The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Property & Real Estate Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of transactional, leasing and development property matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Allens
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
HFW
Holding Redlich
K&L Gates
Lander & Rogers
Maddocks
Massons
Speirs Ryan
Swaab
Thomson Geer
White & Case
Previous editions
2025 edition published May 2025
First Tier
Allens
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
HFW
Holding Redlich
K&L Gates
Maddocks
Massons
Mills Oakley
Spiers Ryan
Thomson Geer
White & Case
2024 edition published May 2024
First Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Addisons
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
K&L Gates
Massons
Mills Oakley
Swaab
Thomson Geer
2023 edition published April 2023
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Addisons
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
Holding Redlich
K&L Gates
Massons
Mills Oakley
Swaab
Thomson Geer
2022 edition published April 2022
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison
Second Tier
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
DLA Piper
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
HFW
Johnson Winter & Slattery
K&L Gates
Massons
Mills Oakley
Swaab
2021 edition published April 2021
First Tier
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
DLA Piper
Johnson Winter & Slattery
K&L Gates
Massons
Swaab
Thomson Geer
2020 edition published March 2020
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Massons
Mills Oakley
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Colin Biggers & Paisley
DLA Piper
HFW
Johnson Winter & Slattery
K&L Gates
Piper Alderman
Spiers Ryan
Swaab
2019 edition published May 2019
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Dentons
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Massons
Norton Rose Fulbright
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Colin Biggers & Paisley
DLA Piper
HFW
Johnson Winter & Slattery
K&L Gates
Mills Oakley
Piper Alderman
Swaab
2018 edition published April 2018
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Thomson Geer
Recommended
Dentons
DLA Piper
HFW
HWL Ebsworth
K&L Gates
Maddocks
Massons
Mills Oakley
Swaab Attorneys
2017 edition published April 2017
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Third Tier
Baker McKenzie
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Henry Davis York
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Arnold Bloch Leibler
DibbsBarker
Dentons
Gilbert + Tobin
HWL Ebsworth
K&L Gates
Lander & Rogers
Maddocks
McCullough Robertson
Mills Oakley
Swaab Attorneys
Thomson Geer
2016 edition published June 2016
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Corrs
MinterEllison
Third Tier
Ashurst
Henry Davis York
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Baker & McKenzie
Colin Biggers & Paisley
DibbsBarker
DLA Piper
Gadens
HWL Ebsworth
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
2015 edition published June 2015
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Minter Ellison
Third Tier
Ashurst
Baker & McKenzie
Norton Rose Fulbright
Recommended
Addisons Lawyers
Colin Biggers & Paisley
DibbsBarker
DLA Piper
Gadens
Gilbert + Tobin
Henry Davis York
Holding Redlich
Holman Fenwick Willan
HWL Ebsworth
Lander & Rogers
Maddocks
McCullough Robertson
2014 edition published April 2014
First Tier
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Allens
Baker & McKenzie
Henry Davis York
Minter Ellison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Third Tier
Ashurst
CBP Lawyers
Gadens Lawyers
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
DibbsBarker
DLA Piper
Lander & Rogers
Landerer & Co
K&L Gates
Maddocks Lawyers
Piper Alderman
2013 edition published January 2013
First Tier
Clayton Utz
King & Wood Mallesons
Second Tier
Herbert Smith Freehills
Minter Ellison
Third Tier
Ashurst
Colin Biggers & Paisley
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Gadens Lawyers
Henry Davis York
Holding Redlich
HWL Ebsworth
Norton Rose
Recommended
Baker & McKenzie
DibbsBarker
Lander & Rogers
Landerer & Co
Maddocks
Swaab Attorneys
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