Cooper Grace Ward is pleased to announce that associate, Adelaide Hayes has been listed by Australasian Lawyer as a Rising Star for 2020.

The annual award recognises early-career lawyers who show demonstrated leadership and achievements in the legal profession.

Adelaide is from the firm's M&A and corporate advisory team and has earned esteem for her work on complex, commercially sensitive and major transactions across multiple industries, delivering innovative solutions to clients within compressed timeframes. Adelaide can be further distinguished from corporate lawyers of similar post-admission experience for her significant contributions to the not-for-profit, charity and pro bono fields and her delivery of numerous internal and external seminars and training programs on various technical legal topics.

The annual Australasian Lawyer Rising Stars Awards have become one of the pinnacle awards programs for Australian legal professionals under 30.

See the full list here.