Our Awards & Recognition

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

  • 2024
    • Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards

      • Finalist, Catherine Merity, Dealmaker of the Year
      • Finalist, Jacqueline Picone, Senior Associate of the Year – BigLaw

    • Australasian Lawyer 5 Star Employer of Choice

      Winner, Maddocks

    • Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

      Winner, Government Team of the Year

    • Australasian Lawyer Most Influential Lawyers

      Winner, Michael Winram, Partner, Public Law

    • Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year

      Winner, Sonia Sharma, Cyber Partner of the Year Award

    • Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year

      • Finalist, Catherine Dunlop - Employment Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Andrew Whiteside - Government Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Anthony Willis - Government Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Rosalie Byrne - Litigation Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Terry Montebello - Planning and Environment Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Michael Winram - Planning and Environment Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Alicia Albury - Real Estate Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Simonetta Astolfi - Senior Partner of the Year
      • Finalist, Jeff Goodall - Technology, Media and Telecommunications Partner of the Year

    • Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer’s Dealmakers of the Year

      Partner, Ilan Kraus, has been named an inaugural Dealmaker of the Year

    • Best Law Firms

      Awarded 'Law Firm of the Year' for Planning and Environmental Law.
      Recognised across several practice areas including Government, Planning and Environmental Law, Labour and Employment Law, Commercial Law, M&A Law, Regulatory Law, Public Law, Litigation and Biotechnology Law.

    • Doyle's Guide

      Practice areas including Construction & Infrastructure Litigation, Front End Construction, Infrastructure & Major Projects, Employment, Workplace Health & Safety, Town Planning & Development, Environment & Climate Change, Property & Real Estate, Leasing.

    • Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide

      51 individuals recommended, 7 individuals ranked and 17 practice areas ranked including:
      Banking & Finance, Capital Markets: Equity, Competition and Trade, 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 & Telecoms, Labour & Employment, Labour & Employment, Labour & Employment: WHS, Native Title, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency.

    • Chambers Asia Pacific Guide

      22 Individuals ranked and 13 practice areas including:
      Banking & Finance, 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 Technology, Media & Telecommunications.

  • 2023
    • Australasian Lawyer Elite Women

      Gina Wilson, Partner, Australasian Lawyer Elite Women

    • Australasian Lawyer Most Influential Lawyers

      Winner, Catherine Dunlop, Partner, Work Health and Safety

    • Australasian Lawyer 5 Star Employer of Choice

      Winner, Maddocks

    • Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards

      • Winner, Danielle Funston, Partner of the Year for Insolvency
      • Winner, Shaun Temby, Partner of the Year for Dispute Resolution

    • Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards

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

    • Managing IP Awards Asia Pacific

      • Winner, Maddocks, IP Transactions & Advisory Firm of The Year
      • Winner, Partner Ben Miller, Impact Case of the Year

    • Australian HR Awards

      Winner, Employer of Choice (100-999 employees)

    • Australasian Lawyer Rising Stars for 2023

      Winners, Jack Evans, Madeleine Lynch and Stephen Rohl

    • Legal 500 Asia Pacific

      15 practice areas, with 7 individuals & 46 recommended individuals recognised including
      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.

    • Chambers Asia Pacific

      22 Senior Lawyers and practice areas recognised including:
      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.

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

      104 Maddocks Partners and Lawyers in 36 practice areas including

      • Winner, Maddocks, Law Firm of the Year for 'Planning and Environment'
      • Winner, Aaron Kloczko, Health & Aged Care Law Lawyer of The Year
      • Winner, Fiona Wallwork, Franchise Law Lawyer of the Year
      • Winner, Mark Hayes, Government Practice Lawyer of the Year
      • Winner, Mick Garner, Superannuation Law Lawyer of the Year
      • Winner, Patrick Ibbotson, Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year
      • Winner, Terry Montebello, Land Use & Zoning Law Lawyer of the Year

  • 2022
    • Best Lawyers in Australia

      70 Maddocks Partners and Lawyers in 36 practice areas listed including:

      • Law Firm of the Year for 'Regulatory Practice'
      • Simonetta Astolfi, Government Practice, Lawyer of the Year
      • John Rantino, Planning & Environment Law, Lawyer of the Year

    • Australasian Law 5 Star Employer of Choice

      Winner, Maddocks People & Culture team, Employer of Choice

    • Australasian Lawyer, Australia’s most Influential Lawyer

      Winner, Shaun Temby, Partner and Sydney Office Leader

    • Australasian Lawyer, Mid-Market Deal of the Year

      Finalist, Partner Catherine Merity for Commercial Law

    • Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year

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

    • Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards

      • Winner, Partner Sonia Sharma, Partner of the Year (Big Law) Commercial Law
      • Winner, Senior Associate Georgia Appleby, Senior Associate of the Year (Big Law) Public Law

    • Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30

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

    • 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.

    • Australasian Law Awards

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

    • Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA)

      Employer of Choice, Gender Equality

    • Chambers Asia Pacific

      20 Senior Lawyers ranked across practice areas including:
      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.

    • Legal 500 Asia Pacific

      33 Senior Lawyers across practice areas including:
      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.

    • Doyle's Guide

      Practice areas including 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.

    • LGBTQ Inclusion Awards

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

  • 2021
    • Australasian Lawyers Elite Women

      Recognised Partners: Alicia Albury, Catherine Dunlop and Michelle Dixon, Australasian Lawyer Elite Women.

    • Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards

      • Winner, Government Team of the Year
      • Finalist, Government Team of the Year
      • Finalist, Workplace Relations and Employment Team of the Year
      • Finalist, Wellbeing Initiative of the Year

    • Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms

      Ranked 14th , Maddocks

    • Australasian Lawyer Employer of Choice

      Australasian Lawyer magazine as an Employer of Choice

  • 2010 - 2020
    • Employer of Choice for Gender Equality

      Employer of Choice, Gender Equality, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), 2010-2020

    • Australasian Lawyer’s 5 Star Employer of Choice

      Winner, Maddocks People & Culture team, Employer of Choice, 2010-2020

  • 2000 - 2010
    • Employer of Choice for Gender Equality

      Employer of Choice, Gender Equality, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), 2004-2010

    • Australasian Lawyer’s 5 Star Employer of Choice

      Winner, Maddocks People & Culture team, Employer of Choice, 2004-2010

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