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In-House Awards

Industry Awards

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Deal Awards

Debt Market Deal of the Year

Debt financing for the acquisition of Origin's Acumen business

Firms:
Allens, Baker McKenzie, Clayton Utz, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hive Legal

Kwinana waste-to-energy project financing

Firms:
Allens, Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehills, MinterEllison, Norton Rose Fulbright
Banks:
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Hong Kong Branch, ING Bank (Australia) Ltd, National Australia Bank Limited, S.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

Pilbara Minerals – POSCO subscription agreement and convertible bond

Firms:
Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith Freehills

Port of Melbourne bond issuance

Firms:
Allen & Overy, Chapman and Cutler, Clifford Chance, KWM, Sidley Austin
Accountants:
KPMG
Banks:
ANZ, BNP Paribas, Citibank, NAB, RBC, Société Générale

World Bank bond-i

Firms:
Ashurst, King & Wood Mallesons
Banks:
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, World Bank

Energy & Resources Deal of the Year

Coronado Global Resources IPO

Firms:
Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, Norton Rose Fulbright, Sidley Austin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Accountants:
KPMG
Banks:
Bell Potter, Credit Suisse (Australia) Limited; Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd, Securities Limited UBS AG, Australia Branch

Jadestone Energy acquisition of Montara oil project

Firms:
Allen & Overy, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Dentons, DuMoulin Black, Gilbert + Tobin, White & Case
Accountants:
Deloitte, PwC
Banks:
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Miro Capital, Société Générale

Rio Tinto's Queensland coal asset sales

Firms:
Adaro, Allens, Allen & Overy LLP, Clayton Utz, EMR, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Johnson Winter & Slattery, King & Wood Mallesons, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, K&L Gates, Mibank, Tweed
Accountants:
Emindobiz, EY, KPMG
Banks:
ANZ Bank; Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; BNP Paribas Sydney Branch; CIMB Bank Berhad, Singapore Branch; Credit Suisse; DBS Bank Ltd., Australia Branch; Oversea- Chinese Banking Corporation Limited; ING Bank N.V., Singapore Branch; Macquarie; Meritz Securities Co., Ltd; MUFG Bank, Ltd; National Australia Bank Limited; Standard Chartered Bank; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk., Singapore Branch; The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sydney Branch.

Santos acquisition of Quadrant

Firms:
Allens, Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, HWL Ebsworth, King & Wood Mallesons, Norton Rose Fulbright
Accountant:
JB North & Co
Bank:
UBS

Equity Market Deal of the Year

Seven Group share conversion

Firms:
Herbert Smith Freehills

Transurban equity raising

Firms:
Allen & Overy, King & Wood Mallesons, Sidley Austin
Banks:
Macquarie, Morgan Stanley, UBS

Viva Energy IPO

Firms:
Allen & Overy, Allens, Gilbert + Tobin, Simpson Grierson, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Accountants:
EY, KPMG, PwC
Banks:
BAML, Bell Potter, Craigs, Crestone, Deutsche Bank, DBS, Evans and Partners, HSBC, JBWere, Merrill Lynch, NAB, Morgans, Mizuho, Ord MinnettSMBC, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Wilsons Transaction, UBS

WorleyParsons pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer

Firms:
Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood, Mallesons

FTI Consulting Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year

FTI Consulting Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year

Paladin Energy restructuring

Firms:
333, Clayton Utz, DLA Piper, ENSAfrica, Fasken, Gilbert + Tobin, Hogan Lovells, Jones Day, King & Wood, Kirkland & Ellis, Koffman Kalef, Mallesons, Morgan Lewis, Savjani, Stewart MeKelvey, White & Case
Accountants:
KordaMentha

Quintis Group restructuring

Firms:
Allens, Ashurst, Reed Smith LLC
Accountants:
KordaMentha, McGrathNicol
Banks:
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc; BlueBay High Yield Bond Fund, Fedex Corporation Employees Pension Trust, Pool Reinsurance Company Ltd; Tor Asia Credit Master Fund LP, The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust, Total Return Diversified Credit Fund

International Deal of the Year

Australia Pacific LNG refinancing

Firms:
Clayton Utz, Latham & Watkins, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Banks:
ANZ, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan

Joint takeover of Sirtex Medical

Firms:
MinterEllison, Paul Hastings LLB (USA), Watson Mangioni
Accountants:
Lazard, USB

Oracle acquisition of Aconex

Firms:
Herbert Smith Freehills
Accountants:
Deloitte
Bank:
Credit Suisse

Reliance acquisition of John Guest

Firms:
Allen & Overy, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Banks:
Joint Lead Managers, Macquarie Capital, J.P. Morgan
Accountants:
Ernst & Young, Oaktower

