We are pleased to announce that 19 lawyers have been recognised in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia™ across 20 areas of law.
Notably, Richard Beissel has been recognised as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" for Equity Capital Markets Law and Richard McNeil has been recognised as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” for Real Property Law in Adelaide. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honoured with each award.
The Best Lawyers in Australia list is compiled from a comprehensive survey of Australia’s leading lawyers evaluating their professional peers and is published in the Australian Financial Review (AFR).
Cowell Clarke would like to congratulate the following lawyers named in the 2025 The Best Lawyers in Australia list:
- Litigation
- Banking and Finance Law, Equity Capital Markets Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Commercial, Leasing and Real Property Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganisation Law and Litigation
- Telecommunications Law
- Commercial Law, Corporate / Governance Practice, Corporate and Equity Capital Markets Law
- Construction / Infrastructure Law
- Litigation
- Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Commercial Law, Leasing Law and Real Property Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganisation Law & Litigation
Labour and Employment Law
- Leasing Law
- Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Superannuation, Tax Law and Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice
- Commercial Law, Construction / Infrastructure Law, and Litigation
Cowell Clarke would also like to congratulate the following lawyers named in the 2025 The Best Lawyers in Australia – Ones To Watch list:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation
- Labour and Employment Law
Media contact:
Bianca Buchhorn, Head of Business Development and Marketing.
Ph: 0447 425 167 or email: bbuchhorn@cowellclarke.com.au