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The winners of the 2016 Australian Law Awards have been announced, with several firms taking out top honours.
The winners of the 2016 Australian Law Awards have been announced, with several firms taking out top honours.
Almost 800 people were in attendance at this year’s event, which celebrated the achievements of 32 award recipients.
Another notable mention was Smriti Arora from King & Wood Mallesons, who was crowned Young Gun of the Year. King & Wood Mallesons also took out the Banking and Finance Team of the Year category.
The hotly contested Law Firm of the Year award was given to Gilbert + Tobin.
The 16th annual Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards was held at Sydney’s Four Points by Sheraton. Logie winner Rob Carlton was MC at the sold-out, black-tie event.
Lawyers Weekly would like to congratulate all of the finalists and winners on their outstanding achievements over the year.
The winners of the 2016 Australian Law Awards are:
Academic of the Year
Erika Techera
The University of Western Australia
Barrister of the Year
Dominique Hogan-Doran SC
St. James' Hall Chambers
Business Development Professional of the Year
Monique Langley
Curwoods Lawyers
Dealmaker of the Year
Philippa Stone
Herbert Smith Freehills
General Counsel of the Year
Claire Bibby
Brookfield
In-house Lawyer of the Year
Michael Johnston
Westpac
Law Student of the Year
Naomi Wootton
Australian National University
Legal Support Professional of the Year
Kerry Dillon
McCullough Robertson
Managing Partner of the Year
Rob Cutler
Clayton Utz
Partner of the Year
Mark Chapple
Baker & McKenzie
Regional/Suburban Lawyer of the Year
Danny Frigerio
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Senior Associate of the Year
Goran Gelic
McCullough Robertson
Sole Practitioner of the Year
Justin Sprogis
Catalyst Legal Systems
Special Counsel of the Year
James Morris
Norton Rose Fulbright
Young Gun of the Year
Smriti Arora
King & Wood Mallesons
Banking and Finance Team of the Year
King & Wood Mallesons
Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Energy and Resources Team of the Year
Ashurst
Government Team of the Year
Clayton Utz
In-house Team of the Year
Brookfield
Insurance Team of the Year
Gilchrist Connell
Intellectual Property Team of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
Property Team of the Year
MinterEllison
Transaction Team of the Year
Ashurst
Workplace Relations and Employment Team of the Year
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Proximity
Employee Program of the Year
Herbert Smith Freehills
Innovator of the Year
LegalVision
Law Firm of the Year
Gilbert + Tobin
Pro Bono Program of the Year
Robina Community Legal Centre Inc.
Regional/Suburban Law Firm of the Year
Harwood Andrews
Lawyers Weekly Excellence Award
Rob Cutler
Clayton Utz
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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