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Lawyers Weekly and principal partner Commonwealth Private are thrilled to announce the finalists in this year’s Partner of the Year Awards.
The 11th annual Partner of the Year Awards, run in partnership with principal partner Commonwealth Private, celebrates excellence of Australia’s top-performing law firm partners and partner equivalents.
A total of 312 finalists will battle it out across 34 submission-based categories.
The unparalleled awards are regarded as one of the legal profession’s most prestigious accolades, with finalists pinpointing professional development and innovation.
Click here to view the full list of finalists.
Winners will be crowned at a black-tie gala on Thursday, 4 June 2026, at The Star, Sydney. Click here to buy tickets.
The event will provide an unparalleled opportunity for finalists and winners to network with profession leaders, peers, and colleagues across the legal field.
For the last decade, the Partner of the Year Awards has provided a platform for national recognition to law firm partners and partner equivalents across various practice areas in the Australian legal profession.
Celebrating specialists across corporate and capital markets, employment, insolvency, and so much more, the awards highlight the professionals leading the way in the legal field.
The 34 individual categories honour a diverse range of leading partners and partner equivalents across practice areas, including banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, family law, intellectual property, health, real estate, and taxation.
The categories span a wide range of fields to ensure recognition for all legal professionals making significant contributions to advancing the sector.
The finalists were selected using a robust judging criterion that is both quantitative and qualitative, acknowledging growth, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence, and contribution to Australia’s accounting sector.
Click here to view the full list of finalists.
The Partner of the Year Awards will culminate in a black-tie gala on Thursday, 4 June 2026, at The Star, Sydney. Click here to buy tickets.
To learn more about the awards program, click here.
Jerome Doraisamy is the managing editor of professional services (including Lawyers Weekly, HR Leader, Accountants Daily, and Accounting Times). He is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in New South Wales, and a board director of the Minds Count Foundation.
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