ALB is pleased to annouce the finalist of the 2012 ALB Law Awards. For further details about the Awards, inlcuding the judging process please click here
COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION – BANKS, ACCOUNTANTS AND LEGAL ADVISORS
Please note that the names of banks, accountants and legal advisors on a transaction reflects the information received from nominees and this information may be incomplete. Omission of an advisor from the list should therefore not be taken as commentary on the role that party played in the deal.
FIRM MERGERS – NAMING OF FIRMS
A number of firms have changed names during 2011 and 2012 following mergers. While the 2012 Law Awards relates to work undertaken during the 2011 financial year, we have allowed firms to refer to themselves with their new branding if this is considered desirable. However, new entities were not eligible for any “firm of the year” awards if they did not exist in 2011.
DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Global Covered Bond Programme
- FIRMS – Ashurst, Sullivan & Cromwell, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Sidley Austin
- BANKS - Deutsche Bank, ANZ Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Nomura International, UBS
- ACCOUNTANTS – KPMG
Brisbane Airport MTN Programme
- FIRMS - Gilbert + Tobin, Norton Rose
- BANKS - RBC, Westpac, NAB, BNY Mellon
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) global covered bonds programme
- FIRMS - Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Sullivan & Cromwell, Linklaters LLP, Sidley Austin LLP
Origin Energy Senior Notes Offering
- FIRMS - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Clayton Utz
US$12.5 billion acquisition facility for SABMiller plc's takeover bid for Foster's Group Limited
ENERGY & RESOURCES DEAL OF THE YEAR
Apache Energy participation in Wheatstone LNG Project
Gladstone Ports Corporation - Wiggins Island Coal Terminal Development
- FIRMS - Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Ashurst, Freehills, Allens Arthur Robinson, Clayton Utz, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Origin Energy acquisition of NSW energy retail assets
- FIRMS - Clayton Utz, Baker & McKenzie, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- BANKS - Macquarie Capital, Lazard, Credit Suisse
Peabody’s US$5.2 billion hostile takeover of Macarthur Coal
- FIRMS - Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Freehills, Henry Davis York, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- BANKS - JP Morgan, UBS, Merrill Lynch, RBC Capital Markets
- ACCOUNTANTS - PWC
Woodlawn Wind Farm Project
- FIRMS - Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Allens Arthur Robinson, Gilbert + Tobin
EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
Alinta deleveraging transaction
- FIRMS – Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Allens Arthur Robinson, Freehills, Baker & McKenzie, Gilbert + Tobin, Clayton Utz, Ashurst
Fairfax Media and Trade Me Group IPO
- FIRMS – Russell McVeagh, Freehills, Buddle Findlay, Mallesons, Baker and McKenzie, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
- BANKS – UBS
- ACCOUNTANTS - Ernst & Young
Origin Energy's A$2.3 billion capital raising
- FIRMS – Clayton Utz, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Baker & McKenzie
- BANKS - Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan Australia, Macquarie Capital Adviser
Treasury Wine Estates $2.5 bn listing on the ASX
- FIRMS – Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Johnson Winter Slattery
West Australian Newspapers capital raising
- FIRMS – Allens Arthur Robinson, Baker & McKenzie, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
INSOLVENCY & RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR
Alinta Finance Australia Pty Limited Restructuring
- FIRMS – Ashurst, Baker & McKenzie, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Allens Arthur Robinson, Freehills, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Gilbert + Tobin, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Clayton Utz, Minter Ellison
- BANKS - Macquarie Bank
Borders/Angus & Robertson Restructure
- FIRMS – Clayton Utz, Russell McVeagh, Gilbert + Tobin
- ACCOUNTANT - Ferrier Hodgson
Centro restructure
