2018 finalists

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Deal Awards

In-House Awards

Profession Awards

Firm Awards

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

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

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

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

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

Profession Awards

Resolution Institute Australian Arbitrator of the Year

Antonino de Fina
Gordon Smith
Gordon Smith
Steven Goldstein

Resolution Institute Australian Mediator of the Year

Alison Shaw
Danielle Jaku-Greenfield
David Bryson
Dr Anne Purcell
Dr Nicky McWilliam
Stephen Lancken

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

NZ Dealmaker of the Year

Cameron Taylor, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
David Coull, Bell Gully
John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
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
Carter Newell Lawyers
Cooper Grace Ward
DLA Piper
King & Wood Mallesons

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

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

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

Vishaal Sharma, King & Wood Mallesons

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
Chris Ward, Cooper Grace Ward
Demetrio Zema, Law Squared
Greg Malakou, Holman Webb Lawyers
Simon Creek, HHG Legal Group
Simon Creek, HHG Legal Group

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

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

GlobalX Law Firm of the Year ( 101 – 500 Lawyers)

Arnold Bloch Leibler
Clyde & co
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Willcox
Maddocks
Mills Oakley
Mills Oakley
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

FTI Consulting Law Firm of the Year ( > 500 Lawyers)

Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Hebert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Minter Ellison
Sullivan & Cromwell