2021
AWARD SPONSOR
OFFICIAL MEDIA
ORGANISER
#AusLawAwards www.auslawawards.com.au
2021
Winners of the 2021 Australasian Law Awards will be announced soon – and there’s a shortlist of stellar Excellence Awardees vying for the big prizes FOLLOWING a year like no other, the time is right to recognize the lawyers, firms, in-house teams, dealmakers and legal professionals who have thrived despite such difficult times. It’s never been more important to celebrate the great achievements of those who make the legal profession great – to inspire us all to continue working hard, keep connected as a profession and most importantly rebound from a period of massive upheaval. The Australasian Law Awards team received an incredible response to the nationwide call for nominations. They would like to extend a massive ‘thank you’ to those who submitted, as well as to the esteemed judges for their important work in selecting the final winners. The winners will be revealed in a series of breaking news stories from June 15 to June 17, followed by an exclusive comprehensive commemorative guide. Finally, Australasian Lawyer and publisher Key Media would like to congratulate this year’s Excellence Awardees – who are listed on the following pages.
#AusLawAwards www.auslawawards.com.au
AWARD SPONSOR
OFFICIAL MEDIA
ORGANISER
2021
DEAL AWARDS METHODOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE & PROJECTS DEAL OF THE YEAR
INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR
M embers of the legal profession – including law firms, legal departments, dealmakers and individuals – from across the nation submitted hundreds of nominations.
G unnedah and Suntop Solar projects
Bain Capital acquisition of Virgin Australia
T he Awards research team reviewed all nominations, applying industry knowledge and information gained through Australasian Lawyer, to identify the outstanding firms, teams, individuals, deals or cases in each category that will receive an Excellence Award. A corresponding announcement is made across our media outlets. T he second phase of the research process involves Excellence Award submissions being forwarded to the extensive independent judging panel for scoring against strict criteria. Judges’ scores are aggregated to produce a single gold Winner in each category. T he winners will be revealed in a series of breaking news stories from June 15 to June 17, followed by an exclusive comprehensive commemorative guide.
33 www.auslawawards.com.au
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills, K&L Gates, Maddocks, Norton Rose Fulbright
I chthys LNG Project refinancing
Firms: Clayton Utz, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, K&L Gates Accountant: Deloitte Banks: Jefferies
Firms: Allens, Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith Freehills, Latham & Watkins, NautaDutilh NV Banks: Citigroup, Mizuho Bank
LJ Hooker restructuring
M oranbah NorthGrosvenor mining complex transaction
Ovato restructuring
Firms: Barbosa Müssnich Aragão Advogados, Clayton Utz, Freshfields, Linklaters, MinterEllison Accountants: EY, PwC
P arramatta Council 5 Parramatta Square and Town Hall project Firms: Ashurst, King & Wood Mallesons
Port Kembla LNG import facility Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Herbert Smith Freehills, HWL Ebsworth, K&L Gates
Firms: Allens Linklaters, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Gadens, Gilbert + Tobin Accountant: KPMG Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Baker & McKenzie, Cornwalls, Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons, MinterEllison, Norton Rose Fulbright Accountants: McGrathNicol, 333 Capital Advisors: Duff & Phelps, Scottish Pacific Business Finance, Wexted Advisors Banks: ANZ, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft
P ilbara Minerals acquisition of Altura Lithium Operations Firms: Allen & Overy, Clayton Utz, Lavan Bank: Macquarie
P urchase of Cockatoo Island mining assets Firm: Pragma Lawyers Accountant/ReceiverManager: Auxilium Partners
DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
A ustralian Office of Financial Management ‘Forbearance’ SPV
Adore Beauty IPO
Firms: Clayton Utz, Eticore, King & Wood Mallesons Accountant: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Bank: Bank of New York
