75 Moray & Agnew lawyers have been recognised in the 2025 edition of Best LawyersTM in Australia across 15 areas of law.

Congratulations to Penny Moore, Partner, Perth, for being recognised as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Law in Perth.

Congratulations also to Feifei Shi, Associate, Melbourne for being recognised in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch® in Melbourne for Insurance Law.

Well done to the following partners and senior lawyers for being recognised by their peers in Australia:

Name

Areas Listed

Angela Yates, Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Christine Houston, Partner

Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Emma Chapman, Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Louise Hogg, Partner

Labour and Employment Law

Michael Garbett, Brisbane Managing Partner

Insurance Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Michael Gill, Partner

Insurance Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Richard Clayton, Partner

Motor Vehicle Law

Scott Cowell, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Simon Lang, Partner

Insurance Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Evie Defteros, Special Counsel

Motor Vehicle Law

Emmelene Gray, Special Counsel

Medical Negligence

Insurance Law

Gregg Sivyer, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Name

Areas Listed

Chase Deans, Partner

Litigation

Emma Reilly, Canberra Managing Partner

Government Practice

Insurance Law

Legal Malpractice Litigation

Litigation

John Solomon, Partner

Insurance Law

Lara Mynott, Partner

Insurance Law

Roger Hambly, Partner

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Litigation

Lauren Smith, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Vanessa Parkins, Special Counsel

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Name

Areas Listed

Bill Papastergiadis, Melbourne Managing Partner Insurance Law

Caroline Dew, Partner

Insurance Law

Legal Malpractice Litigation

David Gandolfo, Partner

Leasing Law

Real Property Law

Derek Collins, Partner

Insurance Law

Devinda Jayatilake, Partner

Insurance Law

Emily Daffy, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Gerry Davies, Partner Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Madelaine August, Partner Insurance Law
Norman Abrams, Partner Insurance Law

Occupational Health and Safety Law

Richard Midgley, Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Yolanta Figiel, Partner Insurance Law
Brett Weir, Senior Consultant Insurance Law
Katherine Davis, Special Counsel Insurance Law
Michael Martin, Special Counsel Personal Injury Litigation

Name

Areas Listed

Alwyn Gillis, Partner Motor Vehicle Law
Fiona Nelson, Partner Real Property Law
Frances Allen, Partner Insurance Law
Mark Brothers, Partner Insurance Law
Sean O’Sullivan, Newcastle Managing Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution
Richelle Farrar, Special Counsel Occupational Health and Safety Law

Name

Areas Listed

Anne Wood, Partner Government Practice
Kerry Wood, Partner Insurance Law
Penny Moore, Partner Insurance Law

Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation

Phil Keays, Perth Managing Partner Insurance Law

Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Rosemary Waldron-Hartfield, Partner Insurance Law
Stephen Williams, Partner Insurance Law
Tracy Bennett, Partner Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Personal Injury Litigation

Vidal Hockless, Partner Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Felicity Keays, Special Counsel Insurance Law

Name

Areas Listed

Baron Alder, Partner Insurance Law

Brendan O’Brien, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Brian Moroney, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Geoffrey Connellan, National Managing Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Ian Denham, Partner Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Jamie Quach, Partner Insurance Law
Jeffrey Kelly, Partner Personal Injury Litigation
John Cooper, Partner Personal Injury Litigation
Judith Waldock, Partner Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Kara Yacoubian, Partner Insurance Law
Lily Sher, Partner Personal Injury Litigation
Maddalena Del Vecchio, Partner Health and Aged Care Law

Medical Negligence

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Michael Lee, Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Michael Polorotoff, Partner Insurance Law

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Nathan Morehead, Partner Personal Injury Litigation
Stephen Harris, Partner Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Stephen Taylor-Jones, Partner Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Suzanne Wallace, Partner Health and Aged Care Law

Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Tim Pitt, Partner Personal Injury Litigation
Philip Lederman, Consultant Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Nigel Kemp, Consultant Personal Injury Litigation
Peter McCarthy, Consultant Personal Injury Litigation
James McLean, Consultant Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Andrew Toogood, Consultant Insurance Law

Professional Malpractice Litigation

David Grant, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Rory Smith, Special Counsel

Personal Injury Litigation

Shaun Jackson, Special Counsel

Health and Aged care law

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

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