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:

Brisbane

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

Canberra

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

Melbourne

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

Newcastle

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

Perth

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

Sydney

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