Recognition

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• High Net Worth Guide: Jack Stuk is ranked Band 2 in the private wealth category (2018-2025), with KHQ’s Private Wealth team ranked Band 3 (2018-2025).
• Asia Pacific Guide: Chris Gianatti is ranked Band 3 for employment law (2019-2026), with KHQ’s Workplace Relations & Safety team ranked Band 4. Natalie Cambrell is ranked Band 1 for superannuation law (2020-2026), with Sanela Diamantopoulos recognised as an “Associate to Watch” (2025 & 2026).

A leading source of independent rankings data, Legal 500 Asia Pacific covers law firms and lawyers across 20 countries in the Asia Pacific region. Each jurisdiction is thoroughly researched, including client surveys and interviews.

Our Workplace Relations & Safety team has been ranked since 2015, with Director Chris Gianatti recognised as a Leading Partner in the Australian market. The emergence in the rankings of other senior lawyers and teams is a testament to the depth of talent within the firm. A summary of our recognition in Legal 500 Asia Pacific is as follows:

• Leading Firm: labour & employment (2015-2026), corporate M&A (2026), dispute resolution (litigation) (2026) and competition & trade (2023 & 2024).
• Firm to Watch: tax (2022-2025).
• Leading Partner: Chris Gianatti (Band 1), labour & employment (2015-2026).

Recommended lawyers:

• Labour & employment: Claire Brown (2018-2020, 2023-2026), Michael Cochrane (2020-2023, 2025-2026), Adam Lambert (2026), Tom Molan (2026) and James Allen (2026).
• Corporate M&A: Andrew Walker (2026), Ashleigh Le (2026), Toby Norgate (2026), Venn King (2026).
• Dispute resolution (litigation): Nahum Ayliffe (2026), Paul Welling (2026), Yudi New (2026) and Christina McElwain (2026).
• Competition & trade: Charles Fisher (2023).

Doyle’s Guide compiles its rankings across various legal disciplines in each state and territory of Australia, via online peer-review surveys, independent research and interviews with clients and industry bodies.

Our teams and lawyers are recognised across multiple categories, as follows:

Corporate & Commercial

• Leading Corporate Law Firms (Victoria, 2020-2023 & 2026).  Previously ranked in the Leading Corporate & Commercial Law Firms (SME & Mid-Market Matters) legacy category (Victoria, 2017 & 2018).
• Andrew Walker:  Leading Business & Commercial Lawyers (Victoria, 2021-2025) and Leading Corporate Lawyers (Victoria, 2017-2022 & 2025).
• Ashleigh Le: Leading Business & Commercial Lawyers (Victoria, 2025).
• Toby Norgate: Leading Business & Commercial Lawyers (Victoria, 2025).

Commercial Property & Development

• Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms (Victoria,2018).

Family & Relationship Law

• Leading Family & Divorce Law Firms (Melbourne) 2017.
• Monica Blizzard: Leading Parenting & Children’s Matters Lawyers (Victoria, 2019).

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• Paul Welling: Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers (Victoria, 2025).

Taxation & Succession Planning

• Leading Tax Law Firms (Victoria, 2018-2019 & 2025).
• Jack Stuk: Leading Tax Lawyers (Victoria, 2018-2019 & 2025).

Technology

• Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms (Victoria, 2018-2019 & 2024).

Wills & Estates

• Ines Kallweit: Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer (Victoria, 2015-2025), and Preeminent Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer (Victoria, 2019-2025 (ranked “Leading” 2017 & 2018)). Since 2019, Ines has also been ranked a Preeminent Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer in Australia.
• Rachael Hocking: Leading Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyer (Victoria, 2022-2025) and Leading Estates Litigation Lawyer (Victoria, 2022-2025). Rachael is also ranked a Leading Wills & Estates Litigation Lawyer in Australia (2025).
• Oliver LaCaze:  Leading Estates Litigation Lawyer (Victoria, 2025). Oliver was previously ranked a Rising Star in Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Law (Victoria, 2021-2024).
• Kim Nguyen: Rising Star in Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Law (Victoria, 2025).
• KHQ Lawyers: First Tier – Wills, Estates & Succession Planning Law Firms (Victoria, 2023-2025). Previously ranked Second Tier from 2019-2022 and Third Tier in 2018.
• KHQ Lawyers: First Tier – Wills & Estates Litigation Law Firms (Victoria, 2024 & 2025). Previously ranked Second Tier in 2019-2023 and Third Tier in 2018.

