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ABL recognised in 2027 Best Lawyers® guide

16 April 2026
ABL Private, Capital Markets, Employment & Workplace Advisory , Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Competition, Private Equity, Property & Development, Public Interest Law, Restructuring & Insolvency, Taxation
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In this year’s Best Lawyers® guide, 50 Arnold Bloch Leibler lawyers have been recognised across 28 areas of practice.

Best Lawyers®, a well-respected annual guide to the legal profession, based on peer nomination and feedback, recognises legal professionals across two categories: The Best Lawyers in Australia™, and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™.

Senior Associates Michelle Ainsworth, Madeleine Durrant and Tamsen Kempster were listed for the first time alongside Ari Bendet, Ben Chahoud and Vidushee Deora in 'Ones to Watch'. 

Congratulations to all of our partners, consultants, special counsel, senior associates and lawyers named in this year’s list.

Practice Area Listed Individuals
Alternative Dispute Resolution Sam Dollard
Susanna Ford
Ben Friis-O'Toole
Stephen Lloyd #
Jonathan Milner
John Mitchell
Leon Zwier
Banking and Finance Law Nathan Briner
Damien Cuddihy
Ben Mahoney
Genevieve Sexton
Stephen Sharp
Bet-the-Company Litigation Jonathan Milner
Justin Vaatstra
Leon Zwier
Class Action Litigation Susanna Ford
Jonathan Milner
John Mitchell
Leon Zwier
Commercial Law Joey Borensztajn AM
Philip Chester
Laura Cochrane
Sam Dollard
Christine Fleer
Henry Lanzer AM
Jeremy Lanzer
Jeremy Leibler
Ben Mahoney
Ross Paterson
Scott Phillips 
Paul Rubenstein #
Emily Simmons
Jason van Grieken
Jonathan Wenig
Rebecca Zwier
Construction / Infrastructure Law Kevin Frawley 
John Mengolian
Corporate / Governance Practice Jeremy Lanzer
Jeremy Leibler
Jonathan Milner
Jason van Grieken
Jonathan Wenig
Corporate Law Michelle Ainsworth ~#
Ari Bendet ~
Joey Borensztajn AM
Vidushee Deora ~
Christine Fleer
Gavin Hammerschlag
Henry Lanzer AM
Jeremy Leibler
Paul Rubenstein #
Jonathan Wenig
Defamation and Media Law Leon Zwier
Distressed Investing and Debt Trading Practice Leon Zwier
Employee Benefits Law Bridget Little
Rachel Soh
Equity Capital Markets Law Vidushee Deora ~
Gavin Hammerschlag
Jeremy Lanzer
Jeremy Leibler
Scott Phillips
Jason van Grieken
Jonathan Wenig
Insolvency and Reorganisation Law Susanna Ford
Elyse Hilton
Stephen Lloyd
Ben Mahoney
Jonathan Milner
Genevieve Sexton
Justin Vaatstra
Leon Zwier
Labour and Employment Law Madeleine Durrant ~ #
Rachel Soh
Leasing Law Gia Cari
Dorian Henneron
Tamsen Kempster ~ #
Tyrone McCarthy
Litigation Sam Dollard 
Susanna Ford
Stephen Lloyd
John Mengolian
Jonathan Milner
John Mitchell
Justin Vaatstra
Leon Zwier
Mergers and Acquisitions Law Ari Bendet ~
Christine Fleer #
Henry Lanzer AM
Jeremy Lanzer
Jeremy Leibler
Ross Paterson
Scott Phillips 
Emily Simmons
Jonathan Wenig
Rebecca Zwier 
Native Title Law Peter Seidel
Private Equity Law Ari Bendet ~
Paul Rubenstein
Project Finance and Development Practice Nathan Briner #
Genevieve Sexton
Stephen Sharp
Public Law Peter Seidel
Real Property Law Gia Cari
Ben Chahoud ~
Kevin Frawley
Ken Gray
Dorian Henneron
Tamsen Kempster ~ #
Tyrone McCarthy 
Brianna Youngson
Regulatory Practice Susanna Ford #
Jonathan Milner
John Mitchell
Structured Finance Law Ben Mahoney
Paul Rubenstein
Tax Law Shaun Cartoon
Clint Harding
Mark Leibler AC
Jonathan Ortner
Paul Sokolowski
Trusts and Estates Joey Borensztajn AM
Laura Cochrane
Mark Leibler AC
Ross Paterson
Emily Simmons
Venture Capital Law Jeremy Lanzer
Wealth Management / Succession Planning Practice Joey Borensztajn AM
Laura Cochrane ~ #
Christine Fleer
Henry Lanzer AM
Mark Leibler AC
Ross Paterson
Emily Simmons ~ #

# Lawyers listed for the first time in that category.
~ ‘One to watch’ in the relevant category.

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