- FIRMS – Arnold Bloch Leibler, Clifford Chance, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Bracewell & Giuliani, Allens Arthur Robinson, Freehills, Clayton Utz/Maddocks, Johnson Winter & Slattery, Baker & McKenzie, Henry Davis York
- BANKS – Flagstaff, Moelis, UBS
- ACCOUNTANTS – McGrathNicol, KPMG
Restructuring of the Colorado Group
- FIRMS – Ashurst, Allens Arthur Robinson, Henry Davis York, Gilbert + Tobin
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR
AXA/AMP Limited Merger
- FIRMS – Chapman Tripp, Clayton Utz, Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Allens Arthur Robinson, Norton Rose
- BANKS – UBS, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie
National Broadband Network – Financial heads of agreement between NBN Co and Telstra
- FIRMS – Ashurst, Clayton Utz, Gilbert + Tobin, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
NBN Co Definitive Agreements
- FIRMS – Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Ashurst, Mallesons, Gilbert + Tobin·
New South Wales Electricity Project
- FIRMS – Baker & McKenzie, Johnson Winter & Slattery, Clayton Utz, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- BANKS - Credit Suisse, Lazard Carnegie Wylie
SABMiller plc's acquisition of Foster's Group Limited
- FIRMS – Allen & Overy, Allens Arthur Robinson, Clifford Chance, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Johnson Winter Slattery, Hogan Lovells, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (NY), Bell Gully
- BANKS - Goldman Sachs, Gresham Advisory Partners
- ACCOUNTANTS - PricewaterhouseCoopers
PROJECT FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
Asia Pacific LNG Project financing contract with China Petrochemical Corp. (Sinopec)
- FIRMS – Sullivan & Cromwell, Vinson & Elkins, Baker & McKenzie
Gold Coast Rapid Transit
- FIRMS – Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Allens Arthur Robinson, Maddocks, DLA Piper, Minter Ellison, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
National Broadband Network
- FIRMS – Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Gilbert + Tobin, Ashurt, Clayton Utz
New Royal Adelaide Hospital PPP
- FIRMS – Allens Arthur Robinson, Clayton Utz, Freehills, Norton Rose, Minter Ellison
- ACCOUNTANTS - Ernst & Young, Mercer, Macquarie
Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal
- FIRMS – Allens Arthur Robinson, Ashurst, Clifford Chance, Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Clayton Utz
- BANKS - ANZ Corporate Advisory
- ACCOUNTANTS - Ernst & Young
NZ DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR
- · Brynn Gilbertson, Bell Gully
- · James Gibson, Bell Gully
- Pip Greenwood, Russell McVeagh
- · Andrew Harkness, Simpson Grierson
- · Frank McLaughlin, Chapman Tripp
NZ DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
- Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Corporate and Commercial Team
- Chapman Tripp Corporate Team
- Bell Gully Corporate Team
- Simpson Grierson Banking & Finance transactions team
AUSTRALIAN DEAL MAKER OF THE YEAR
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- · Tony Bancroft, Gilbert + Tobin
- · David Friedlander, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- · Tony Denholder, Ashurst
- · Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Freehills
- · Damian Reichel, Johnson Winter & Slattery
- · Philippa Stone, Freehills
AUSTRALIAN DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
- · Allens Arthur Robinson project finance
- · Ashurst Restructuring and Insolvency
- · Baker & McKenzie Major Projects
- · Corrs Chambers Westgarth Energy & Resources
- · Freehills Corporate/ M & A
- · Johnson Winter & Slattery Transactional & Advisory
NEW ZEALAND DEAL OF THE YEAR
Canterbury Earthquakes Residential Red Zones
- FIRMS – Russell McVeagh, Buddle Findlay, Mortlock McCormack, Chapman Tripp, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Fairfax Media and Trade Me Group IPO
- FIRMS – Russell McVeagh, Freehills, Buddle Findlay, Mallesons, Baker & McKenzie, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
- BANKS – UBS
- ACCOUNTANTS - Ernst & Young
New Zealand Government’s roll-out of Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) in
- FIRMS – Bell Gully, Chapman Tripp, Russell McVeagh, Simpson Grierson, Tompkins Wake, DLA Philips Fox, Lane Neave
- ACCOUNTANTS – PricewaterhouseCoopers, Goldman Sachs, Cameron Partners
