Rankings for the ‘2021 Best Lawyers® in Australia’ were published online by Best Lawyers on 17 April 2020.

Moray & Agnew has a total of 27 practitioners ranked as Best Lawyers across 10 areas of law with six additional lawyers ranked in this annual, peer-reviewed rankings of Australian lawyers compared to last year.

Within our group of Best Lawyers, Canberra partner Emma Reilly has received the accolade of Lawyer of the Year for Canberra in Insurance Law. Congratulations and well deserved to Emma.

Congratulations also to Christine Houston in Brisbane, Matt Huckerby in Newcastle, Roger Hambly in Canberra, Michael Martin and Brett Weir in Melbourne and Penny Moore in Perth for their first time rankings.

On behalf of the firm, congratulations to the following:

 In Sydney

  • Baron Alder, Partner
    Defamation and Media Law – additional area of practice added to ranking
    Insurance Law
  • Geoffrey Connellan, National Managing Partner
    Insurance Law
    Litigation
  • Ian Denham, Partner
    Insurance Law
  • Stephen Harris, Partner
    Insurance Law
  • Peter Tredinnick, Partner
    Alternative Dispute Resolution
    Insurance Law
    Litigation
  • Suzanne Wallace, Partner
    Insurance Law

In Melbourne

  • Norman Abrams, Partner
    Insurance Law
    Occupational Health & Safety Law
  • David Gandolfo, Partner
    Real Property
  • Emily Hayden, Partner
    Personal Injury Litigation
  • Michael Martin, Partner – listed for the first time
    Insurance Law
  • Richard Midgley, Partner
    Insurance Law
  • Anthony Scott, Partner
    Insurance Law
    Litigation
  • Brett Weir – Senior Consultant - listed for the first time
    Insurance Law
  • John Wycherley, Partner
    Insurance Law
    Personal Injury Litigation

In Brisbane

  • Emma Chapman, Partner
    Insurance Law
    Personal Injury Litigation
  • Scott Cowell, Partner
    Insurance Law – additional area of practice added to ranking
    Personal Injury Litigation
  • Anthony Henley, Partner
    Insurance Law
    Medical Negligence
    Professional Malpractice Litigation
  • Christine Houston, Partner – listed for the first time
    Insurance Law
  • Simon Lang, Partner
    Personal Injury Litigation
  • Elsbeth Reynolds, Special Counsel
    Insurance Law

In Newcastle

  • Matt Huckerby, Partner – listed for the first time
    Insurance Law
  • Peter Utiger, Partner
    Insurance Law

 In Canberra

  • Roger Hambly, Partner – listed for the first time
    Insurance Law
  • Emma Reilly, Partner
    Insurance Law
    Legal Malpractice Litigation – additional area of practice added to ranking

In Perth

  • Martin Dobson, Partner
    Insurance Law
  •  Phil Keays, Managing Partner Perth
    Insurance Law
  • Penny Moore, Partner – listed for the first time
    Insurance Law