Firm: Gilbert + Tobin Accountant: KPMG Banks: Crestone Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Shaw and Partners, UBS
H eartland reverse mortgage securitisation
Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure IPO
Firms: Allen & Overy, Clayton Utz, Slaughter & May Banks: Australian Seniors Finance (a subsidiary of Heartland Bank), BNY, M&G Investments
Firms: Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons, MinterEllison, Sullivan & Cromwell Accountants: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Banks: Bell Potter Securities, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, Credit Suisse (Australia), Crestone Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia), Morgans Financial, Ord Minnett, Wilsons Corporate Finance
N ational Broadband Network medium-term notes issuance Firms: Allen & Overy, Allens Linklaters, nbnco Legal Team Accountant: Grant Samuel Banks: ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Deutsche Bank, NAB, Westpac
N ewcrest US-dollar corporate bond offering Firms: Allens, Sullivan & Cromwell Accountant: Ernst & Young Banks: ANZ, Barclays Capital Asia, BofA Securities, HSBC Securities (USA), J.P. Morgan Securities, MUFG Securities Americas, RBC Capital Markets
I OOF combined COVID super-sized placement and accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer Firms: Allen & Overy, Allens, King & Wood Mallesons Accountant: EY Bank: Citigroup
Nuix IPO Firms: Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Sidley Austin, Sullivan & Cromwell Accountant: PricewaterhouseCoopers Banks: Macquarie Capital (affiliate of Macquarie Group), Morgan Stanley Australia Securities
Sydney Airport equity raising
Firms: Allens, King Wood Mallesons Accountants: KPMG, PwC Bank: UBS
www.auslawawards.com.au 34
2021
MID-MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR A roa Biosurgery IPO
C rescent Capital Partners acquisition of PRP
Firms: Aroa Biosurgery IPO, Chapman Tripp, MinterEllison, Rimon Law
Firms: Allen & Overy, Allens, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, MinterEllison Accountant: Ernst & Young Banks: Barings Global Private Loans, Barings Segregated Loans, BAYVK R PD 1 Loan, Goldman Sachs Australia Capital Markets, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
B GH Capital acquisition of Healius Primary Care Firms: Allens, Herbert Smith Freehills, King Wood Mallesons Accountants: EY, PwC Banks: Morgan Stanley, UBS
C itadel acquisition of Wellbeing Software Firms: Ashurst, Gadens, Gilbert + Tobin, Herbert Smith Freehills, Stephenson Harwood (UK), Taylor Wessing (UK)
eBay acquisition of Cox Australia Media Solutions Firms: DLA Piper, Gilbert + Tobin, Hogan Lovells Accountant: EY
Piangil Almond Orchard sale Firms: Gadens, MinterEllison
Tattarang cross-border purchase of RM Williams Firms: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Simpson Grierson Bank: Goldman Sachs
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR A nheuser-Busch InBev divestment in Australia Firms: Allen & Overy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Gilbert + Tobin, Johnson Winter & Slattery Accountants: EY, PwC Banks: Lazard, Nomura, Rothschild
C IMIC divestment of its interest in Thiess Firms: Allen & Overy, Allens, Ashurst, Borden Ladner Gervais, Desai Law Group, ENSafrica (Mauritius), Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners, Herbert Smith Freehills South Africa, McKinsey & Company, MinterEllison, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Morales & Besa, Pimenta e Associados – Sociedade de Advogados, Rajah & Tann Singapore, Shardul AmarchandMangaldas & Co, Wood Mackenzie Advisor: Marsh Accountants: EY, JP Morgan, PwC
G rainCorp demerger of its international malting business Firms: Gilbert + Tobin, KWM Accountants: KPMG, PwC Banks: Blackpeak Capital, Credit Suisse, Grant Samuel, Macquarie
35 www.auslawawards.com.au
R esolution Life acquisition of the Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses of AMP Life Firms: Allens, Ashurst, Bell Gully – New Zealand, Chapmann Tripp – New Zealand, Debevoise & Plimpton, Greenwoods, Herbert Smith Freehills, KWM Accountant: KPMG Banks: Deutsche Bank, UBS
S aracen Mineral Holding merger with Northern Star Resources Firms: Ashurst, DLA Piper Accountants: Deloitte Corporate Finance, Ernst & Young Strategy and Transactions, PricewaterhouseCoopers Banks: Macquarie Capital, Sternship Advisers
