Best Lawyers has announced its annual list of leading lawyers, and CGW is thrilled to have 20 team members listed across 26 practice areas in the 15th edition.

This year marks the 15th edition of Best Lawyers and the list includes the following:

Greg Cahill (listed since 2012)

  • Commercial Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Brady Cockburn (listed since 2018)

  • Insurance Law
  • Motor Vehicle Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation

Marcus Ford (listed since 2020)

  • Real Property Law

David Grace (listed since 2014)

  • Agriculture and Rural Affairs
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate / Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law

Scott Hay-Bartlem (listed since 2014)

  • Commercial Law
  • Superannuation Law
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice

Fletch Heinemann (listed since 2014)

  • Customs and Excise Law
  • Tax Law

Clinton Jackson (listed since 2019)

  • Superannuation Law
  • Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice

Hayley Mitchell (listed since 2021)

  • Trusts and Estates
  • Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice

Clive Nichol (listed since 2018)

  • Leasing Law
  • Real Property Law

Leanne O'Neill (listed since 2020)

  • Government Practice
  • Natural Resources Law

Tony Park (listed since 2013)

  • Insurance Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation

Graham Roberts (listed since 2018)

  • Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

Rocco Russo (listed since 2021)

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Insolvency and Reorganisation Law

Annie Smeaton (listed since 2020)

  • Labour and Employment Law

Charles Sweeney (listed since 2013)

  • Commercial Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Linda Tapiolas (listed since 2018)

  • Trusts and Estates

Kim Teague (listed since 2017)

  • Health and Aged Care Law
  • Leasing Law
  • Real Property Law
  • Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law

Greg Thorne (listed since 2020)

  • Banking and Finance Law

Belinda Winter (listed since 2013)

  • Labour and Employment Law
  • Occupational Health and Safety Law

Justine Woods (listed since 2017)

  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation

We're also pleased to announce that two partners have received the prestigious 'Lawyer of the year' accolade:

  • Brady Cockburn – Motor Vehicle Law
  • Clinton Jackson – Superannuation Law

Best Lawyers is a respected peer-reviewed publication for the legal profession, the media and the public, having been in circulation for more than three decades. The list brings together top names in a range of specialist practice areas within the legal profession.

The firm congratulates all 20 team members who are featured in the 2023 list.