HopgoodGanim Lawyers is proud to congratulate our 42 practitioners who have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia for 2025.
Together, our practitioners have been recognised with more than 93 listings across 40 legal practice areas in this year’s guide. Individually, we are thrilled to celebrate Brian Herd and Darrell Jardine, who both received the esteemed ‘Lawyer of the Year’ Awards for their excellence in Health and Aged Care Law and Hospitality and Tourism Law, respectively.
The Best Lawyers in Australia Awards recognise lawyers and their exemplary professionalism across Australia, and includes individual Best Lawyers’ recognitions, ‘Ones to Watch’ Awards acknowledging exceptional lawyers in the earlier stages of their careers, and the ‘Lawyer of the Year’ accolades honouring one outstanding lawyer per practice area in each region.
Our full list of Best Lawyers for 2025 include:
Lawyer of the Year Awards
- Partner Brian Herd - Health and Aged Care Law
- Partner Darrell Jardine - Hospitality and Tourism Law
Best Lawyers Awards
- Luke Mountford, Managing Partner - Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Alison Ross, Partner - Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- Andrew Tobin, Partner - Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law, and Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Anna Hendry, Partner - Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation
- Brian Herd, Partner - Health and Aged Care Law, Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law, Trusts and Estates, and Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice
- Brian Moller, Partner - Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Catherine Wheeler, Partner - Leasing Law and Real Property Law
- Damian Roe, Partner - Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Darrell Jardine, Partner - Hospitality and Tourism Law, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation
- Don Battams, Partner - Leasing Law and Real Property Law
- Geoff Wilson, Partner - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family Law and Family Law Mediation
- Hayden Delaney, Partner - Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, and Privacy and Data Security Law
- Ian Hughes, Partner - Commercial Law
- James Ireland, Partner - Government Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Planning and Environmental Law
- James Plumb, Partner - Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Jon Erbacher, Partner - Sports Law
- Jonathan Fulcher, Partner - Mining Law, Native Title Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil and Gas Law
- Justin Raiteri, Partner - Leasing Law and Real Property Law
- Kathleen Coggins, Partner - Family Law
- Kim Hinton, Partner - Banking and Finance Law and Structured Finance Law
- Lisa Lahey, Partner - Family Law
- Michael Hansel, Partner - Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Michael Patane, Partner - Tax Law
- Michele Muscillo, Partner - Commercial Law, Equity Capital Markets Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nicole Radice, Partner - Corporate Law
- Paul Betros, Partner - Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Robyn Ferguson, Partner - Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Equity Capital Markets Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Sarah Macoun, Partner - Government Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Planning and Environmental Law
- Tim Scanlan, Partner - Commercial Law and Corporate Law
- Gemma Chadwick, Special Counsel - Planning and Environmental Law
- Greg Cox, Special Counsel - Trusts and Estates
- Margaret Arthur, Special Counsel - Health and Aged Care Law
- Olivia Williamson, Special Counsel - Land Use and Zoning Law, and Planning and Environmental Law
- Robyn Lamb, Special Counsel - Land Use and Zoning Law, and Planning and Environmental Law
- Janelle Metcalf, Special Counsel - Leasing Law and Real Property Law
Ones to Watch Awards
- Alison Cooper, Senior Associate - Energy Law
- Andrew Clements, Senior Associate - Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation
- Julie McKeesick, Senior Associate - Real Property Law
- Phoebe Miller, Senior Associate - Real Property Law
- Elliott Baldwin, Associate - Real Property Law
- Emily Ownsworth, Associate - Family Law
- William Findlay, Associate - Insurance Law