News | 53 Gadens lawyers recognised in Best Lawyers Awards 2025

Gadens is proud to announce 53 partners and lawyers have been recognised across 38 areas of law in the 17^th Edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Australia.

In particular, we acknowledge and congratulate Michael Morris who has been named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Privacy and Data Security Law (Brisbane) and Andrew Mackenzie who has been recognised in the area of Real Property Law (Brisbane) in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™.

“I am delighted to see so many of our people recognised in these awards, and especially our people who have been acknowledged by their peers for the first time this year. They should all be very proud.” Mark Pistilli, CEO, Melbourne and Sydney.

“Another great year of recognition for our partners and lawyers across the firm, and an outstanding achievement for both Michael and Andrew to be individually recognised in their respective fields.” Terri Dennent, CEO, Brisbane and Adelaide.

We are pleased to have the following people recognised:

• Adrian Clifford – Litigation
• Alexandra Walker – Real Property Law
• Andrew Denehy – Construction / Infrastructure Law
• Andrew Kennedy – Real Property Law
• Anna Koumides – Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Antoine Pace – Commercial Law, Competition Law, Education Law, Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Archie Smith – Real Property Law
• Brihony Boan – Real Property Law
• Bryony Binns – Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law
• Daniel Middleton – Construction / Infrastructure Law, Litigation, Real Property Law
• David Smith – Gaming Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Denise Sheehan – Real Property Law
• Doug Goodman – Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Dudley Kneller – Commercial Law, Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Elliot Raleigh – Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice
• Gail Black – Leasing Law
• Gary Koh – Real Property Law
• George Haros – Commercial Law, Labour and Employment Law
• Gerard O’Hara – Litigation
• Gerard Timbs – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Guy Edgecombe – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jeremy Smith– Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Jim Demack – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction / Infrastructure Law, Government Practice, Litigation
• John Nicolas – Leasing Law, Real Property Law
• Jol Rogers – Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kate Mills – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Financial Institutions, Litigation, Regulatory Practice, Tax Law
• Kathy Merrick – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Government Practice, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation, Regulatory Practice
• Kelly Griffiths – Litigation
• Kenneth Tang – Banking and Finance Law, Distressed Investing and Debt Trading Practice, Leveraged Buyouts
• Lionel Hogg – Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Law
• Lui Scipioni – Leasing Law, Real Property Law
• Mark Pistilli – Corporate Law, Energy Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
• Matthew Raven – Leasing Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Real Property Law
• Michael Morris – Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Michael Owens – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law, Corporate Law
• Natasha Hood – Leasing Law, Real Property Law
• Patrick Walsh – Class Action Litigation, Government Practice, Litigation
• Paul Spiro – Project Finance and Development Practice, Real Property Law
• Peter Poulos – Government Practice, Tax Law
• Richard Partridge – Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
• Robert Hinton – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Romana Duthie – Real Property Law
• Sally Tuckfield – Leasing Law, Real Property Law
• Scott Couper – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government Practice, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation
• Sean Huggins – Leasing Law, Real Property Law
• Shanna Livingstone – Leasing Law
• Simon Theodore – International Arbitration, Litigation, Sports Law,
• Siobhan Mulcahy – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employee Benefits Law, Litigation
• Steven Troeth – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employee Benefits Law, Labour and Employment Law, Occupational Health and Safety Law
• Susan Forrest – Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Susan Goodman – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Regulatory Practice
• Tony Greenaway – Leasing Law, Real Property Law
• William Marshall – Labour and Employment Law