The 2025 listing of leading Victorian Tax Lawyers details solicitors practising in taxation advisory and disputes matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise in the area.
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, AGA Legal
Neil Brydges, Sladen Legal
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter Slattery
Toby Knight, Allens
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Niv Tadmore, Jones Day
Recommended
Megan Bishop, Piper Alderman
Phil Broderick, Sladen Legal
Andy Bubb, Clayton Utz
Toby Eggleston, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Martin Fry, Allens
Igor Golshtein, White & Case
Graeme Halperin, Halperin & Co
Frank Hinoporos, Hall & Wilcox
Ian Kellock, Ashurst
Angelina Lagana, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Carmen McElwain, MinterEllison
Jacqueline McGrath, Hall & Wilcox
Craig Milner, Allens
Michael Parker, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
Jack Stuk, KHQ Lawyers
Tuan Van Le, Challenger Law
Rajan Verma, Velocity Legal
Angela Wood, Clayton Utz
Previous editions
2024 edition published October 2024
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Niv Tadmore, Jones Day
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Neil Brydges, Sladen Legal
Martin Fry, Allens
Frank Hinoporos, Hall & Wilcox
Carmen McElwain, MinterEllison
Cameron Rider, White & Case
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Recommended
Shaun Cartoon, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Jeffrey Chang, Thomson Geer
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Toby Eggleston, Herbert Smith Freehills
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter Slattery
Toby Knight, Allens
Angelina Lagana, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Tim Neilson, White & Case
Michael Parker, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
John Riley, MinterEllison
Sue Williamson, Dentons
Angela Wood, Clayton Utz
2023 edition published November 2023
Market Leader
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Cameron Rider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Neil Brydges, Sladen Legal
Martin Fry, Allens
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter Slattery
Frank Hinoporos, Hall & Wilcox
Tim Neilson, White & Case
Niv Tadmore, Jones Day
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Angela Wood, Clayton Utz
Recommended
Phil Broderick, Sladen Legal
Shaun Cartoon, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Ron Jorgensen,Thomson Geer
Toby Knight, Allens
Carmen McElwain, MinterEllison
Jacqueline McGrath, Hall & Wilcox
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Parker, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Sue Williamson, Dentons
2022 edition published October 2022
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Neil Brydges, Sladen Legal
Martin Fry, Allens
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter Slattery
Toby Knight, Allens
Mark Leibler, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Tim Neilson, White & Case
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
Cameron Rider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Niv Tadmore, Jones Day
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Recommended
Richard Buchanan, EY Law
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Aldrin de Zilva, White & Case
Toby Eggleston, Herbert Smith Freehills
Frank Hinoporos, Hall & Wilcox
Keith James, Hall & Wilcox
Ron Jorgensen,Thomson Geer
Geoffrey Mann, Ashurst
Carmen McElwain, MinterEllison
Sue Williamson, Holding Redlich
Angela Wood, Clayton Utz
David Wood, King & Wood Mallesons
2021 edition published October 2021
Market Leader
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Cameron Rider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Niv Tadmore, Jones Day
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Aldrin de Zilva, White & Case
Toby Eggleston, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Martin Fry, Allens
Tim Neilson, White & Case
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Recommended
Amber Agustin, Clayton Utz
Phil Broderick, Sladen Legal
Neil Brydges, Sladen Legal
Richard Buchanan, EY Law
Shaun Cartoon, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Jeffrey Chang, Thomson Geer
Toby Eggleston, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Frank Hinoporos, Hall & Wilcox
Ron Jorgensen,Thomson Geer
Toby Knight, Allens
Mark Leibler, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Geoffrey Mann, Ashurst
Narelle McBride, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Carmen McIlwain, MinterEllison
Adrian O'Shannessy, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Michael Parker, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
2020 edition published November 2020
Market Leader
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Niv Tadmore, Jones Day
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Martin Fry, Allens
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Mark Leibler, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Geoffrey Mann, Ashurst
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Adrian O'Shannessy, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