Sale of BHP's US oil and gas assets

Firms:
Baker Botts, Herbert Smith Freehills, Slaughter & May, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Banks:
Barclays, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch

Yancoal dual listing on ASX and HKEx

Firms:
Freshfields, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills (Australia), King & Wood Mallesons, Slaughter & May
Accountants:
KPMG, ShineWing
Banks:
BOCI Asia Limited, CCB International Capital Limited, China Everbright Securities (HK) Limited, Cinda International Securities Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, Citigroup Global Markets Limited., CMB International Capital Limited, Haitong International Securities Company Limited and Zhongtai International Securities Limited, Morgan Stanley Asia Limited, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

M&A Deal of the Year

Coles demerger from Wesfarmers

Firms:
Allens, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills, Herbert Smith Freehills
Accountants:
Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services Limited, Grant Samuel & Associates Pty Limited
Banks:
Gresham Advisory Partners Limited, Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd, Macquarie Capital (Australia) Limited

Foxtel-Fox Sports merger

Firms:
Allens, Gilbert + Tobin

Oxford Properties acquisition of Investa Office Fund

Firms:
Allens, Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Torys
Accountants:
EY, KPMG, PwC
Banks:
JP Morgan Australia, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley, UBS

PEXA acquisition

Firms:
Allen & Overy, Allens, DLA Piper, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons, Mills Oakley, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure
Accountants:
CLSA, EY, KPMG, PwC
Banks:
CLSA, Investec, JPMorgan, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley

Snowy Hydro acquisition

Firms:
Allens, Ashurst, Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons

Unibail-Rodamco acquisition of Westfield

Firms:
Allens, Clifford Chance, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons, Meagher & Flom LLP, NautaDutilh, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden Arps, Slate
Accountants:
EY
Banks:
Rothchild, UBS

Property, Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year

Hunter Class Frigate and ASC Shipbuilding restructure

Firms:
Ashurst, Allens, Baker Mckenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills
Accountants:
Deloitte, KPMG, Russell Coleman

NSW Government disposal of Westconnex stake

Firms:
Allens, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons
Banks:
Macquarie Group, Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank

Victoria land titles concession

Firms:
Allens, MinterEllison
Accountants:
Flagstaff Partners, Gresham, Royal Bank of Canada
Bank:
UBS

In-House Awards

Banking & Financial Services In-house Team of the Year

ASX Limited
Bank of Queensland Limited
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Advisory & M&A Legal Team
J.P.Morgan
Macquarie Capital
Queensland Treasury Corporation
UBS AG, Australia Branch
Westpac

Sparke Helmore Insurance In-house Team of the Year

AIA Australia and New Zealand Legal Team
AIG
Berkley Insurance Australia
Chubb
IAG Legal
Lexon Insurance Pte Ltd Risk & Claims Team
Steadfast

Young In-house Lawyer of the Year (30 or under)

Bianca Gomez, Dentsu Aegis Network Australia
Katie Dillon, Telstra Corporation
Kelly Xiao, VMware
Samantha Walker, Nova Entertainment
Theo Kapodistrias , University Of Tasmania

FTI Consulting Australian In-house Lawyer of the Year

Cesilia Kim, Snowy Hydro
Erin Scarrow, Accenture
Julie Galligan, Transurban
Lachlan Pfeiffer, Viva Energy Australia
Nik Andersen, Ixom
Paul Gregory, WesTrac
Ray Pagliano, Optus
Richard Bell, Aristocrat

Clayton Utz Australian In-house Team of the Year

AccorHotels Pacific Legal Team
AIA Australia and New Zealand Legal Team
Baxter Healthcare Legal Team
James Hardie Asia Pacific Legal Team
Nova Entertainment Legal Team
Tabcorp Holdings
UBS AG, Australia Branch
Viva Energy Legal Team

Russell McVeagh NZ In-house Team of the Year

AIA
Fonterra Co-operative Group
Mercury NZ
Skycity Entertainment Group
Spark New Zealand
UBS NZ
Wellington City Council

Industry Awards

The Resolution Institute Australian Arbitrator of the Year

Brian Millar & Scott Ellis, Francis Burt Chambers
Maurice Edwards, Watts McCray Lawyers
Rob Zikmann, Chalfont Chambers

The Resolution Institute Australian Mediator of the Year

Alison Shaw, SHAW Mediation Australia
Anne-Marie Rice, Rice Dispute Resolution
Debra Parker, Watts McCray Lawyers
Dr Anne Purcell, Resolution Partners
Emily Dewberry, Dewberry Mediations
Lisanne Iriks, Life Mediation
Nicky McWilliam, Sydney Mediation Partnership
Tom Stodulka, Tom Stodulka Mediator