V odafone Hutchison Australia acquisition of TPG Corporation Firms: Allens, Herbert Smith Freehills, Norton Rose Fulbright, Prolegis Lawyers Advisor: Lonergan Edwards & Associates Accountants: Deloitte, Herbert Smith Freehills, KPMG Banks: BofA Securities Inc, Deutsche Bank AG, Macquarie Capital
IN-HOUSE AWARDS BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
INSURANCE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
YOUNG IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR (30 OR UNDER)
H UB24 Legal Team
AIA Australia
ummgroup h
erkley Insurance B Australia
dam Papadakis, A Boehringer Ingelheim
egal & Compliance L Team, Local Government Super acquarie Capital M Legal Team BS AG, Australia U Branch
HBF Health IAG Legal
sther Lee, NSW E Treasury Kate Cook, TAL Life Seyda Andrews, Accor heo Kapodistrias, T UpGuard
www.auslawawards.com.au 36
2021
AUSTRALIAN IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
AUSTRALIAN IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
NZ IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
A nnie Haggar, Accenture
A ustralian Federal Police (AFP) Chief Counsel Portfolio, comprising AFP Legal and Criminal Assets Litigation teams
AIA New Zealand
D PDHL In House Legal Team
Metlifecare
K iri-Ana Libbesson, Settlement Services International M arnie Manning, Coroners Court of Victoria M ichael Chin, eftpos Payments Australia N athan Lanthois, Transdev Australasia P aul Gregory, WesTrac
J ames Hardie Industries plc N SW Treasury Office of General Counsel R egulatory Legal Services Branch in the Therapeutic Goods Administration (part of the Australian Government Department of Health) S ydney Airport Legal Team
37 www.auslawawards.com.au
Airways F onterra Cooperative Group
P erpetual Guardian Legal Team UBS New Zealand
INDUSTRY AWARDS RESOLUTION INSTITUTE AUSTRALIAN MEDIATOR OF THE YEAR
LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Dr. Anne Purcell, Resolution Partners
BigHand
Alison James, SHAW Dispute Resolution
GlobalX
Lisanne Iriks, Life Mediation
LOD
Marguerite Picard, Smart Separation
Sprintlaw Thomson Reuters Australia
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
Resolution Institute, the peak dispute resolution membership organisation across Australia and New Zealand, has over 3000 mediators, arbitrators, adjudicators, conciliators, restorative practitioners, and other dispute resolution professionals as its members. It supports its members through providing educational tools, networking opportunities and access to robust accreditation and CPD events. Resolution Institute is the leading training provider in the southern hemisphere and is recognised for its quality programme design, the interactive and experiential emphasis on training activities and the exemplary skills of its facilitators.
www.auslawawards.com.au 38
2021
FIRM AWARDS AUSTRALIAN DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR
NZ DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR
NZ DEAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
C helsey Drake, Allens
A nna Buchly, Bell Gully
Bell Gully Corporate
J ames Stewart, DLA Piper
I an Beaumont, Russell McVeagh
Chapman Tripp
S andy Mak, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
M ichael Pollard, Simpson Grierson
T imothy Sackar, Clayton Utz
N athanael Starrenburg, Harmos Horton Lusk
T ony Damian, Herbert Smith Freehills
R oger Wallis, Chapman Tripp S ilvana Schenone, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
39 www.auslawawards.com.au
MinterEllisonRuddWatts R ussell McVeagh Corporate Advisory S impson Grierson Corporate Advisory
CORPORATE CITIZEN FIRM OF THE YEAR
EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYEE HEALTH & WELLBEING
EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
A shurst
A llens
Clayton Utz
arry.Nilsson. B
aker McKenzie B
Gilbert + Tobin
layton Utz C
layton Utz C
Herbert Smith Freehills
ander & Rogers L
amilton Locke H
Lander & Rogers
adens G
egalite L
LodgeX Legal K&L Gates
www.auslawawards.com.au 40
2021
EMPLOYMENT LAW SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
INSURANCE SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
A itken Legal
Barry.Nilsson.
