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Arnold Bloch Leibler named in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 guide

15 January 2026
Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Competition, Intellectual Property, Property & Development, Public Interest Law, Restructuring & Insolvency, Taxation, White Collar Crime & Investigation
Legal 500 2026 Web

Arnold Bloch Leibler has been recognised in multiple categories in the 2026 edition of the independent Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide.

Legal 500 has recognised ABL’s expertise across the following areas: banking & finance, capital markets, competition and trade, construction, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution: litigation and class actions, intellectual property, native title, real estate, restructuring & insolvency, tax and white-collar crime (refer to table below).

The guide also recommends 28 ABL lawyers, with three named in the 'Hall of Fame', six listed as 'Leading Partners', and two recognised as 'Next Generation'.

Legal 500 is an independent legal directory that assesses and ranks law firms globally, drawing on interviews with clients and private practice lawyers, as well as submissions provided by firms.

'Arnold Bloch Leibler is distinguished by its blend of great technical capability, deep commercial understanding, and direct partner and senior associate led service.'

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Practice area Individuals recommended in the editorial 
Banking and finance

 Damien Cuddihy (listed as next generation partner)
Ben Mahoney
Genevieve Sexton (listed as leading partner)*
Capital markets Jeremy Leibler
Jason van Grieken*
Jonathan Wenig
Competition and trade Matthew Lees
Zaven Mardirossian 
Construction Kevin Frawley
John Mengolian*
Corporate and M&A Christine Fleer
Jeremy Leibler
Jonathan Wenig
Dispute resolution: Class actions Stephen Lloyd
John Mitchell
Teresa Ward
Leon Zwier
Dispute resolution: Litigation Susanna Ford (listed as a leading partner)
Elyse Hilton (listed as a next generation partner)
Raphael Leibler
Jonathan MIlner
Justin Vaatstra
Leon Zwier (listed in the Hall of Fame)
Intellectual property  
Native title Peter Seidel (listed as a leading partner)
Real estate Gia Cari
Ken Gray (listed in the Hall of fame)
Dorian Henneron 
Tyrone McCarthy (listed as a leading partner)*
Restructuring and insolvency Elyse Hilton (listed as a next generation partner)
Genevieve Sexton (listed as a leading partner)
Leon Zwier (listed in the Hall of Fame)
Tax Clint Harding
Mark Leibler AC (listed in the Hall of Fame)
Paul Sokolowski (listed as a leading partner)
White-collar crime  Leon Zwier (listed as a leading partner)

 * Indicates new individual listing

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