Legal Service Provider of the Year

BigHand
Dazychain
GlobalX
The College of Law
Thomson Reuters Australia

Firm Awards

Australian Deal Team of the Year

Allens M&A Deal Team
Gilbert + Tobin’s Corporate Advisory team
Herbert Smith Freehills, Energy Transactions
Herbert Smith Freehills, Equity Capital Markets
Herbert Smith Freehills, M&A Team
King & Wood Mallesons, M&A Team
MinterEllison, Infrastructure, Construction and Property
MinterEllison, Mergers & Acquisitions

NZ Deal Firm of the Year

Bell Gully
Chapman Tripp
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Russell McVeagh
Simpson Grierson
Webb Henderson New Zealand

Sp Search and Consulting Australian Dealmaker of the Year

Adam Laura, Gilbert + Tobin
Costas Condoleon , Gilbert + Tobin
David Eliakim, King & Wood Mallesons
Dr Martyn Taylor, Norton Rose Fulbright
Guy Alexander, Allens
Jason Watts, King & Wood Mallesons
Kate Towey, Allens
Philippa Stone, Herbert Smith Freehills
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Herbert Smith Freehills
Tom Story, Allens

NZ Dealmaker of the Year

Andrew Matthews, Simpson Grierson
Anna Buchly, Bell Gully
David Hoare, Russell McVeagh
Garth Sinclair, Webb Henderson
John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
Silvana Schenone, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Simon Vannini, Simpson Grierson

Australasian Lawyer Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year

Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Gilbert + Tobin
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
Lander & Rogers
Madison Marcus Law Firm
Salvos Legal

Marsh Excellence in Employee Health & Wellbeing

Clayton Utz
Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
DLA Piper
Employsure Law
Gadens
Herbert Smith Freehills
Lander & Rogers
Madison Marcus Law Firm

Excellence in Technology & Innovation

Allens
AMP and Ashurst Advance
Bird & Bird
Clayton Utz
Dentons
Gilbert + Tobin
HBA Legal
Herbert Smith Freehills
LegalVision
LOD - Lawyers On Demand

Employment Law Specialist Firm of the Year

Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Danny King Legal
Employsure Law
FCB Group
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
HR Law
McDonald Murholme Solicitors
Workdynamic Australia

AIG Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year

Barry.Nilsson.
Carter Newell Lawyers
Gilchrist Connell
HBA Legal
Holman Webb Lawyers
Meridian Lawyers
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
TurksLegal

Boutique Firm of the Year

Bellanhouse Lawyers
Clarendon Lawyers
Hamilton Locke
Mitry Lawyers
Phi Finney McDonald
Sierra Legal
The Fold Legal
Vincent Young Lawyers

Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (30 or under)

Alex Solo, sprintlaw
Daniel MacPherson, Gilbert + Tobin
Erin MacMullin, Herbert Smith Freehills
Flora Ma, Allens
Hannah Catherine Morris, Mills Oakley
James Skelton, Swaab
Julia Taylor, Allens
Madeleine McIntosh, Baker McKenzie
Stipe Vuleta , Chamberlains Law Firm
Sunny Jong, Allens
Timon Ibrahim, Ashurst
Tomoyuki Hachigo, sprintlaw

Law Firm Leader of the Year (≤ 200 employees)

Bryn Hardcastle, Bellanhouse Lawyers
Chris Ward, Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
Claire Carton, Griffin Legal
Michael Harmer, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Paul Hopkins, Carter Newell Lawyers
Rosalyn Gladwin, Gladwin Legal
Shane Barber, Bird & Bird

Sp Search and Consulting Law Firm Leader of the Year (≥ 200 employees)

Anthony Foley, Baker McKenzie
Danny Gilbert, Gilbert + Tobin
John Nerurker, Mills Oakley
Michael Tooma, Clyde & Co
Michelle Dixon, Maddocks
Phillip Salem, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Rob Cutler, Clayton Utz
Tony Macvean, Hall and Wilcox

State/ Regional Firm of the Year

Clarendon Lawyers
Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
Keystone Lawyers
Morgan + English Commercial Lawyers
NDA Law
Pragma
Redenbach Lee Lawyers
Southern Waters Legal

Law Firm of the Year (1-100 lawyers)

Bird & Bird
Carter Newell Lawyers
Chamberlains Law Firm
Holman Webb Lawyers
Keypoint Law
LegalVision
Madison Marcus Law Firm
Massons

GlobalX Law Firm of the Year (101-500 lawyers)

Baker McKenzie
Barry.Nilsson.
Gadens
Gilbert + Tobin
Hall & Wilcox
LOD - Lawyers On Demand
Mills Oakley
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

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

Allens
Ashurst
Clayton Utz
Dentons
Herbert Smith Freehills
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllison