We are delighted to have been recognised for our expertise across a number of areas of law by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Our teams have been ranked as Tier 1 across ten different practice areas including Banking and Finance, Capital Markets (Equity), Competition and Trade, Corporate and M&A, Data Protection, Fintech + Financial Services Regulatory, Intellectual Property, IT and Telecoms, Project Finance and Restructuring and Insolvency. Overall, the firm is now ranked in a total of 23 classification areas.

26 G+T partners were recognised as 'Leading Individuals' (up from 22 last year); eight partners were named in the 'Hall of Fame' and nine of our partners also feature prominently as 'Next Generation Partners', demonstrating the strength of the partnership across throughout all levels of experience.

Hall of Fame:

• Banking and Finance – John Schembri and Simon Lynch
• Competition and Trade – Elizabeth Avery
• Corporate and M&A – Peter Cook
• Fintech + Financial Services Regulatory – Richard Harris
• Intellectual Property – Michael Williams
• IT and Telecoms – Sheila McGregor
• Restructuring and Insolvency – Dominic Emmett

Leading individuals:

• Banking and Finance – Gail Christopher
• Capital Markets (Equity) – Peter Cook, Adam D’Andreti and Sarah Turner
• Competition and Trade – Simon Muys and Charles Coorey
• Corporate and M&A – Costas Condoleon, Neil Pathak, Rachael Bassil and Tim Gordon
• Data Protection – Melissa Fai, Tim Gole and Michael Williams
• Dispute Resolution: Litigation – Richard Harris, Janet Whiting and Crispian Lynch
• Environment and Planning – Ilona Millar
• Fintech + Financial Services Regulatory – Peter Reeves 
• Intellectual Property – Siabon Seet and John Lee
• IT and Telecoms – Tim Gole
• Media and Entertainment – Michael Williams
• Native Title – Marshall McKenna
• Natural Resources (Transactions and Regulatory) – Michael Blakiston and Claire Boyd
• Project Finance – John Schembri and Alexander Danne
• Real Estate – Amanda Hempel
• White-collar Crime – Richard Harris

Next Generation:

• Banking and Finance – Adela Smith 
• Capital Markets (Equity) – Alastair Corrigall
• Competition and Trade –  Louise Klamka
• Corporate and M&A – Susannah Macknay
• Dispute Resolution:Llitigation – Rebecca Spigelman
• Intellectual Property and Media and Entertainment - Rebecca Dunn 
• IT and Telecoms – Simon Burns
• Infrastructure Projects – Kon Nakousis
• Native Title – Lauren Shave (Special Counsel)

Published annually, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific provides unbiased commentary and insight into the legal marketplaces of 25 Asia Pacific jurisdictions. Their researchers carry out extensive research into each jurisdiction, canvassing law firms and contacting more than 300,000 clients for feedback on the lawyers they instruct.

Commenting on the announcement, Managing Partner Danny Gilbert said, “We are pleased to be named in the rankings by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific across a significant number of practice areas and specially to receive ten Tier 1 rankings. This is backed by many of our partners listed as Leading Individuals in their respective areas. This recognises the depth of our team, who have delivered outstanding results for clients on defining transactions, disputes and regulatory matters.”

The full market overview and Australian rankings by practice area can be found at: The Legal 500.