Awards + Recognition

Gilbert + Tobin won the Innovation in Rule of Law and Access to Justice Award for their automation project with Australia’s leading refugee NGO, Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS).   The award recognizes initiatives that seek to uphold the rule of law and improve avenues of access to justice.

Received 22 finalist nominations and were represented strongly in 7 major deal awards: Australian Deal of the Year (Arrium restructuring) International Deal of the Year (sale of Ansell sexual wellness business) M&A Deal of the Year (Yancoal acquisition of Coal & Allied) Equity Market Deal of the Year (Yancoal Capital Raising) Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year (Arrium restructuring) Debt Market Deal of the Year (Reliance Rail) Energy & Resources Deal of the Year (Lattice Energy dual track)

Partner Dominic Emmett, who leads Gilbert + Tobin’s Restructuring + Insolvency practice has been named as the Leading Restructuring + Insolvency lawyer in the world (excluding the US and Europe).

Named Law Firm of the Year for Mergers & Acquisitions 61 of G+T partners were also recognised as leaders across 47 areas of law, including 11 who were named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in their respective specialities:

Costas Condoleon - Corporate Law
Neil Pathak - Private Equity Law
Peter Cook - Private Equity Law
Craig Semple - Corporate Law
John Williamson-Noble - Venture Capital Law
John Schembri - Asset Finance Law
Simon Lynch - Banking and Finance Law
Dominic Emmett - Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Gina Cass-Gottlieb - Regulatory Practice
Michael Blakiston - Mining Law
Peter Waters - Telecommunications Law

Gilbert + Tobin won three awards: Australian Law Firm of the Year Private Equity Firm of the Year Australasian Law Firm of the Year  

Gilbert + Tobin’s market-leading expertise in competition and anti-trust law has again been recognised, with Partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb taking out Dealmaker of the Year 2017.

Gilbert + Tobin won the Pro Bono Partnership Award for a unique project delivered in collaboration with Moree’s Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) and the Dharriwaa Elders Group.

Gilbert + Tobin won five awards: Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year Equity Market Deal of the Year M&A Deal of the Year Australian Deal of the Year   International Deal of the Year

Gilbert + Tobin named Competition Law & Private Equity Law Firm of the year 7 Gilbert + Tobin Partners awarded Lawyer of the Year across different categories of law.

Litigation Partner Crispian Lynch was recognised as the Australian Disputes Star of the Year.