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Gilchrist Connell recognised Australia-wide in Best Lawyers 2024
Gilchrist Connell is proud to have again been voted by our peers as amongst the best lawyers in the country.
In total, 34 Gilchrist Connell individuals were recognised in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia. This included 30 principals, special counsel and consultants, drawn from all 5 offices and multiple practice areas, plus four senior associates, who were recognised in the Guide’s Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia.
This year 3 principals were recognised as Lawyer of the Year. Adelaide Principal Fiona Errington was recognised as Lawyer of the Year for her work in Insurance Law in Adelaide, Deborah Templeman was recognised as Lawyer of the Year in Professional Malpractice Litigation in Perth and Justine Siavelis was acknowledged as a Lawyer of the Year in Insurance law in Perth. Only one Lawyer of the Year is recognised in each practice area and geographic location and is awarded based on the highest overall peer feedback.
We greatly appreciate the opportunity to be nominated and ranked among Australia’s best lawyers, and warmly congratulate:
Adelaide
- Zoe Dempster: Personal Injury Litigation
- Melissa Eaton: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation, Litigation
- Fiona Errington: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation
- Samantha Hocking: Construction / Infrastructure Law; Insurance Law
- John Homburg: Health and Aged Care Law; Insurance Law
- Jamie Ling: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation.
- Joe Parisi: Insurance Law; Occupational Health and Safety Law; Personal Injury Litigation
- Alison Townend: Insurance Law; Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
- Richard Wood: Construction / Infrastructure Law; Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation
Brisbane
- Mark Curran: Employee Benefits Law; Labour and Employment Law
- David Flint: Personal Injury Litigation
- Brett Solomon: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Malpractice Litigation
Melbourne
- Jonathan Cutler: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation
- Philip Duffy: Labour and Employment Law
- Jason Newman: Insurance Law
- Nicole Norris: Insurance Law
- Joel Zyngier: Labour and Employment Law; Occupational Health and Safety Law
Perth
- James Duffy: Insurance Law
- Justine Siavelis: Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Deborah Templeman: Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation
- John-Paul Wilson: Insurance Law
Sydney
- Stephen Connell: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Katherine Czoch: Insurance Law
- John Edmond: Class Action Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation
- Alex Haslam: Insurance Law; Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Paul Kozub: Insurance Law
- Tiarn Pauletto: Insurance Law
- Dan Robinson: Insurance Law
- Helen Tieu: Insurance Law
- Malcolm Wood: Insurance Law
Ones to watch
- Ashleigh Allen: Personal Injury Litigation
- Riccardo Hawke: Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation
- Arthur Hambas: Labour and Employment Law
- Kate Kellendonk: Insurance Law
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Brisbane QLD 4000
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Melbourne VIC 3000
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Perth WA 6000
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