King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has been awarded Law Firm of the Year for both Banking & Finance and Project Finance & Development in the 2019/2020 edition of Best Lawyers in Australia.
In addition to the overall firm achievement, 29 KWM individuals have been recognised as Lawyer of the Year across several categories, including:
- Adam Bartlett – Corporate
- Alan Murray – Oil & Gas
- Anna Feros – Biotechnology
- Anne-Marie Neagle – Debt Capital Markets
- Cheng Lim – Outsourcing
- Claire Rogers – Project Finance & Development Practice
- Ian Paterson – Financial Institutions
- John Naughton – Project Finance & Development Practice
- John Swinson – Information Technology
- Justin McDonnell – Class Action Litigation
- Kirsten Bowe – Outsourcing
- Louis Chiam – Natural Resources
- Malcolm Brennan – Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mark McFarlane – Funds Management
- Nathan Collins – Structured Finance
- Nicholas Pappas – Natural Resources
- Nicole Heller – Information Technology
- Paul Smith – Structured Finance
- Peter Doyle – Transportation
- Peter Stirling – Corporate
- Peter Stockdale – Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Rachael Lewis – Commercial
- Renae Lattey – Telecommunications
- Rhys Casey – Mergers & Acquisitions
- Robert Jackson – Oil & Gas
- Ros Anderson – Venture Capital
- Scott Bouvier – Biotechnology
- Tony Troiani – Regulatory Practice
- Yuen-Yee Cho – Leveraged Buyouts
KWM Chief Executive Partner, Australia, Berkeley Cox said maintaining the high level of recognition for individual practitioners across the firm in 2019 is testament to the market-leading practices of KWM's partners and our continued focus on meeting the needs of our clients.
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