The 2026 listing of leading Victorian Town Planning & Development Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of town planning, development approvals & appeals as well as local government matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Best Hooper
Harwood Andrews
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Planning & Property Partners
Third Tier
MinterEllison
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
S&K Planning Lawyers
TP Legal
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
HWL Ebsworth
Jackson Lane
King & Wood Mallesons
Marcus Lane Group
Planology
Polis Legal
White & Case
Previous editions
2025 edition published March 2025
First Tier
Best Hooper
Harwood Andrews
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Hall & Wilcox
Third Tier
Planning & Property Partners
Russell Kennedy
TP Legal
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Jackson Lane
King & Wood Mallesons
Marcus Lane Group
MinterEllison
Planology
Polis Legal
Rigby Cooke
S&K Planning Lawyers
White & Case
2024 edition published April 2024
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
Norton Rose Fulbright
Planning & Property Partners
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
MinterEllison
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Jackson Lane
King & Wood Mallesons
Marcus Lane Group
Polis Legal
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
S&K Planning Lawyers
TP Legal
White & Case
2023 edition published April 2023
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
Planning & Property Partners
Third Tier
Hall & Wilcox
MinterEllison
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Gadens
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
King & Wood Mallesons
Marcus Lane Group
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
S&K Planning Lawyers
TP Legal
White & Case
2022 edition published March 2022
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Hall & Wilcox
MinterEllison
Planning & Property Partners
Rigby Cooke
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
King & Wood Mallesons
Marcus Lane Group
Russell Kennedy
S&K Planning Lawyers
TP Legal
White & Case
2021 edition published March 2021
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
MinterEllison
Planning & Property Partners
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
HWL Ebsworth
Rigby Cooke
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
BSP Lawyers
King & Wood Mallesons
Kings Lawyers
Marcus Lane Group
Russell Kennedy
S&K Planning Lawyers
TP Legal
White & Case
2020 edition published March 2020
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Planning & Property Partners
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Hall & Wilcox
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Herbert Smith Freehills
WL Ebsworth
King & Wood Mallesons
Planology
TP Legal
White & Case
2019 edition published May 2019
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
MinterEllison
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
Planning & Property Partners
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
Hall & Wilcox
HWL Ebsworth
Rigby Cooke
Russell Kennedy
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Gadens
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Kings Lawyers
TP Legal
White & Case
2018 edition published April 2018
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
MinterEllison
Planning & Property Partners
Russell Kennedy
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
HWL Ebsworth
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Gadens
Hall & Wilcox
Herbert Smith Freehills
Mills Oakley
Rigby Cooke
TP Legal
White & Case
2017 edition published May 2017
First Tier
Best Hooper
Maddocks
Norton Rose Fulbright
Second Tier
Harwood Andrews
MinterEllison
Russell Kennedy
Third Tier
Clayton Utz
HWL Ebsworth
Planning & Property Partners
Recommended
Allens
Ashurst
Gadens
Herbert Smith Freehills
Rigby Cooke
White & Case