambers
Peter O’Farrell – Isaacs Chambers
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Paul Chiappi – Isaacs Chambers
Marita Foley – Owen Dixon Chambers West
Joanne Lardner – Aickin Chambers
Simon Molesworth – Douglas Menzies Chambers
Emily Porter – Melbourne Chambers
Rob Sadler – Isaacs Chambers
Jane Sharp – Owen Dixon Chambers East
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2012 edition published July 2012
Senior Counsel – Preeminent
Christopher Canavan QC – Owen Dixon West
Jeremy Gobbo QC – Owen Dixon West
Stuart Morris SC – Owen Dixon West
Christopher Townshend SC – Isaacs Chambers
Senior Counsel – Leading
Michelle Quigley SC – Owen Dixon West
Senior Counsel – Recommended
Gregory Garde QC – Joan Rosanove Chambers
Simon Molesworth QC - Douglas Menzies Chambers
Christopher Wren SC – Aickin Chambers
Michael Wright QC – Owen Dixon West
Junior Counsel – Market Leader
Adrian Finanzio – Owen Dixon East
Junior Counsel – Preeminent
Susan Brennan – Owen Dixon West
Nicholas Tweedie – Owen Dixon East
Junior Counsel – Leading
Nicola Collingwood – Owen Dixon East
Juliet Forsyth – Owen Dixon East
Junior Counsel – Recommended
Miguel Belmar – Isaacs Chambers
Barnaby Chessell - Isaacs Chambers
Paul Chiappi - Isaacs Chambers
John Larkins – Seabrook Chambers
Peter O'Farrell - Isaacs Chambers
Sarah Porritt – Owen Dixon West
Emily Porter – Melbourne Chambers
Robert Sadler - Isaacs Chambers
Jane Sharp - Owen Dixon east
Jennifer Trewhella - Douglas Menzies Chambers
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