Lander & Rogers legal experts recognised in Best Lawyers Australia 2027

The 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia, has celebrated the professional achievements of 71 Lander & Rogers lawyers, with 149 individual listings across 38 practice areas.

In addition, 33 of our lawyers have been recognised in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia list (our largest ever cohort), receiving 37 listings across a broad range of emerging practice areas and specialisations.

These results reflect the depth and breadth of our expertise across the firm, as well as our continued investment in developing the next generation of legal talent.

We are particularly pleased to congratulate the following lawyers who have been recognised as Lawyer of the Year in their respective practice areas - Jane Fiske for Medical Negligence and Peggy O’Neal for Investment Law.

National recognition across key markets

Our lawyers were recognised across our offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra, highlighting our strong national presence and consistent excellence in client service.

The firm’s recognised individuals span a diverse range of practice areas, demonstrating our capability across insurance law, employment and workplace relations, corporate and commercial law, real estate, construction and infrastructure, family and relationship law and dispute resolution.

A reflection of client trust and peer recognition

Best Lawyers recognitions are based entirely on peer review, making them a meaningful reflection of the respect our lawyers have earned within the legal profession.

These results reinforce Lander & Rogers’ position as a leading Australian law firm, known for combining deep technical expertise with a practical, commercially focused approach. We congratulate all of our recognised lawyers on this outstanding achievement.

The Best Lawyers in Australia, 2027 edition:

Adam Jeffrey | Banking and Finance Law; Debt Capital Markets Law; Project Finance and Development Practice

Alex Bannister | Litigation

Alison Haworth | Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation

Amelia Lynch | Commercial Law; Sports Law

Amie Frydenberg | Labour and Employment Law

Andrew Mansfield | Insurance Law

Ari Abrahams | Insurance Law; Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation

Cameron Hannebery | Occupational Health and Safety Law Charles Thornley | Construction / Infrastructure Law; Insurance Law

Craig Henderson | Family Law

Daniel Proietto | Government Practice; Labour and Employment Law; Occupational Health and Safety Law

David Whiting | Occupational Health and Safety Law; Personal Injury Litigation

Deanna Constable | Energy Law; Mining Law

Dearne Wellington | Insurance Law

Derek Humphery-Smith | Labour and Employment Law; Occupational Health and Safety Law

Diane Sahely | Occupational Health and Safety Law

Emma Purdue | Labour and Employment Law

Genevieve Dee | Family Law

Grant Levy | Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Law; Litigation

Greg McKenzie | Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation

Gregg McConnell | Commercial Law; Corporate / Governance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jane Fiske | Health and Aged Care Law; Insurance Law; Litigation; (Lawyer of the Year) Medical Negligence

Jennifer Wyborn | Government Practice; Labour and Employment Law

Jessica O'Brien | Insurance Law; Litigation

John Cavanagh | Occupational Health and Safety Law; Personal Injury Litigation

John Wells | Leasing Law; Project Finance and Development Practice; Real Property Law

Johnathan Quilty | Alternative Dispute Resolution; Commercial Law; Litigation

Jonathan Hunt | Insurance Law; Litigation

Jonathon Turner | Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

Julie Smith | Class Action Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation

Justine Edwards | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Kaitlyn Gulle | Labour and Employment Law

Katalin Lello | Family Law

Keiran Breckenridge | Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation

Lee Formica | Family Law

Lee Wolveridge | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Lillian Rizkalla | Personal Injury Litigation

Lily Nguyen | Insolvency and Reorganisation Law; Litigation

Lisa Gaddie | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Lisa Zonta | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Liz Kofoed | Family Law

Margaret Gigliotti | Information Technology Law; Outsourcing Law; Privacy and Data Security Law

Mark Lindfield | Financial Institutions; Insurance Law

Mark Parker | Family Law

Mark Sullivan | Labour and Employment Law; Occupational Health and Safety Law

Matthew McMillan | Commercial Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Telecommunications Law

Monique Robb | Family Law

Natasha Stojanovich | Construction / Infrastructure Law; Insurance Law; Litigation

Nick Stocks | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Nicola Gardner | Insurance Law; Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation

Noa Zur | Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation

Patrick Hawkins | Personal Injury Litigation

Peggy O'Neal | Financial Institutions; Funds Management; Investment Funds; Investment Law (Lawyer of the Year); Superannuation Law

Peter Kritikides | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Peter Monk | Corporate / Governance Practice; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Private Equity Law

Rachael Kennedy | Occupational Health and Safety Law; Personal Injury Litigation

Rachel Hill | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Rachell Davey | Family Law

Rob Deev | Real Property Law

Robert Neely | Information Technology Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Telecommunications Law

Ryan Francis | Insurance Law; Litigation

Sally Moten | Labour and Employment Law

Samantha Downes | Insurance Law; Litigation; Medical Negligence

Shannon Chapman | Employee Benefits Law; Labour and Employment Law; Occupational Health and Safety Law

Simon Ellis | Insurance Law; Litigation

Steve Robinson | Leasing Law; Real Property Law

Tamara Cook | Family Law

Terry Brigden | Financial Institutions; Investment Law; Superannuation Law

Veronica Chapman | Alternative Dispute Resolution; Construction / Infrastructure Law; Insurance Law; Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation

Vince Rogers | Employee Benefits Law; Labour and Employment Law; Mining Law; Occupational Health and Safety Law

Will Spargo | Labour and Employment Law

Ones to Watch in Australia, 2027 edition:

Alexis Tartaglia | Insurance Law

Alice Alexander | Litigation

Alicia Slater | Family Law

Aranee Ramachandran | Litigation

Aras Mollison | Labour and Employment Law; Litigation

Ashleigh Egan | Planning and Environmental Law

Ashley Taylor | Family Law

Belinda Miller | Labour and Employment Law

Breanna Taylor | Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Bridget Shelton | Labour and Employment Law

Catherine Hillis | Family Law

Cheryl Chua | Family Law

Chloe Rattray | Family Law

Claire Walczak | Family Law

Dominic Ho | Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Fiona Karmouche | Health and Aged Care Law

James Linton | Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jessica Craven | Labour and Employment Law

Kate Witt | Insurance Law; Litigation

Katherine Stefano | Insurance Law

Lia Anderson | Family Law

Lily Chen | Real Property Law

Louise Parry | Government Practice

Maggie Yie-Quach | Family Law

Mark Carey | Insurance Law; Litigation

Morgan Waters | Construction / Infrastructure Law; Insurance Law

Nicola Cooper | Family Law

Niki Schomberg | Family Law

Rhiannon Noble | Family Law

Samantha Monti | Employee Benefits Law

Shai Sommer | Family Law

Stefan Pantellis | Family Law

Tessa Kelman | Family Law