86 Moray & Agnew lawyers have been recognised in the 2026 edition of Best LawyersTM in Australia across 15 areas of law.
Congratulations to the following lawyers who were recognised as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year:
- Michael Garbett – Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Brisbane
- Penny Moore – Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Perth
- Phil Keays – Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Perth
Congratulations also to those recognised in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch®
- Gary King, Personal Injury Litigation, Brisbane
- David Uka, Insurance Law, Melbourne
- Feifei Shi, Insurance Law, Melbourne
Well done to the following partners and senior lawyers:
|
Name |
Areas Listed |
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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 |
|---|---|
| Ben Mason, Partner | Government Practice
Insurance Law |
| Chase Deans, Partner | Insurance Law
Litigation |
| Duncan Webber, Partner | Real Property Law |
| Emma Reilly, Canberra Managing Partner | Government Practice
Insurance Law Legal Malpractice Litigation Litigation Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| John Solomon, Partner | Insurance Law |
| Lara Mynott, Partner | Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Litigation Litigation |
| Lauren Smith, Partner | Insurance Law |
| Prue Loader, Partner | Alternative Dispute Resolution
Insurance Law |
| Vanessa Parkins, Partner | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Brooke Dennington, Special Counsel | Insurance Law
Litigation |
| Roger Hambly, Consultant | Alternative Dispute Resolution
Insurance Law Litigation |
| 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
Personal Injury Litigation |
| 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
Product Liability Litigation |
| Brett Weir, Senior Consultant | Insurance Law |
| Katherine Davis, Special Counsel | Insurance Law |
| Michael Martin, Special Counsel | Personal Injury Litigation |
| Rachel Cubela, Special Counsel | Insurance Law |
| Stephanie Quinn, Special Counsel | Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation |
| Name | Areas Listed |
|---|---|
| Fiona Nelson, Partner | Real Property Law |
| Frances Allen, Partner | Insurance Law |
| Mark Brothers, Partner | Insurance Law |
| Mark Malley, Partner | Motor Vehicle Law
Personal Injury Litigation |
| Sean O’Sullivan, Partner | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| Richelle Farrar, Special Counsel | Occupational Health and Safety Law
Labour and Employment Law |
| Alwyn Gillis, Consultant | Motor Vehicle Law |
| Name | Areas Listed |
|---|---|
| Anne Wood, Partner | Government Practice |
| Kerry Wood, Partner | Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation |
| Penny Moore, Partner | Insurance Law
Litigation Personal Injury Litigation |
| Phil Keays, Perth Managing Partner | Insurance Law
Legal Malpractice Litigation 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 |
| Toby Rosenthal, Special Counsel | Personal Injury Litigation |
| Name | Areas Listed |
|---|---|
| Baron Alder, Partner | Insurance Law
Professional Malpractice Litigation |
| Brendan O’Brien, Partner | Personal Injury Litigation
Insurance Law |
| Brian Moroney, Partner | Personal Injury Litigation
Product Liability 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
Motor Vehicle Law |
| 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 Health and Aged Care Law |
| Michael Polorotoff, Partner | Insurance Law
Professional Malpractice Litigation |
| Nathan Morehead, Partner | Personal Injury Litigation
Motor Vehicle Law |
| 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 |
| Nigel Kemp, Consultant | Personal Injury Litigation
Insurance Law |
| 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
Professional Malpractice Litigation |
| Shaun Jackson, Special Counsel | Health and Aged Care Law
Insurance Law Personal Injury Litigation Professional Malpractice Litigation |