Cameron Rider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Recommended
Richard Buchanan, EY Law
Shaun Cartoon, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Jeffrey Chang, Thomson Geer
Joanne Dunne, PWC Legal
Toby Eggleston, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Frank Hinoporos, Hall & Wilcox
Rob Jeremiah, Sladen Legal
Ron Jorgensen,Thomson Geer
Toby Knight, Allens
Narelle McBride, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Carmen McIlwain, MinterEllison
Tony Riordan, Cornwalls
2019 edition published November 2019
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Niv Tadmore, Jones Day
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Aldrin de Zilva, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Martin Fry, Allens
Ron Jorgensen,Thomson Geer
Toby Knight, Allens
Mark Leibler, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Geoffrey Mann, Ashurst
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Adrian O'Shannessy, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Recommended
Richard Buchanan, EY Law
Jeffrey Chang, Thomson Geer
Joanne Dunne, PWC Legal
Toby Eggleston, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Keith James, Hall & Wilcox
Rob Jeremiah, Sladen Legal
Rhys Jewell, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Carmen McIlwain, MinterEllison
Michael Parker, Hall & Wilcox
Cameron Rider, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Jack Stuk, KHQ Lawyers
2018 edition published November 2018
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Richard Buchanan, EY Law
Aldrin de Zilva, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Martin Fry, Allens
Toby Knight, Allens
Mark Leibler, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Geoffrey Mann, Ashurst
Adrian O'Shannessy, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Niv Tadmore, Clayton Utz
Reynah Tang, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Recommended
Gerry Bean, DLA Piper
Sarah Bernhardt, Bernhardt Law
Jeffrey Chang, Thomson Geer
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Joanne Dunne, PWC Legal
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Keith James, Hall & Wilcox
Rob Jeremiah, Sladen Legal
Ron Jorgensen,Thomson Geer
Ian Kellock, Ashurst
George Kolliou, Kolliou Tax
Kai-Chen Lamb, King & Wood Mallesons
Carmen McIlwain, MinterEllison
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Parker, Hall & Wilcox
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
Simon Rooke, PWC Legal
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
John Storey, Velocity Legal
Jack Stuk, KHQ Lawyers
Yan Li Wang, HWL Ebsworth
Angela Wood, KPMG Law
David Wood, King & Wood Mallesons
2017 edition published September 2017
Preeminent
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Leading
Richard Buchanan, EY Law
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Aldrin de Zilva, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Martin Fry, Allens
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Mark Leibler, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Geoffrey Mann, Ashurst
Adrian O'Shannessy, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
Niv Tadmore, Clayton Utz
Reynah Tang, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Recommended
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Gerry Bean, DLA Piper
Sarah Bernhardt, Allens
Grant Cathro, Allens
Jeffrey Chang, Thomson Geer
Joanne Dunne, PWC Legal
Toby Eggleston, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Toby Knight, Allens
Keith James, Hall & Wilcox
Rob Jeremiah, Sladen Legal
Ron Jorgensen, Rigby Cooke
Ian Kellock, Ashurst
Carmen McIlwain, MinterEllison
Peter Murray, Hall & Wilcox
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Tony Riordan, Riordans
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
John Storey, Velocity Legal
Yan Li Wang, HWL Ebsworth
David Wood, King & Wood Mallesons
2016 edition published September 2016
Preeminent
Andrew Clements, King & Wood Mallesons
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Martin Fry, Allens
Mark Leibler, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Paul Sokolowski, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Niv Tadmore, Clayton Utz
Leading
Arthur Athanasiou, Thomson Geer
Sarah Bernhardt, Allens
Richard Buchanan, Ernst & Young
Aldrin De Zilva, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Joanne Dunne, MinterEllison
Stewart Grieve, Johnson Winter & Slattery
Toby Knight, Allens
Geoff Mann, Ashurst
Michael Perez, King & Wood Mallesons
Adrian Varasso, MinterEllison
Recommended
Leigh Baring, Maddocks
Grant Cathro, Allens
Jeffrey Chang, Thomson Geer
Toby Eggleston, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
John Emerson, Herbert Smith Freehills
Keith James, Hall & Wilcox
Ron Jorgensen, Rigby Cooke
Ian Kellock, Ashurst
George Kolliou, Kolliou Tax
Darren McClafferty, King & Wood Mallesons
Carmen McElwain, MinterEllison
Andrew O'Bryan, Hall & Wilcox
Adrian O'Shannessy, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Peter Poulos, Gadens
Tony Riordan, Riordans Lawyers
Daniel Smedley, Sladen Legal
Reynah Tang, Johnson Winter & Slattery