46 HopgoodGanim Lawyers practitioners recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia (2024 Edition)

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HopgoodGanim Lawyers is proud to congratulate our 46 practitioners who have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia 2024 Edition released today. Together, our practitioners have been recognised more than 80 times for their expertise practising law, scooping wins in over 30 legal practice areas.

The Best Lawyers® awards include individual Best Lawyers’ recognitions, ‘Ones to Watch’ awards for earlier career lawyers and ‘Lawyer of the Year’ awards for practitioners who receive the highest overall peer feedback for a practice area and region.

Lawyers are recognised in the awards based entirely on a peer review process that captures the consensus of leading lawyers about their colleagues in the same legal practice area and geographic region.

Best Lawyers – Lawyer of the Year

Congratulations to Partner Brian Herd in our Estates and Succession team who has been recognised with a Best Lawyer – Lawyer of the Year Award for the category of Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law. In addition to this achievement, Brian has been recognised for his legal expertise in Health and Aged Care Law, Trusts and Estates and Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice, which is an outstanding result.

Best Lawyers – Award-winning HopgoodGanim practitioners

HopgoodGanim offers highly skilled and agile legal teams across key sectors and areas of practice, with 39 practitioners recognised with individual Best Lawyers® awards this year. Congratulations to all of our winners, including:

Luke Mountford, Partner (and Managing Partner-elect)

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate / Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Alison Ross, Partner

  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation

Andrew Tobin, Partner

  • Employee Benefits Law
  • Labour and Employment Law
  • Occupational Health and Safety Law

Anna Hendry, Partner

  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation

Brian Herd, Partner

  • Health and Aged Care Law
  • Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice

Brian Moller, Partner

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate / Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Catherine Wheeler, Partner

  • Leasing Law
  • Real Property Law

Damian Roe, Partner

  • Mining Law
  • Natural Resources Law

Darrell Jardine, Partner

  • Corporate Law
  • Hospitality and Tourism Law
  • Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation

Don Battams, Partner

  • Leasing Law
  • Real Property Law

Geoff Wilson, Partner

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation

Hayden Delaney, Partner

  • Intellectual Property Law

James Ireland, Partner

  • Government Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Planning and Environmental Law

Jon Erbacher, Partner

  • Litigation

Jonathan Fulcher, Partner

  • Corporate Law
  • Mining Law
  • Native Title Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

Justin Raiteri, Partner

  • Leasing Law
  • Real Property Law

Kathleen Coggins, Partner

  • Family Law

Kim Hinton, Partner

  • Banking and Finance Law

Leith Ayres, Partner

  • Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Lisa Lahey, Partner

  • Family Law

Michael Hansel, Partner

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Michael Patane, Partner

  • Tax Law

Michele Muscillo, Partner

  • Commercial Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Nicole Radice, Partner

  • Corporate Law

Paul Betros, Partner

  • Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Sarah Macoun, Partner

  • Government Practice
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Planning and Environmental Law

Sasha Sarai, Partner

  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation

Tim Scanlan, Partner

  • Commercial Law

Gemma Chadwick, Special Counsel

  • Planning and Environmental Law

Greg Cox, Special Counsel

  • Non-Profit / Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice

Margaret Arthur, Special Counsel

  • Health and Aged Care Law

Olivia Williamson, Special Counsel

  • Planning and Environmental Law

Robyn Lamb, Special Counsel

  • Planning and Environmental Law

Catherine Nufer-Barr, Senior Associate

  • Non-Profit / Charities Law

Grace Mullins, Senior Associate

  • Commercial Law

Janelle Metcalf, Senior Associate

  • Leasing Law

David Nicholls, Consultant

  • Planning and Environmental Law

Paul Cullen, Consultant

  • Banking and Finance Law

Ones to Watch – Award-winning HopgoodGanim practitioners

Seven HopgoodGanim practitioners have been recognised in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia released today. Congratulations to all of our earlier career lawyers recognised for their expertise across different legal practice areas, including:

Alison Cooper, Senior Associate

  • Energy Law

Andrew Clements, Senior Associate

  • Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Elliott Baldwin, Associate

  • Real Property Law

Rina Biswas, Senior Associate

  • Family Law

Natalie Wissa, Associate

  • Tax Law

William Findlay, Associate

  • Insurance Law

Rose Burbery, Solicitor

  • Labour and Employment Law

About HopgoodGanim

At HopgoodGanim, all of our legal practitioners in Brisbane and Perth share a commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes. Meet more of our team and discover our expertise. You can also get in touch with us online today. We are proud of our team and look forward to supporting you with your legal needs.

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