The 2026 listing of Australian Transport Law Rising Stars details individuals practising in shipping, maritime and aviation matters in the Australian legal market who are still at a developmental stage of their career and who narrowly missed out on our rankings in their respective jurisdictions.
Lachlan Boughton, Colin Biggers & Paisley – Melbourne
Melanie Long, HFW – Melbourne
Brendan Lord, Norton White – Sydney
Jessie Raynor, Clyde & Co – Brisbane
Olivia Savage, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Previous editions
2025 edition published January 2025
Livija Berzins, HFW - Melbourne
Lachlan Boughton, Colin Biggers & Paisley - Melbourne
Henry Holland, Mills Oakley - Sydney
Melanie Long, Holding Redlich - Sydney
Brendan Lord, Norton White - Sydney
Jerry Zhan, HWL Ebsworth - Sydney
2024 edition published February 2024
Carlita Bloecker, HFW - Melbourne
Lachlan Boughton, Colin Biggers & Paisley - Melbourne
Henry Holland, Mills Oakley - Sydney
Melanie Long, Holding Redlich - Sydney
Brendan Lord, Norton White - Sydney
Joseph Nicholls, Wotton + Kearney - Sydney
2023 edition published February 2023
Carlita Bloecker, HFW - Melbourne
Lachlan Boughton, Colin Biggers & Paisley - Melbourne
Kirstin Hibbard, HWL Ebsworth - Sydney
Janine Liang, Norton White - Sydney
Melanie Long, Holding Redlich - Sydney
Joseph Nicholls, Wotton + Kearney - Sydney
Domarena Shahen, Kennedys - Sydney
2022 edition published February 2022
Lachlan Boughton, Colin Biggers & Paisley - Melbourne
Henry Holland, Mills Oakley - Sydney
Ryan Hunter, HWL Ebsworth - Sydney
Brendan Lord, Norton White - Sydney
Melissa Tang, Wotton + Kearney - Sydney
Owen Webb, HFW - Melbourne
2021 edition published February 2021
Lachlan Boughton, Colin Biggers & Paisley - Melbourne
James Cooper, Clyde & Co - Melbourne
Danielle Davis, Hall & Wilcox - Brisbane
Janine Liang, Norton White - Sydney
Naraya Lamart, HFW - Sydney
Tom Morrison, HFW - Melbourne
2020 edition published January 2020
Richard Arrage, Colin Biggers & Paisley - Sydney
Kristina Cavanna, Norton White - Sydney
James Cooper, Clyde & Co - Melbourne
Ryan Hunter, HWL Ebsworth - Sydney
Naraya Lamart, HFW - Sydney
Tom Morrison, HFW - Melbourne
2019 edition published February 2019
James Cooper, Clyde & Co - Melbourne
Naraya Lamart, HFW - Sydney
Janine Liang, Thomas Miller Law - Sydney
Maurice Lynch, Mills Oakley - Sydney
Chris Sacre, HWL Ebsworth - Sydney
Charles Street, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Ranjani Sundar, HFW - Sydney
2018 edition published January 2018
Richard Arrage, Colin Biggers & Paisley - Sydney
James Cooper, Clyde & Co - Melbourne
Naraya Lamart, HFW - Sydney
Maurice Lynch, Mills Oakley - Sydney
Chris Sacre, HWL Ebsworth - Sydney
Simon Shaddick, HFW - Melbourne
Dylan Steel, Lynch Meyer - Adelaide
Charles Street, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Alistair Sullivan, Thomas Miller Law - Sydney
2017 edition published January 2017
James Cooper, Clyde & Co - Melbourne
Maurice Lynch, Mills Oakley - Sydney
Dimity Maybury, Norton Rose Fulbright - Sydney
Ashwin Nair, Cocks MacNish - Perth
Chris Sacre, HWL Ebsworth - Sydney
Simon Shaddick, Holman Fenwick Willan - Melbourne
2014 edition published March 2014
Matthew Hockaday - Thynne & Macartney, Brisbane
Christopher Keane - K&L Gates, Sydney
Maurice Lynch - Piper Alderman, Sydney
Naomi Miller - DLA Piper, Melbourne
Michelle Taylor - Norton Rose, Brisbane
Maurice Thompson - Clyde & Co, Melbourne
Nic van der Reyden - Holman Fenwick Willan, Sydney