The 2025 listing of leading Australian Admiralty, Shipping & Maritime Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of admiralty, shipping and maritime matters in Australian legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Joe Hurley, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Jesper Martens, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Ernest Van Buuren, Clyde & Co – Brisbane
Leading
Geoff Farnsworth, Holding Redlich – Sydney
Stuart Hetherington, Colin Biggers & Paisley – Sydney
Frazer Hunt, Mills Oakley – Sydney
Drew James, AusShip – Sydney
Maurice Lynch, Mills Oakley – Sydney
Michelle Taylor, Sparke Helmore – Brisbane
Stephen Thompson, Colin Biggers & Paisley
Andrew Tulloch, Colin Biggers & Paisley – Melbourne
Nic van der Reyden, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Danella Wilmshurst, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Recommended
Hazel Brasington, Ashurst – Melbourne
Hazel Brewer, Squire Patton Boggs – Perth
Nathan Cecil, Holding Redlich – Sydney
Tim Cocks, Cocks MacNish – Perth
Michael Fisher, Thynne & Macartney – Brisbane
Kristin Hibbard, HWL Ebsworth – Sydney
Matthew Hockaday, Thynne & Macartney – Brisbane
Naraya Lamart, Wotton + Kearney – Brisbane
Ashwin Nair, Nair Legal – Perth
Chris Sacre, Hall & Wilcox – Sydney
Pat Saraceni, Clifford Chance – Perth
Maurice Thompson, HFW – Melbourne
Stephen Thompson, HFW – Sydney
Gavin Vallely, HFW – Melbourne