Workplace Relations & Safety

• Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) (Australia, 2026).
• Leading Employment Law Firms (Employer Representation) (Victoria, 2018-2026).
• Leading Employment Lawyers (Employer Representation), Victoria: Chris Gianatti (2018-2026), Adam Lambert (2026) and Tom Molan (2026).
• Employment & WHS Law Rising Stars: James Allen (2026).
• Leading Workplace Health & Safety Law Firm (Third Tier), Victoria 2023 & 2024 (recommended 2020-2022).

A number of our lawyers are recognised in the list of The Best Lawyers™ in Australia. The list is compiled by US-based peer review company, The Best Lawyers, and comprises more than 4,500 lawyers nationwide. The list is updated annually, and published in the Australian Financial Review. Our recognised lawyers (and the years in which they have been recognised) are:

• Adam Lambert: labour & employment law (2025 & 2026).
• Andrew Walker: commercial law, corporate/governance practice (2026)
• Chris Gianatti: labour & employment law (2018-2026), employee benefits law (2022-2026) and occupational health & safety law (2026).
• Claire Brown: labour & employment law, employee benefits law (2020-2026).
• Damian Tarulli: financial institutions law (2021-2026).
• Harry Giannakidis: superannuation (2020-2026).
• Ines Kallweit: trusts & estates (2024-2026).
• Natalie Cambrell: corporate governance practice, financial institutions, funds management, investment law and superannuation law (2010-2026). Natalie has also been recognised as Lawyer of the Year for superannuation law (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2025), funds management (2020), investments law (2022) and investment funds (2026).
• Yudi New: commercial law (2025 & 2026) and alternative dispute resolution (2026).

In addition, several of our lawyers are recognised in the “Ones to Watch” category, recognising rising stars in the profession.

• David Hastie: construction and infrastructure law and real property law (2025 & 2026).
• Isabel Britten Jones: family law (2026).
• James Allen: employee benefits law (2026).
• Justin Harty: tax law (2025 & 2026).
• Laura Hussey: trusts and estates (2026).
• Ryan Doherty: corporate law (2026).

KHQ is also recognised in The Best Law Firms in Australia, in the following categories:

Metro Melbourne – Tier 1

• Employee benefits law (2025, 2026).
• Labour and employment law (2025, 2026).
• OH&S law (2025).
• Financial institutions (2025, 2026).
• Superannuation law (2025, 2026).
• Trusts and estates (2025, 2026).

Metro Melbourne – Tier 2

• Commercial law (2025, 2026).
• Corporate/governance practice (2025, 2026).
• Mergers & acquisitions (2025).
• Intellectual Property (2025).
• Investment law (2025, 2026).
• Funds management (2025, 2026).
• Telecommunications law (2025).

A leading publisher of legal industry news and opinion, Lawyers Weekly recognises lawyers and law firms across several key awards annually. We have received the following recognition:

• Linda Huan:  Finalist – Special Counsel of the Year  in both the Australian Law Awards (2023-2025) and Women in Law Awards (2023-2024).
• Nicholas Wookey: Finalist in the tax category of the 30 Under 30 Awards 2026. Nick was a finalist in this category in 2025, and also a finalist in the corporate counsel (SME) category for 2025.
• Sanela Diamantopoulos (nee Osmanovic): Finalist in the financial services category of the 30 Under 30 Awards 2021.
• Monica Blizzard: Winner in the family law category of the Partner of the Year Awards 2018.
• Monica Blizzard: Finalist in the Mentor of the Year category of the Women in Law Awards 2017.
• David Kelly: Finalist in the commercial law category of the Partner of the Year Awards 2016.