The Best Lawyers in Australia® 2025 were published on 18 April 2024, categorised by city and then practice area. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Twenty-five barristers practising from Level Twenty Seven Chambers are recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia® 2025, the 17th edition of the guide. The list of those individuals is detailed below
The press release from Best Lawyers with further details about the the 2025 edition and research process is available here.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Roger Traves KC
- Damian Clothier KC
- Paul McQuade KC
- Rob Anderson KC
- Scott McLeod KC
- Matthew Jones KC
- Michael Trim
- Stewart Webster
Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Shane Doyle KC
- Damian Clothier KC
Class Action Litigation
Commercial Law
- Shane Doyle KC
- Roger Traves KC
- Damian Clothier KC
- Rob Anderson KC
- David Chesterman KC
- Matthew Hickey OAM
- Michael May
- Claire Schneider
Competition Law
- Shane Doyle KC
- Michael May
- Claire Schneider
Constitutional Law
- Scott McLeod KC
Construction / Infrastructure Law
- Shane Doyle KC
- Michael Trim
- Matthew Hickey OAM
- James Green
- Claire Schneider
- Bianca Kabel
Defamation and Media Law
- Rob Anderson KC
- Matthew Wilkinson
- Rachel De Luchi
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Damian Clothier KC
- Paul McQuade KC
- David Chesterman KC
- Matthew Jones KC
- Christopher Johnstone
- Matthew Hickey OAM
- Stewart Webster
- Mark Eade
Insurance Law
- Roger Traves KC
- Kristi Riedel
International Arbitration
- Shane Doyle KC
- Michael Trim
Legal Malpractice Litigation
- Kristi Riedel
Litigation
- Shane Doyle KC
- Damian Clothier KC
- Rob Anderson KC
- Matthew Jones KC
- Christopher Johnstone
- Michael Trim
- Matthew Hickey OAM
- Stewart Webster
- Michael May
- Bianca Kabel
Oil and Gas Law
- Shane Doyle KC
- Damian Clothier KC
Personal Injury Litigation
- Kristi Riedel
Planning and Environmental Law
- Roger Traves KC
- John Ware
Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Matthew Hickey OAM
- Samuel McCarthy
Public Law
- Scott McLeod KC
- Matthew Hickey OAM
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
- Mark Robertson KC
Practitioners with the highest overall feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region are awarded the title “Lawyer of the Year”:
Shane Doyle KC – Litigation
Roger Traves KC – Planning and Environmental Law
Mark Robertson KC – Tax Law
Rob Anderson KC – Defamation and Media Law
Samuel McCarthy – Professional Malpractice Litigation
