KWM named Law Firm of the Year for Competition and Corporate Law by Best Lawyers

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has been named Law Firm of the Year in the practice areas of Competition and Corporate Law in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers. 

In addition, 29 individual KWM lawyers have been recognised as Lawyer of the Year across several categories, including: 

• Adam Bartlett – Commercial

• Alan Murray - Energy

• Berkeley Cox – Structured Finance

• Cheng Lim – Information Technology

• Chris Wheeler – Leasing

• Craig Rogers – Oil & Gas

• Dale Rayner – Financial Institutions

• David Bell - Leasing

• David Friedlander – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Greg Golding – Investment

• Hal Bolitho – Equipment Finance

• Ian Paterson – Derivatives

• Jim Boynton – Funds Management

• John Naughton – Banking & Finance

• John Swinson - Telecommunications

• Jonathan Oldham – Project Finance & Development

• Justin McDonnell – International Arbitration

• Kim O'Connell – Life Sciences

• Louis Chiam - Energy

• Nathan Collins – Debt Capital Markets

• Nicholas Pappas – Energy

• Nigel Hunt – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Paul Crawford – Real Property

• Peter Doyle – Project Finance & Development

• Ruth Stringer – Superannuation

• Scott Farrell - Derivatives

• Scott Langford – Mining

• Stephen Minns – Mergers & Acquisitions

• Stephen Skehill - Regulator

KWM Chief Executive Partner, Australia, Berkeley Cox said the significant increase in the number of lawyers recognised by Best Lawyers in 2018, from 17 individuals in 2017, is testament to the firm's continued focus on providing a market-leading integrated legal offering to our clients.