Project LINC
- FIRMS – Simpson Grierson, Westpac In-house Counsel, Russell McVeagh
- ACCOUNTANTS – PricewaterhouseCoopers
Telecom demerger
- FIRMS – Chapman Tripp, Russell McVeagh, Bell Gully, Allens Arthur Robinson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
- BANKS - Goldman Sachs & Partners Australia, Goldman Sachs & Partners New Zealand, First NZ Capital Securities Limited, Credit Suisse (Australia) Limited
- ACCOUNTANTS – PwC, Goldman Sachs, Cameron Partners, KPMG
AUSTRALIAN DEAL OF THE YEAR
To be announced on the night
BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
- · Challenger Limited
- · UBS AG
- · Westpac New Zealand Limited
ENERGY & RESOURCES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
- · AngloGold Ashanti Australia Ltd
- · Minerals and Metals Group
- · Origin Energy Limited
INSURANCE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
- · Allianz Australia (Corporate)
- · QBE (European Operations)
INVESTMENT BANK IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
- · ANZ
- · Deutsche Bank
- · JP Morgan
- · Macquarie Bank
- · UBS AG
NEW ZEALAND IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
- · Heartland New Zealand Limited
- · Fletcher Building Limited
- · Telecom
- · Westpac New Zealand Limited
AUSTRALIAN IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
- · Challenger Limited
- · Foxtel
- · Minerals and Metals Group
- · NBN Co. limited
- · Origin Energy Limited
- · UBS AG
IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
- · David Cohen, CBA
- · Daniel Krutik, Origin Energy Limited
- · Greg Watson, Metcash
EMPLOYMENT FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Australian Business Lawyers
- · Harmers Workplace Lawyers
- · Lander & Rogers
- · Middletons
- · Norton Rose
- · People & Culture Strategies
INSURANCE SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Curwood Lawyers
- · Lander & Rogers
- · Minter Ellison
- · Sparke Helmore
- · Turks Legal
- · Wotton + Kearney
IP SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Davies Collison Cave
- · DLA Piper
- · FB Rice
- · Griffith Hack
- · Slaters Intellectual Property Lawyers
- · Wrays
CORPORATE CITIZEN FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Bell Gully
- · Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- · Freehills
- · Gadens Lawyers
- · Gilbert + Tobin
- · Harmers Workplace Lawyers
CSR FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Baker & McKenzie
- · Freehills
- · Mallesons Stephen Jaques
INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AWARD
- · Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- · Gilbert + Tobin
- · Griffith Hack
- · Mallesons Stephen Jaques
INTERNATIONAL FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Baker & McKenzie
- · DLA Piper
- · Norton Rose
- · Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- · Sullivan & Cromwell
ADELAIDE FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Finlaysons
- · Fox Tucker Lawyers
- · Kelly & Co. Lawyers
- · Piper Alderman
PERTH FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Allion Legal
- · Jackson McDonald
- · Lavan Legal
BRISBANE FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Carter Newell Lawyers
- · Cooper Grace Ward
- · HopgoodGanim
- · McCullough Robertson
MELBOURNE FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Hall & Wilcox Lawyers
- · Herbert Geer
- · Lander & Rogers
- · Mills Oakley Lawyers
SYDNEY FIRM OF THE YEAR
- · Gilbert + Tobin
- · Henry Davis York
- · Marque Lawyers
- · Truman Hoyle Lawyers
MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR
- · Sharon Cook , Henry Davis York
- · John Denton, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- · Chris Freeland, Baker & McKenzie
- · Danny Gilbert, Gilbert + Tobin
- · Roger Partridge, Bell Gully
Are you a 2012 finalist? If you would like an Official Finalist Logo please email paul.ferris@thomsonreuters.com
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Bell Gully Corporate Team
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Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Corporate and Commercial team
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Russell McVeagh CorporateTeam
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Simpson Grierson Banking & Finance transactions team