AUSTRALASIAN LAW AWARDS 2018 FINALISTS
Deal Awards
Debt Market Deal of the Year
Anheuser-Busch InBev medium-term note program
- Firms: Ashurst; Clifford Chance; Gilbert + Tobin; Sullivan & Cromwell
Australian Technology Innovators Term Loan B raising
- Firms: Clayton Utz, King & Wood Mallesons, Yuen-Ye Cho
Bank of Queensland conditional pass-through covered bonds
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst
Members Equity Bank perpetual capital additional Tier 1 notes
- Firms: Baker McKenzie
NAB gender equality bonds
- Firm: King & Wood Mallesons
Pilbara Minerals secured bonds
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Squire Patton Boggs
Recapitalisation of craveable Brands
- Firms: All; Herbert Smith Freehills
Reliance Rail debt facilities re-financing
- Firms: Gilbert + Tobin; Hogan Lovells
Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Joint venture between CS Energy and Alinta Energy
- Firms: Ashurst; Clayton Utz; Greenwoods; Herbert Smith Freehills
Lattice Energy dual track IPO/trade sale
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Chapman Tripp; Herbert Smith Freehills; Gilbert + Tobin; Russell McVeagh
Privatisation of Endeavour Energy
- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Clayton Utz; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; Minter Ellison
Yancoal acquisition of Coal & Allied
- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; Minter Ellison
Equity Market Deal of the Year
Domain/Fairfax separation
- Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills
Downer PAITRED
- Firms: Ashurst; Bell Gully; Herbert Smith Freehills; Sidley Austin
Lattice Energy dual track IPO/trade sales
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Ashurst; Chapman Tripp; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; Russell McVeagh; Sidley Austin;
- Advisors: Blackpeak Capital
- Banks: Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Credit Suisse; Macquarie; Morgan Stanley; ubs
Link Group capital raising
- Firms: Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie;
- Banks: Citigroup; J. P Morgan
Netwealth IPO
- Firms: Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
West Gate Tunnel Project capital raising
- Firm: Allen & Overy; Baker McKenzie; King & Wood Mallesons; Sidley Austin
Yancoal Capital Raising
- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
Arrium restructuring
- Firms: Arnold Bloch Leibler; Clayton Utz; Clifford Chance; Gilbert + Tobin; King & Wood Mallesons
BIS Industries restructuring
- Firm: Arnold Bloch Leibler; Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
- Advisor: Carey Olsen
Boart Longyear restructuring
- Firms: Arnold Bloch Leibler; Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; MinterEllison; Sullivan & Cromwell
Emeco recapitalisation and triple merger
- Firms: Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Gilbert + Tobin; K&L Gates; Sullivan & Cromwell
Slater & Gordon restructuring
- Firms: Gilbert + Tobin; Arnold Bloch Leibler
Ten Network restructuring
- Firms: Allens; Arnold Bloch Leibler; Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Clayton Utz; Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Gilbert + Tobin; King & Wood Mallesons; K&L Gates; MinterEllison
International Deal of the Year
Humanwell Healthcare/CITIC Capital acquisition of Ansell sexual wellness business
- Firm: Gilbert + Tobin; Khaitan & Co; King & Wood Mallesons; Thanatip & Partners
Link acquisition of Capita Asset Services
- Firm: Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; Eversheds Sutherland
Timor-Leste/Australia maritime boundary conciliation
- Firms: DLA Piper
M&A Deal of the Year
Downer takeover bid for Spotless
- Firms: Ashurst; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
Cheung Kong acquisition of DUET
