Wotton Kearney congratulates our 48 senior lawyers recognised in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers for Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
Our lawyers were featured in all three individual award categories, including Managing Partner for Asia Ben Nicholson receiving the “Lawyer of the Year” recognition, and senior associates Jacinta Fox and Nadica Mirceska, and special counsel Chanel Bou-Francis recognised in the “Ones to Watch” category.
Based entirely on peer review and feedback from leading lawyers, these rankings are a testament to the firm’s commitment to making a difference across the world of insurance and risk.
Those recognised include:
Australia (Best Lawyers)
Adelaide
- Bill Conor – Insurance Law
- Cheryl Phillips – Insurance Law
Brisbane
- Raisa Conchin – Insurance Law Professional, Malpractice Litigation
- Paul Spezza – Insurance Law, Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
- Cassandra Wills – Insurance Law
Canberra
- Catherine Power – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government Practice, Insurance Law, Litigation
- Anthony Reilly – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government Practice, Litigation
- Clare McNamara – Government Practice, Litigation
- Rachel Walls – Insurance Law
Melbourne
- John Arranga – Health and Aged Care Law, Medical Negligence
- Andrew Brennan – Insurance Law
- Cain Jackson – Class Action Litigation, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Aisha Lala – Insurance Law, Shipping and Maritime Law
- Lara Larking – Medical Negligence
- Richard Leder – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Defamation and Media Law, Entertainment Law, Litigation
- Nick Lux – Construction / Infrastructure Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Jonathan Maher – Insurance Law
- Marcus Saw – Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Transportation Law
- Andrew Seiter – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation
- Andrew Smith – Medical Negligence
- Emily Unger – Insurance Law
Sydney
- Heidi Anderson – Non-Profit / Charities Law
- Robert Finnigan – Construction / Infrastructure Law
- Belinda Henningham – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
- Jacques Jacobs – Insurance Law
- David Kearney – Insurance Law
- Andrew Moore – Construction / Infrastructure Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Sean O’Connor – Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
- Nicholas Pitt – Insurance Law
- Wes Rose – Construction / Infrastructure Law, Insurance Law
- Charles Simon – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
- Patrick Thompson – Personal Injury Litigation
- Stan Tsaridis – Insurance Law
- Lesley Woodmore – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation
Australia (Ones to Watch)
Melbourne
- Jacinta Fox – Insurance Law, Litigation
Sydney
- Chanel Bou-Francis – Insurance Law, Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
- Nadica Mirceska – Insurance Law
New Zealand (Best Lawyers)
Auckland
- Neil Beadle – Insurance Law, Maritime Law
- Aimee Credin – Insurance Law, Litigation
- Mathew Francis – Litigation
- Caroline Laband – Insurance Law
- Rebecca Scott – Insurance Law
- Katie Shanks – Construction Law
Wellington
- Adam Holloway – Health Care Law
- Peter Leman – Insurance Law
- Sophie Lucas – Insurance Law, Litigation
- Sean O’Sullivan – Labor and Employment Law
Singapore (Best Lawyers & ‘Lawyer of the Year’)
Singapore
- Ben Nicholson – Insurance Law