Our Awards & Recognition

We are proud of the recognition that our people receive for the great work they do for our clients.

  • 2023
    Australasian Lawyers Elite Women

    Listed, Gina Wilson, Australasian Lawyer Elite Women

  • 2023
    Most Influential Lawyers

    Winner, Catherine Dunlop, Most Influential Lawyer, Work Health and Safety, Australasian Lawyer

  • 2023
    Australasian Lawyer’s 5 Star Employer of Choice

    Winner, Maddocks People & Culture team, Employer of Choice

    • 2023
      Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards

      Finalists: Catherine Merity, Dealmaker of the Year; Pria O'Sullivan, Partner of the Year – BigLaw; Melissa Jeremiah FCA, Senior Associate of the Year – BigLaw; Elizabeth Lilley, Special Counsel of the Year

    • 2023
      Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

      Winners: Banking and Finance Team of the Year. Partner Shaun Temby, Litigator of the Year

    • 2023
      Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards

      Winners: Partner Shaun Temby, Partner of the Year for Dispute Resolution; Danielle Funston, Partner of the Year for Insolvency

      • 2023
        Victorian Planning & Environmental Law (VPELA) Awards

        Winner, John Rantino, Richard J. Evans Award

      • 2023
        Managing IP Awards Asia Pacific

        Winners: Maddocks, IP Transactions & Advisory Firm of The Year; Partner Ben Miller, Impact case of the Year

      • 2023
        Australian HR Awards

        Winner, Employer of Choice (100-999 employees), Australian HR Awards

        • 2023
          Doyle's Guide

          Ranked, Practice areas: Business & Commercial, Administrative & Public Lawyers, Planning & Environment, Planning & Development, Health & Aged Care, Workplace, Health & Safety, Insolvency & Restructuring, Property & Real Estate and Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Wills, Estates and Succession Planning, Intellectual Property & TMT Law.

        • 2023
          Australasian Lawyers Rising Stars

          Winners, Jack Evans, Madeleine Lynch and Stephen Rohl, Australasian Lawyer’s Rising Stars

        • 2023
          Legal 500 Asia Pacific

          Ranked for 15 practice areas, with 7 individuals ranked & 46 recommended individuals recognised;
          Ranked, Practice areas: Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, Data Protection, Dispute Resolution Litigation, Energy (Transactions & Regulatory), Environment & Planning, Fintech and Financial Services Regulatory, Infrastructure Projects & Construction, Intellectual Property, IT & Telecommunications, Labour & Employment, WHS, Native Title, Real Estate and Restructuring & Insolvency.

          • 2023
            Chambers Asia Pacific

            Ranked, 22 Senior Lawyers
            Ranked, Practice areas: Capital Markets, Construction, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Planning, Government, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Private Equity, Real Estate, Restructuring / Insolvency and TMT.

          • 2023
            Best Lawyers in Australia & Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

            Recognised, 104 Maddocks Partners and Lawyers in 36 practice areas
            Winners: Maddocks, Law Firm of the Year for 'Planning and Environment'; Aaron Kloczko, Health & Aged Care Law Lawyer of The Year; Fiona Wallwork, Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year; Mark Hayes, Government Practice Lawyer of the Year; Mick Garner, Superannuation Law Lawyer of the Year; Patrick Ibbotson, Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year; Terry Montebello, Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year.

          • 2022
            Best Lawyers in Australia

            Listed, 70 Maddocks Partners and Lawyers in 36 practice areas; Ranked, Law Firm of the Year for 'Regulatory Practice'; Ranked, Simonetta Astolfi, Government Practice, Lawyer of the Year; Ranked, John Rantino, Planning & Environment Law, Lawyer of the Year

            • 2022
              Australasian Law 5 Star Employer of Choice

              Winner, Maddocks People & Culture team, Employer of Choice

            • 2022
              Australasian Lawyer, Australia’s most Influential Lawyer

              Winner, Shaun Temby, Partner and Sydney Office Leader

            • 2022
              Australasian Lawyer, Mid-Market Deal of the Year

              Finalist, Partner Catherine Merity for Commercial Law

              • 2022
                Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year

                Winner, Anna Scannell, Construction Law Partner of the Year
                Finalists: Ilan Kraus, Banking & Finance Partner of the Year; Catherine Merity, Commercial Law Partner of the Year; Shaun Temby, Dispute Resolution & Litigation Partner of the Year; Catherine Dunlop, Employment Safety & People; Michael Winram, Public Law Partner of the Year; Kate Oliver, Public Law Partner of the Year; Angela Wood, Healthcare Partner of the Year; Nick Holuigue, Development Partner of the Year; Michael Taylor-Sands, Tax Partner of the Year

              • 2022
                Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards

                Winners: Partner Sonia Sharma, Partner of the Year (Big Law) Commercial Law; Senior Associate Georgia Appleby, Senior Associate of the Year (Big Law) Public Law

              • 2022
                Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30

                Finalists: Olivia Smedley, Commercial Law; Alessandro Cowley, Government & Planning and Environment Law; Mathew Gashi, Insolvency Law; Georgia Appleby, Planning and Environment Law; Tommy Delatycki, Real Estate

                • 2022
                  World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR)

                  Recognised Leaders, Anthony Willis, Brendan Coady and Ben Miller, Shelley Einfeld, World Intellectual Property Review Leaders across Patents and Trademark Law.

                • 2022
                  Australasian Law Awards

                  Winner, Maddocks Corporate & Commercial team, Mid-Market Deal of the Year

                • 2022
                  Employer of Choice for Gender Equality

                  Employer of Choice, Gender Equality, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)

                  • 2022
                    Chambers Asia Pacific

                    Ranked, 20 Senior Lawyers , Chambers Asia Pacific Guide. Ranked, Practice areas: Capital Markets, Construction, Infrastructure & Project Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment & Planning, Government, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Real Estate, IT & Telecommunications and Restructuring & Insolvency.

                  • 2022
                    Legal 500 Asia Pacific

                    Ranked, 33 Senior Lawyers. Ranked, Practice areas: Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, Data Protection, Dispute Resolution Litigation, Labour & Employment WHS, Native Title, Restructuring & Insolvency, Real Estate, Environment & Planning, Infrastructure, Projects & Construction, Intellectual Property and IT and Telecommunications.

                  • 2022
                    Doyle's Guide

                    Ranked, Practice areas: Business & Commercial, Administrative & Public Lawyers, Planning & Environment, Planning & Development, Health & Aged Care, Workplace, Health & Safety, Insolvency & Restructuring, Property & Real Estate and Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution.

                    • 2022
                      LGBTQ Inclusion Awards

                      Bronze Employer, Australian Workplace Equality Index's 2022 LGBTQ Inclusion Awards.

                    • 2021
                      Australasian Lawyers Elite Women

                      Listed, Alicia Albury, Catherine Dunlop and Michelle Dixon, Australasian Lawyer Elite Women.

                    • 2021
                      Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

                      Winner, Government Team of the Year. Finalists: Government Team of the Year; Workplace Relations and Employment Team of the Year; Wellbeing Initiative of the Year

                      • 2021
                        Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms

                        Ranked 14th , Maddocks

                      • 2021
                        Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice

                        Listed, Australasian Lawyer magazine as an Employer of Choice

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