- Firm: Allens; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; King & Wood Mallesons; Linklaters; Woo Kwan Lee & Lo
Land and Property Information NSW concession
- Firms: Allens; Gilbert + Tobin
Merger of Tatts with Tabcorp
- Firm: Clayton Utz; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills
Yancoal acquisition of Coal & Allied
- Firms: Allens; Ashurst; Baker McKenzie; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
Property, Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
Acquisition and sale of land in Sydney's North
- Firms: Corrs Chambers Westgarth; King & Wood Mallesons; Madison Marcus Law Firm
Grafton Prison PPP
- Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
Melbourne Metro Project
- Firms: Allens; Clayton Utz; Herbert Smith Freehills; KPMG; MinterEllison; Norton Rose Fulbright; White & Case
West Gate Tunnel Project
- Firms: Clayton Utz; HebertSmithFreehills; MinterEllison
Western Roads Upgrade project
- Firms: Allens; King & Wood Mallesons; MinterEllison
In-House Awards
Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
- Bank of China
- Commonwealth Bank Australia
- Challenger
- ICBC
- NAB Legal
- Toyota Finance Australia
- Travelex
- Westpac
Sparke Helmore Insurance In-house Team of the Year
- AIA Australia & New Zealand
- AIG
- Berkley Insurance Australia
- DUAL
- Steadfast
- Suncorp
Sponsored by
Minter Ellison Investment Bank In-house Team of the Year
- CITI Group
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Goldman Sachs Australia
- J.P Morgan
- Macquarie Capital Legal Team
- Morgan Stanley
- UBS AG
Sponsored by
Young In-house Lawyer of the Year (30 or under)
- Ben Gilbert, Microsoft Australia
- Hayley Warren, RCR Tomlinson
- Kendra Fouracre, Telstra
- Steven Clayton, AIA Australia
- Theo Kapodistrias, University of Tasmania
FTI Consulting Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year
- Cesilia Kim, Snowy Hydro Limited
- Craig Emery, Telstra Legal Services
- Gail Hambly, Fairfax Media
- Jorja Cleeland, Fronterra
- Mary Roberts, Telstra Corporation
- Peter Tompkins, Downer Group
- Stuart Thomas, Ten Network
Sponsored by
Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year
- BHP Legal Team
- Downer Group Legal Team
- Nova Entertainment’s Legal Team
- Office of General Counsel, NSW Treasury
- Origin Energy
- Singtel Optus
- Snowy Hydro Limited Legal Team
- Vodafone Hutchison Australia Legal Team
- Yancoal Australia
Sponsored by
Russell McVeagh NZ In-house Team of the Year
- AMP Financial Services
- ANZ Bank New Zealand
- Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
- Kiwibank Limited
- POWERCO
- Spark Legal Team
- UBS AG
- Vector
- Westpac
Sponsored by
Profession Awards
Resolution Institute Australian Arbitrator of the Year
- Antonino de Fina
- Gordon Smith
- John Wakefield
- Steven Goldstein
Sponsored by
Resolution Institute Australian Mediator of the Year
- Alison Shaw
- Danielle Jaku-Greenfield
- David Bryson
- Dr Anne Purcell
- Dr Nicky McWilliam
- Stephen Lancken
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Firm Awards
Australian Deal Team of the Year
- Allens
- Ashurst M&A/ECM Team
- Clayton Utz Real Estate Team – Central Barangaroo Project Team
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Herbert Smith Freehills ECM Team
- Herbert Smith Freehills M&A Team
- M&A King & Wood Mallesons
- Minter Ellison – Infrastructure, Construction and Property
- Restructuring & Insolvency, King & Wood Mallesons
New Zealand Deal Firm of the Year
- Bell Gully
- Chapman Tripp
- Harmos Horton Lusk Limited
- Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
- Russell McVeagh
- Simpson Grierson
- Webb Henderson
Scarlis Pringle Australian Dealmaker of the Year
- David Holland, Baker McKenzie
- Grant Koch, DLA Piper
- Guy Alexander, Allens
- Mark Stanbridge, Ashurst
