Awards and recognition

Gadens has been consistently recognised as a leading legal service provider. Many of our practice groups and lawyers are repeatedly recognised as leading legal service providers in Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyles Guide.

Some of our recent accolades include:

• Ranked across eight practice areas in the 2025 Chambers Guide to the Asia Pacific.
• Ranked across 10 practice areas by The Legal 500 2025 Asia Pacific.
• 53 Partners, Special Counsel and Lawyers ranked across 38 practice areas in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in Australia™. 
• Recognised in the 2025 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work (Legal, Advisory and Professional Services list); and 2024 AFR BOSS Best Places to Work (Professional Services list)
• Recognised as one of Australia’s most innovative law firms in 2019 by the Australasian Lawyer.
• Ranked for Prosecution & Strategy in Australia by WTR1000 in the World Trade Mark Review 2021 Edition.
• Ranked for Trade mark contentious practice in the 2022 Asia Pacific IP Stars, and once again recognised as a notable firm in Trade marks for 2024. 
• Awarded a 5-Star Excellence Award in the inaugural Australasian Lawyer 5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firms report.
• Finalist in the Employer of Choice, Pro Bono Program of the Year and Property Team of the Year categories at the 2023 Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards.