86 Moray & Agnew lawyers have been recognised in the 2026 edition of Best LawyersTM in Australia across 15 areas of law.

Congratulations to the following lawyers who were recognised as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year:

  • Michael Garbett – Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Brisbane
  • Penny Moore – Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Perth
  • Phil Keays – Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Perth

Congratulations also to those recognised in Best Lawyers Ones to Watch®

  • Gary King, Personal Injury Litigation, Brisbane
  • David Uka, Insurance Law, Melbourne
  • Feifei Shi, Insurance Law, Melbourne

Well done to the following partners and senior lawyers:

Brisbane

Name

Areas Listed

Angela Yates, Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Christine Houston, Partner

Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Emma Chapman, Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Louise Hogg, Partner

Labour and Employment Law

Maureen Carrigan, Partner

Insurance Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Michael Garbett, Brisbane

Managing Partner

Insurance Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Michael Gill, Partner

Insurance Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Richard Clayton, Partner

Motor Vehicle Law

Scott Cowell, Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Simon Lang, Partner

Insurance Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Evie Defteros, Special Counsel

Motor Vehicle Law

Emmelene Gray, Special Counsel

Medical Negligence

Insurance Law

Gregg Sivyer, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Health and Aged Care Law

Maja Visic, Special Counsel

Motor Vehicle Law

Tim Hancock, Special Counsel

Motor Vehicle Law

Canberra

Name

Areas Listed

Ben Mason, Partner

Government Practice

Insurance Law

Chase Deans, Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Duncan Webber, Partner

Real Property Law

Emma Reilly, Canberra Managing Partner

Government Practice

Insurance Law

Legal Malpractice Litigation

Litigation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

John Solomon, Partner

Insurance Law

Lara Mynott, Partner

Insurance Law

Legal Malpractice Litigation

Litigation

Lauren Smith, Partner 

Insurance Law

Prue Loader, Partner

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Vanessa Parkins, Partner

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Brooke Dennington, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Litigation

Roger Hambly, Consultant

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Litigation

Melbourne

Name

Areas Listed

Bill Papastergiadis, Melbourne Managing Partner

Insurance Law

Caroline Dew, Partner

Insurance Law

Legal Malpractice Litigation

David Gandolfo, Partner

Leasing Law

Real Property Law

Derek Collins, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Devinda Jayatilake, Partner

Insurance Law

Emily Daffy, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Gerry Davies, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Madelaine August, Partner

Insurance Law

Norman Abrams, Partner

Insurance Law

Occupational Health and Safety Law

Richard Midgley, Partner

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Yolanta Figiel, Partner

Insurance Law

Product Liability Litigation

Brett Weir, Senior Consultant

Insurance Law

Katherine Davis, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Michael Martin, Special Counsel

Personal Injury Litigation

Rachel Cubela, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Stephanie Quinn, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Newcastle

Name

Areas Listed

Fiona Nelson, Partner

Real Property Law

Frances Allen, Partner

Insurance Law

Mark Brothers, Partner

Insurance Law

Mark Malley, Partner

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Sean O’Sullivan, Partner

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Richelle Farrar, Special Counsel

Occupational Health and Safety Law

Labour and Employment Law

Alwyn Gillis, Consultant

Motor Vehicle Law

Perth

Name

Areas Listed

Anne Wood, Partner

Government Practice

Kerry Wood, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Penny Moore, Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Personal Injury Litigation

Phil Keays, Perth Managing Partner

Insurance Law

Legal Malpractice Litigation

Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Rosemary Waldron-Hartfield, Partner

Insurance Law

Stephen Williams, Partner

Insurance Law

Tracy Bennett, Partner

Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Personal Injury Litigation

Vidal Hockless, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Felicity Keays, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Toby Rosenthal, Special Counsel

Personal Injury Litigation

Sydney

Name

Areas Listed

Baron Alder, Partner

Insurance Law

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Brendan O’Brien, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Insurance Law

Brian Moroney, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Geoffrey Connellan, National Managing Partner

Insurance Law

Litigation

Product Liability Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Ian Denham, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Jamie Quach, Partner

Insurance Law

Jeffrey Kelly, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Motor Vehicle Law

John Cooper, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Judith Waldock, Partner

Motor Vehicle Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Kara Yacoubian, Partner

Insurance Law

Lily Sher, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Maddalena Del Vecchio, Partner

Health and Aged Care Law

Medical Negligence

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Michael Lee, Partner

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Health and Aged Care Law

Michael Polorotoff, Partner

Insurance Law

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Nathan Morehead, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Motor Vehicle Law

Stephen Harris, Partner

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Stephen Taylor-Jones, Partner

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Suzanne Wallace, Partner

Health and Aged Care Law

Insurance Law

Medical Negligence

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Tim Pitt, Partner

Personal Injury Litigation

Nigel Kemp, Consultant

Personal Injury Litigation

Insurance Law

Peter McCarthy, Consultant

Personal Injury Litigation

James McLean, Consultant

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Andrew Toogood, Consultant

Insurance Law

Professional Malpractice Litigation

David Grant, Special Counsel

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Rory Smith, Special Counsel

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation

Shaun Jackson, Special Counsel

Health and Aged care law

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation

Professional Malpractice Litigation