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Winners of the Australian Law Awards reign supreme
The names of the very best that law has to offer have been revealed at the 17th Australian Law Awards.
Melissa Coade
More than 700 guests gathered in Sydney for the glitzy sell-out event hosted at the Star Harbourside last Friday, 1 September.
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The evening recognised outstanding work being done across major legal practice areas, excellence at the bar, legal in-house powerhouses, innovators and various firm-led pro bono programs.
Individual excellence was also toasted with gongs awarded to Australia’s best legal scholar, student, corporate young gun and B+D personnel.
Lawyers Weekly congratulates all of the following winners who are recipients of a 2017 Australian Law Award:
Academic of the Year
Michael Legg
UNSW Law
Banking and Finance Team of the Year
Clayton Utz
Barrister of the Year
William Lye OAM
Foley’s List
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Salvos Legal
Business Development Professional of the Year
Melissa Lyon
Hive Legal Pty Ltd
Commercial Team of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Dealmaker of the Year
Rebecca Maslen-Stannage
Herbert Smith Freehills
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
Employee Program of the Year
Henry Davis York, TogetherHDY
Energy and Resources Team of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
General Counsel of the Year
Katrina Johnson
Uber Asia-Pacific
Government Team of the Year
Proximity
In-House Lawyer of the Year
April Rich
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation
In-House Team of the Year
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation
Innovator of the Year
Allens
Insurance Team of the Year
Ashurst
Intellectual Property Team of the Year
Gilbert + Tobin
Law Firm of the Year
Gilbert + Tobin
Law Student of the Year
Milan Gandhi
University of Queensland
Legal Support Professional of the Year
Debbie Harding
Herbert Smith Freehills
Managing Partner of the Year
Tony Macvean
Hall & Wilcox
NewLaw Firm of the Year
LegalVision
Partner of the Year
Karwan Eskerie
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Pro Bono Program of the Year
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Property Team of the Year
Clayton Utz
Regional/Suburban Law Firm of the Year
Harwood Andrews
Regional/Suburban Lawyer of the Year
Melinda Griffiths
Slater and Gordon Lawyers
Senior Associate of the Year
Agata Bober
King & Wood Mallesons
Sole Practitioner of the Year
Jennifer Hetherington
Hetherington Family Law
Special Counsel of the Year
Chris Mitchell
Norton Rose Fulbright
Transaction Team of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Workplace Relations and Employment Team of the Year
Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Young Gun of the Year
Matthew Littlejohn
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Lawyers Weekly Excellence Award
William Lye OAM
Foley's List
A full list of this year’s award finalists can be viewed here.
