2016 Finalists
Congratulations to Australasian Law Awards Finalists for 2016.
If you believe your organisation should be listed as a participant in one of the below Deals, please contact the Australasian Law Awards team.
DEAL AWARDS
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Debt Market Deal of the Year
Australian Unity corporate bond offering
Firm
- Clayton Utz
- King and Wood Mallesons
Banks
- ANZ
- National Australia Bank
Advisor
- Evans and Partners
Financing of TPG's iiNet acquisition
Firms
- Ashurst
- Ashurst New York
- Conyers Dill & Pearman
Rabobank Nederland Tier 2 notes issue
Firm
- Allens
Firms
- Allens
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Linklaters
- Norton Rose Fulbright
Warehouse securitisation of GE assets
Firms
- Ashurst
- Bell Gully
- Clayton Utz
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- HWL Ebsworth
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Mayne Wetherell
Banks
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Citi
- Credit Suisse
- Morgan Stanley
Advisors
- Ernst & Young
- Moelis & Co
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Energy & Resources Deal of the Year
Firms
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Norton Rose Fulbright
Bank
- Macquarie Capital
Advisor
- PwC
Barrick dual sale of NSW and PNG gold mine assets
Firms
- Allens
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
- Fangda Partners
- Fasken Martineau
- Fujian Zenith Law Firm
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Leahy Lewin Lowing Sullivan Lawyers
- Lex Caribbean
- Maples and Calder
- White & Case
Banks
- Credit Suisse
- Standard Chartered Bank
Advisors
- Ernst & Young
- PwC
- Record Point
Firms
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clayton Utz
- Herbert Smith Freehills
Sale of Apache's Australian oil and gas business
Firms
- Allens
- Clifford Chance
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Bank
- Citi
Sirius Resources' inter-conditional merger with Independence
Firms
- Ashurst
- Herbert Smith Freehills
Advisors
- Euroz Securities
- Hartleys Limited
- Treadstone Partners
- UBS
Firms
- Allens
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Linklaters
- Norton Rose Fulbright
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Equity Market Deal of the Year
Firm
- Ashurst
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Russell McVeagh
- Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks
- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley
Advisors
- CBA Equities
- PwC
- UBS
Firms
- Allen & Overy
- Allens
- DLA Piper
- Gilbert + Tobin
- MinterEllison
- Rothschild
- Sidley Austin
Banks
- Citi
- Deutsche Bank
- Macquarie Capital
Advisors
- UBS
- KPMG
Firms
- Clayton Utz
- Ropes & Gray
- Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks
- Citi
- Goldman Sachs
Advisors
- Bell Potter Securities
- JBWere
- Merrill Lynch Equities
- PwC
- Reunion Capital Partners
- UBS
Firms
- Allen & Overy
- Clayton Utz
- Clifford Chance
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Linklaters
- Russell McVeagh
- Sullivan & Cromwell
Banks
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Macquarie Capital
- Morgan Stanley
Firm
- Clayton Utz
Bank
- Macquarie Capital
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Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
Firms
- Ashurst
- Clifford Chance
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Jones Day
- K&L Gates
- Sullivan & Cromwell
Advisors
- Hartleys Limited
- Houlihan Lokey
- JP Morgan
- Lazard
- PPB Advisory
BIS Industries Group restructure
Firms
- Ashurst
- Gilbert + Tobin
- King & Wood Mallesons
Brisconnections receivership and sale of AirportLinkM7
Firm
- Allens
- Clayton Utz
- Gilbert + Tobin
- King & Wood Mallesons
Advisor
- PPB Advisory
-
M&A Deal of the Year
Amcom merger with Vocus Communications
Firms
- Clayton Utz
- MinterEllison
Bank
- Credit Suisse
Advisors
- FTI Consulting
- Lazard
- PwC
GE sale of consumer lending business
Firms
- Ashurst
- Bell Gully
- Buddle Findlay
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- HWL Ebsworth
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Mayne Wetherell
Banks
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Citi
- Credit Suisse
- Morgan Stanley
Advisors
- Ernst & Young
- Moelis & Co
Japan Post acquisition of Toll Holdings
Firms
- Clayton Utz
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Simpson Grierson
Bank
- Gresham
Advisor
- Lazard
Macquarie acquisition of ANZ's Esanda portfolio
Firms
- Ashurst
- Clayton Utz
- King & Wood Mallesons
Banks
- ANZ
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Macquarie Capital
NSW Electricity Networks acquisition of Transgrid
Firms
- Allens
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Norton Rose Fulbright
Bank
- Deutsche Bank
Advisors
- Ernst & Young
- UBS
Sale of Crown Castle Australia
Firms
- Allen & Overy
- Cravath
- Harmos Horton Lusk Limited
