Hall & Wilcox recognised across 14 practice areas in Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2026

Hall & Wilcox has been recognised in the Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2026, receiving rankings across 14 practice areas and 23 individual lawyer rankings. The results highlight the firm’s national depth of expertise, technical capability and the trusted role our lawyers play in helping clients navigate complex legal and commercial issues. 

Ranked practice areas:

• Construction
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment (VIC)
• Employment (NSW)
• Environment & Planning
• Financial Services Regulation
• Insurance - Defence
• Investment Funds
• Real Estate
• Restructuring / Insolvency
• Shipping
• Sports Law
• Tax
• TMT: IT & Telecommunications

Individually ranked lawyers:

• Banking & Finance: Property Finance – Mark Inston
• Construction – Alex Hartmann
• Dispute Resolution – Graydon Dowd
• Dispute Resolution – Kathryn Howard
• Employment (NSW) – Aaron Dearden
• Employment (VIC) – Mark Dunphy
• Employment (VIC) – Karl Rozenbergs
• Environment & Planning – Meg Lee
• Financial Services Regulation – Harry New
• Insurance – Matt McDonald
• Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright – Ben Hamilton
• Investment Funds – Harry New
• Investment Funds – Langton Clarke
• Investment Funds – Sean McMahon
• Life Sciences – Alison Choy Flannigan
• Real Estate – Natalie Bannister
• Real Estate – Kristy Dorney
• Real Estate – Jennifer Degotardi
• Restructuring / Insolvency – Scott Butler
• Restructuring / Insolvency – Scott Harris
• Shipping – Chris Sacré
• Shipping – Pauline Davies
• Sports Law – Martin Ross
• TMT: Information Technology – John Gray

The Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide is an independent and highly regarded benchmark of excellence in the legal industry. Rankings are based on independent research and client feedback, assessing qualities such as legal expertise, commerciality, responsiveness and value. 

Chief Executive Partner Graydon Dowd said, ‘This recognition speaks to the trust our clients place in us to deliver outstanding outcomes, and to the strength of our teams across the country. We’re proud to be recognised as a firm of choice for businesses seeking pragmatic, forward-thinking legal advice.’

The firm’s recognition in Chambers reflects our continued focus on delivering outstanding results for clients across Australia and internationally.