ustralian Business Lawyers & Advisors A (ABLA)
Gilchrist Connell
anny King Legal D armers Workplace Lawyers H cDonald Murholme M
Holman Webb Lawyers Meridian Lawyers Moray & Agnew TurksLegal
orkdynamic Australia W
BOUTIQUE FIRM OF THE YEAR
YOUNG PRIVATE PRACTICE LAWYER OF THE YEAR (30 OR UNDER)
A ptum Legal
Declan Norrie, Proximity
larendon Lawyers C
Kerrie Duong, Baker McKenzie
eystone Lawyers K
Kevin Pai, Bugden Allen Lawyers
peirs Ryan S
Kevin Shum, Allen & Overy
he Fold Legal T
Lauren Jeffries, Herbert Smith Freehills
right Legal - Banking and W Finance Lawyers
41 www.auslawawards.com.au
LAW FIRM LEADER OF THE YEAR (≤200 EMPLOYEES)
LAW FIRM LEADER OF THE YEAR (>200 EMPLOYEES)
A manda Banton, Banton Group
Andrew Pike, Herbert Smith Freehills
echara Shamieh, Madison Marcus B
Anthony Foley, Baker McKenzie
elli Martin, KLM Solicitors K
Genevieve Collins, Lander & Rogers
ick Humphrey, Hamilton Locke N
Levent Shevki, Cornwalls
am Frey, KCL Law S tipe Vuleta, Chamberlains S
STATE/REGIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
DIVERSITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
A ilier
Ashurst
ooper Grace Ward C
Bird & Bird
eypoint Law K
Hall & Wilcox
DA Law N
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
ew South Lawyers N
Wotton + Kearney
www.auslawawards.com.au 42
2021
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR (1-100 LAWYERS)
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR (101-500 LAWYERS)
LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR (>500 LAWYERS)
B anton Group
aker McKenzie B
Allens
hamberlains Law C Firm
lyde & Co C
Ashurst
ilbert + Tobin G
Clayton Utz
outts Lawyers & C Conveyancers
all & Wilcox H
egalVision L
ills Oakley M
orrs Chambers C Westgarth
hynne + Macartney T
parke Helmore S Lawyers
43 www.auslawawards.com.au
Herbert Smith Freehills
PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BUSINESS PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
PRINT Examining safety professionals’ mental health • Safety in a gig economy • Terminations for OHS infractions
Q4
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 • WWW.THESAFETYMAG.COM
NOVEMBER 2019 | LEXPERT.CA | $16.95
THE BUSINESS QUARTERLY FOR LAWYERS
WWW.CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM ISSUE 43.10 | $11.95
WWW.CANADIANLAWYERMAG.COM/INHOUSE ISSUE 14.06
SAFETY LEADER YEAR
?
THE END OF AN
Companies and products that prevailed among their competitors
CROSS EXAMINED
Kirsten Thompson on going from technical to creative in advising on data strategies
IP IN M&A
KEEP BLOGGING
Times have changed and blogs must change with them, writes Steve Szentesi
1
01_Cover-SUBBED3.indd 2
PM#41261516
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019
RISING STARS
negotiations with multi-jurisdictional parties
READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
PM#41261516
PM# 41261516
Mike Doyle excels at promoting safety both at work and in his community
LEADING LAWYERS UNDER 40
FOREIGN INVESTORS HEAD TO CANADA How general counsel are leading strategic
The customs of the legal profession are feeling the weight of 21st-century stresses
OF THE
Due diligence is key when acquiring intellectual property and there are pitfalls to avoid
TOP 10 BOUTIQUES Corporate and Immigration boutiques offer personalized service
ADDING VALUE
Two systems and languages leads to better problemsolving tools, write lawyers at CMHC PM# 41261516
29/10/2019 3:17:55 AM
DIGITAL
EVENTS
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT US AT WWW.KEYMEDIA.COM
MPAS
PUBLISH AWARDS
TABBIES
AZBEES
THE BIG 95
COPA
APEX
MAGGIES
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
BELL AWARDS
NMA: B2B
SYDNEY | AUCKLAND | DENVER | LONDON | MANILA | SINGAPORE | TORONTO www.auslawawards.com.au 44
AWARD SPONSOR
OFFICIAL MEDIA
ORGANISER
#AusLawAwards www.auslawawards.com.au