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- MinterEllison
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Swaine & Moore
Sirius Resources' inter-conditional merger with Independence
Firms
- Ashurst
- Herbert Smith Freehills
Advisors
- Euroz Securities
- Hartleys Limited
- Treadstone Partners
- UBS
Firms
- K&L Gates
- MinterEllison
Bank
- Macquarie Capital
Advisor
- Azure Capital Limited
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Property, Infrastructure & Projects Deal of the Year
Merger of Novion Property Group and Federation Centres
Firms
- Allens
- Ashurst
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- MinterEllison
Bank
- Macquarie Capital
Advisors
- Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
- PwC
Parramatta Square redevelopment project
Firms
- Clayton Utz
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Maddocks
Firms
- Ashurst
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Lander & Rogers Lawyers
- Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks
- Ernst & Young
- Everything Infrastructure Group
Toowoomba Second Range Crossing PPP
Firms
- Allen & Overy
- Ashurst
- Baker & McKenzie
- Clayton Utz
- Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
- Maddocks
Bank
- ING Bank (Australia) Limited
Transurban Queensland's bid for AirportLinkM7
Firms
- Allens
- Clayton Utz
- King & Wood Mallesons
Firms
- Allens
- Ashurst
- Clayton Utz
- King & Wood Mallesons
- MinterEllison
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Australian Deal Team of the Year
- Allens, M&A
- Ashurst, Corporate
- Ashurst, Finance
- Gilbert + Tobin, Corporate Advisory
- Herbert Smith Freehills, Corporate - Equity Capital
- Herbert Smith Freehills , Corporate - M&A
- King & Wood Mallesons, M&A
- Norton Rose Fulbright, Infrastructure
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NZ Deal Team of the Year
- Bell Gully, Corporate
- Chapman Tripp, Corporate & Commercial
- Russell McVeagh, Capital Markets
- Simpson Grierson, Corporate Advisory
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Australian Dealmaker of the Year
- Guy Alexander, Allens
- Mark Stanbridge, Ashurst
- Robert Franklyn, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Grant Koch, DLA Piper
- Philippa Stone, Herbert Smith Freehills
- Tony Damian, Herbert Smith Freehills
- Claire Rogers, King & Wood Mallesons
- Ian Paterson, King & Wood Mallesons
- Yuen-Yee Cho, King & Wood Mallesons
- Dr Martyn Taylor, Norton Rose Fulbright
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NZ Dealmaker of the Year
- Anna Buchly, Bell Gully
- Garry Downs, Bell Gully
- John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
- Pip Greenwood, Russell McVeagh
- Michael Pollard, Simpson Grierson
- Garth Sinclair, Webb Henderson
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Australian Deal of the Year
Winners of the market-specific deal awards are entered as finalists for this category.
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International Deal of the Year
Barrick dual sale of NSW and PNG gold mine assets
Firms
- Allens
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
- Fangda Partners
- Fasken Martineau
- Fujian Zenith Law Firm
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Leahy Lewin Lowing Sullivan Lawyers
- Lex Caribbean
- Maples and Calder
- White & Case
Banks
- Credit Suisse
- Standard Chartered Bank
Advisors
- PwC
- Record Point
SPIC acquisition of Pacific Hydro
Firms
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- King & Wood Mallesons
Telstra’s acquisition of Pacnet
Firms
- Appleby
- AZB
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Jun He
- Kelly Drye
- Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- Shearman and Sterling
- Shin and Kim
- Sullivan and Cromwell
- Tsai and Tsai
- Wong Partnership
York Capital Management/Pepper acquisition of PrimeCredit
Firms
- Arnold Bloch Leibler
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Li & Partners
- Slaughter & May
In-house Awards
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Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year
- ANZ
- Challenger Limited
- Citi
- National Australia Bank
- Travelex
- UBS AG, Australia Branch
- Westpac
-
Sparke Helmore Lawyers Insurance In-house Team of the Year
- AIG Australia Limited
- Berkley Insurance Australia
- Chubb Insurance
- DUAL Australia Pty Ltd
- QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited
- Suncorp - Vero Insurance Limited
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Gilbert + Tobin Investment Bank In-house Team of the Year
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Credit Suisse
- Morgan Stanley Australia Legal
- UBS AG, Australia Branch
-
Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year
- Brookfield
- Caltex Australia Limited
- FOX SPORTS Australia - Team Legal
- IBM ANZ Legal Team
- McDonald's Australia Limited
- Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited.
