Hamish Austin KC
'Hamish always gives clients commercial legal advice. He is also an excellent advocate who approaches each matter with exceptional care and attention.'
List G Barristers
‘Pre-eminent in Melbourne’, List G Barristers contains deep expertise in commercial and public law litigation and arbitration. The firm acts in a range of practice areas, including employment, shipping, tech and insurance matters. Employment law expert, Jenny Firkin KC appeared in Rogers v McDonald’s Australia, a major class action claiming back-pay for 25,000 managers and supervisors across 1,000 outlets. William Edwards KC is acting in Robertson v Singel Optus, a class action concerning a data breach, before the Federal Court of Australia. In Turner v Bayer Australia, Eugenia Levine represented the plaintiff in a product liability claim concerning an alleged safety defect in a permanent contraceptive device.
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Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Justin L Bourke KC
'Justin is an outstanding advocate which is facilitated by his thorough preparation.'
William Edwards KC
'Intelligent, focused and methodical.'
Jenny Firkin KC
Stewart Maiden KC
'Stewart is an excellent advocate. He also has great insolvency expertise.'
Peter Willis SC
Nicholas De Young KC
Rachel Doyle SC
Martin Scott KC
'He is a strong no nonsense advocate who is well respected by the judiciary and peers.'
Jeremy Slattery KC
‘Jeremy has always been a safe pair of hands, even in his most junior days. With experience, he is now one of the most capable senior counsel at the Victorian Bar.’
Tomo Boston KC
'Tomo is incredibly smart and he has deep understanding of the law and legal process.'
Gerard Dalton KC
'Really strong work ethic. Particularly adept at engaging with technical experts and understanding the nuances of expert evidence.'
Matthew Harvey KC
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Nico Burmeister
'Excellent written and oral advocacy skills and is easy to work with.'
Rebecca Davern
'Rebecca is a very clear and strategic thinker and has sound command of the law.'
Dion Fahey
'Comprehensive mastery of class action procedure. Tremendous hard work and focus.'
Leigh Howard
‘Leigh is a confident and assertive advocate who instils great confidence in clients.’
Benjamin Ryde
'Exceptional technical skill. Excellent written opinions and submissions. Extremely commercial.'
Brendan J Avallone
'Brendan is an exceptionally easy to work with. He’s knowledgeable and practical.'
Andrew Cameron
'Very strong advocate who is willing to get into the detail and understand the factual and legal complexities of the case.'
Tom Clarke
‘Articulate, well structured advocacy. Market leading electricity expertise.’
Kess Dovey
Natalie Hickey
Laura Hilly
'Very bright, very hard working and easy to deal with.'
Rudi Kruse
Eugenia Levine
Eugenia is a persuasive advocate. She engages well with the bench and is always very well prepared and across the issues.'
Dean Luxton
'Personable, technical knowledge is very good, clear and direct advocate.'
Matthew Peckham
'Matt is very structured in thought and approach. His submissions are excellent as well as his oral advocacy.'
Andrew Pollock
'Highly experienced with a dynamic advocacy style and ability to think outside the box. Written submissions are very strong.'
Adam Segal
Jillian Williams
Jennifer Collins
‘Jennifer is a future leader of the Bar. Her forensic skills are exceptional.’
Kane Loxley
'Kane is an excellent technical lawyer, who provides sound advice on complex areas of law. His advice is commercial and recognises the drivers and commercial objectives of the client.'
Elle Nikou-Madalin
'Elle is an extraordinarily efficient and thorough advocate who is destined to be appointed silk in the coming years. She is strategic, has a great eye for detail, and is knowledgeable of the law and practice.'
Albert Ounapuu
'He is very diligent and hard working. His written work is impeccable, and he is very good with clients and easy to work with.'
Thomas Warner
Edward Gisonda
'Eddy is an outstanding advocate. Always well prepared, crisp and has the respect of the judges he appears before.'
Jeremy Masters
Catherine Pase
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Andrew Crocker
‘He is calm, well-presented, reliable and very knowledgeable in the area. A delight to work with.’