- Michael Ziegelaar, Herbert Smith Freehills
- Phillippa Stone, Herbert Smtih Freehills
- Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Herbert Smith Freehills
- Tony Damian, Herbert Smith Freehills
Sponsored by
NZ Dealmaker of the Year
- Cameron Taylor, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
- David Coull, Bell Gully
- John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
- Michael Gartshore, Webb Henderson
- Michael Pollard, Simpson Grierson
- Pip Greenwood, Russell McVeagh
- Silvana Schenone, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
- Clayton Utz
- DLA Piper
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Maddocks
- Pinsent Masons
JLT Employee Health & Wellbeing Award
- Bradley Allen Love Lawyers
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- Clayton Utz
- Cooper Grace Ward
- DLA Piper
- King & Wood Mallesons
Sponsored by
Employment Law Specialist Firm of the Year
- Australian Business Lawyers and Advisors
- Danny King Legal
- FCB Workplace Law
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers
- HR Law
- HR Legal
- Maurice Blackburn Lawyers – Employment Specialist
- Workdynamic Australia
AIG Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year
- Barry Nilsson
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- Curwoods Lawyers
- Gilchrist Connell
- Holman Webb Lawyers
- Sparke Helmore Lawyers
- TurksLegal
- Wotton + Kearney
Australasian Lawyer IP Specialist Law Firm of the Year
- AJ Park
- Baldwins Intellectual Property
- Banki Haddock Fiora
- Bird & Bird
- Griffith Hack
- Media Art Lawyers
- Phillips Ormande Fitzpatrick
- Wrays
Sponsored by
FTI Consulting Boutique Firm of the Year
- Bellanhouse Lawyers
- Bespoke
- Clarendon Lawyers
- Danny King Legal
- LawLab
- Massons
- NDA Law
- Sierra Legal
- Speirs Ryan
- Vincent Young Lawyers
Sponsored by
Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (30 or under)
- Bibhu Aggarwal, Herbert Smith Freehills
- Elyse Adams, Allens
- Hannah Catherine Morris, Mills Oakley
- Lara Solomons, Clayton Utz
- Laura Hillhouse, Ashurst
- Rebecca Johnston, HodgkinsonJohnston
- Sagar Sritharan, Ashurst
- Stipe Vuleta, Chamberlains Law Firm
- Vishaal Sharma, King & Wood Mallesons
State/Regional Law Firm of the Year
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- Chamberlains Law Firm
- Cooper Grace Ward
- Harwood Andrews
- Jackson McDonald
- Morgan + English Commercial Lawyers
- NDA Law
- Range Lawyers
Law Firm Leader of the Year ( ≤ 200 employees)
- Bechara Shamieh, Madison Marcus Law Firm
- Chris Ward, Cooper Grace Ward
- Claire Carton, Griffin Legal
- Demetrio Zema, Law Squared
- Greg Malakou, Holman Webb Lawyers
- Simon Creek, HHG Legal Group
- Vik Sundar, Chamberlains Law Firm
Scarlis Pringle Law Firm Leader of the Year ( > 200 employees)
- Danny Gilbert, Gilbert + Tobin
- John Nerurker, Mills Oakley
- Michelle Dixon, Maddocks
- Robert Cutler, Clayton Utz
- Tony Harrington, MinterEllison
- Tony Macvean, Hall & Wilcox
Sponsored by
Automio Law Firm of the Year ( 1 - 100 Lawyers)
- Chamberlains Law Firm
- Clarendon Lawyers
- Cooper Grace Ward
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers
- Hive Legal
- Holman Webb Lawyers
- Legal Vision
- Madison Marcus Law Firm
- Russells
- Speirs Ryan
Sponsored by
GlobalX Law Firm of the Year ( 101 – 500 Lawyers)
- Arnold Bloch Leibler
- Clyde & co
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Hall & Willcox
- Maddocks
- Mills Oakley
- Piper Alderman
- Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Sponsored by
FTI Consulting Law Firm of the Year ( > 500 Lawyers)
- Allens
- Ashurst
- Clayton Utz
- Hebert Smith Freehills
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Minter Ellison
- Sullivan & Cromwell
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