- Santos Limited
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FTI Consulting Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year
- Karen Schutte, ACE Insurance Limited, a Chubb Company
- Damien Sullivan, Boral
- Claire Bibby, Brookfield
- Tim Knowles, Citic Pacific Mining Management Limited
- Christina Allen, FOX SPORTS Australia
- Fiona Smith, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited
- Rachel Launders, Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd
- Christian Paech, Santos Limited
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Russell McVeagh NZ In-house Team of the Year
- AIG NZ
- ANZ
- ASB
- Auckland Council – Legal Services
- Fletcher Building Limited
- Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
- UBS New Zealand Limited
Firm Awards
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Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
- Arnold Bloch Leibler
- Clayton Utz
- DLA Piper
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- King & Wood Mallesons
- Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
- Salvos Legal & Salvos Legal Humanitarian
-
JLT Employee Health & Wellbeing Award
- Buddle Findlay
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- DibbsBarker
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Hive Legal Pty Ltd
- Maddocks
- Simpson Grierson
- Workdynamic Australia
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Employment Law Specialist Firm of the Year
- Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
- FCB Workplace Law
- Goldstein Ryder
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers
- MDC Legal
- People + Culture Strategies
- Workdynamic Australia
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AIG Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year
- Barry.Nilsson.
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- Clyde & Co
- Curwoods Lawyers
- Holman Webb Lawyers
- Sparke Helmore Lawyers
- TurksLegal
- William Roberts Lawyers
- Wotton + Kearney
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IP Specialist Firm of the Year
- AJ Park
- Baldwins Intellectual Property
- Bird & Bird
- Davies Collison Cave (DCC)
- Griffith Hack
- Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
- Wrays
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Scarlis Pringle Law Firm Leader of the Year
- Chris Freeland, Baker & McKenzie
- Rob Cutler, Clayton Utz
- John Weber, DLA Piper
- Danny Gilbert, Gilbert + Tobin
- Sue Kench, King & Wood Mallesons
- John Nerurker, Mills Oakley Lawyers
- Gary McDiarmid, Russell McVeagh
- Luke Geary, Salvos Legal & Salvos Legal Humanitarian
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International Firm of the Year
- Allen & Overy
- Ashurst
- Baker & McKenzie
- Bird & Bird
- DLA Piper
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- King & Wood Mallesons
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State/ Regional Firm of the Year
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- Chamberlains Law Firm
- Finlaysons
- HHG Legal Group
- McCabes Lawyers
- NDA Law
- Russell Kennedy Lawyers
- Thynne + Macartney
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FTI Consulting Australian Boutique Firm of the Year
- Clarendon Lawyers
- Coleman Greig Lawyers
- Keypoint Law
- KHQ Lawyers
- Lantern Legal Group (Harwood Andrews and Sladen Legal)
- Nexus Law Group
- Proximity
- Speirs Ryan
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Australian Law Firm of the Year (up to 100 lawyers)
- Barry.Nilsson.
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
- Holman Webb Lawyers
- Madison Marcus Law Firm
- McCabes Lawyers
- Salvos Legal & Salvos Legal Humanitarian
-
Huon IT Australian Law Firm of the Year (100-500 lawyers)
- Arnold Bloch Leibler
- Gilbert + Tobin
- Hall & Wilcox
- Maddocks
- Mills Oakley Lawyers
- Piper Alderman
- Russell Kennedy Lawyers
- Sparke Helmore Lawyers
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FTI Consulting Australian Large Law Firm of the Year
- Allens
- Clayton Utz
- Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- Gadens
- HWL Ebsworth
- MinterEllison
