List A congratulates the following barristers for being recognised in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia for their professional excellence and expertise in their chosen fields.
Best Lawyers is a highly respected, peer-reviewed resource within the global legal community, widely recognised by both clients and legal professionals for its credibility and authority.
- David Batt KC – constitutional law and litigation
- Oren Bigos KC – banking and finance, bet-the-company litigation, commercial, insolvency and reorganisation, investment funds, litigation and corporate law
- Michael Borsky KC – litigation
- Dr Matthew Collins AM KC – defamation and media law
- Peter Collinson KC – banking and finance, commercial, insolvency and reorganisation, intellectual property and mining law
- John De Wijn AM KC – alternate dispute resolution and tax law
- Renee Enbom KC – defamation and media and a “Lawyer of the Year” award for sports law
- Kylie Evans KC – public law and a “Lawyer of the Year” award for human rights law
- Jeff Gleeson KC – international arbitration, litigation, sports law, construction and infrastructure law and a “Lawyer of the Year” award for insurance law
- Frances Gordon KC – litigation and constitutional law
- Andrew Hanak KC – litigation and professional malpractice litigation
- Wendy Harris KC – class action litigation, insolvency and reorganisation law and litigation
- Nicholas Hopkins KC – alternate dispute resolution and litigation
- Paul Liondas KC – litigation
- Daniel McInerney KC – commercial law and tax law
- Allan Myers AC KC – alternate dispute resolution, bet-the-company litigation and litigation
- Jonathon Redwood SC – class action litigation and international arbitration
- Christopher Townshend KC – planning and environment law
- Neil Young KC – constitutional law, bet-the-company litigation, litigation and a “Lawyer of the Year” award for alternate dispute resolution
- Fiona Hudgson – class action litigation, government practice, product liability litigation and litigation
- Nasos Kaskani – tax law
- Andrew McRobert – intellectual property law
- Alice Muhlebach – a “Lawyer of the Year” award for competition law
- Adam Purton – alternate dispute resolution, insolvency and reorganisation law and litigation
- Raini Zambelli – alternate dispute resolution, insolvency and reorganisation law and litigation
The “Lawyer of the Year” award is presented to a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic region. This year we are thrilled to report that five of our barristers received this award, namely:
- Renee Enbom KC – sports law
- Kylie Evans KC – human rights law
- Jeff Gleeson KC – insurance
- Alice Muhlebach – competition law
- Neil Young KC – alternate dispute resolution
