FINALISTS 2009

ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009 - Finalists

Deals Award Finalists

DEBT MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
 
Ozcar - Auto dealers securitisation
 
 
Firms:
Allens Arthur Robinson
Mallesons Stephens Jacques
Blake Dawson
Commonwealth Attorney General's Department
 
Banks:
Credit Suisse
ANZ
CBA
Westpac
NAB
Perpetual Trustee
 
 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
Primary Health Care - Symbion Health acquisition financing
 
Firms:
Minter Ellison
Clayton Utz
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Baker & McKenzie
 
Banks:
Caliburn
 
Accountants:
Deloitte
 
 
Apex Minerals Convertible Notes
 
 
Firms:
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Salter Power
Wright Legal
 
Banks:
Goldman Sachs JBWere
 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
Incitec Pivot - Dyno Nobel acquisition financing
 
Firms:
Freehills
Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Allens Arthur Robinson
Sullivan & Cromwell
 
Banks:
Macquarie Capital Advisers
 
 
Project Apple
 

Firms:

Russell McVeagh

Bell Gully

Banks:
Credit Suisse
BOS International (Australia)
ANZ
Calyon Australia
 
Accountants:
Deloitte
 
 
 
ENERGY & RESOURCES DEAL OF THE YEAR
 
 
 
Origin Energy / ConocoPhillips Joint Venture
 
Firms:
Clayton Utz
Allens Arthur Robinson
 
Banks:
Macquarie Capital
 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
Sinosteel acquisition of Midwest Corporation
 
Firms:
Deacons
Hardy Bowen
Minter Ellison
 
Banks:
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley

Accountants:

RBC Capital Markets

Gresham Partners

Santos - PETRONAS Gladstone LNG partnership
 
Firms:
Freehills

Vinson & Elkins

 Addisons

Banks: N/A

 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
 
BG Group - Queensland Gas Company acquisition
 
Firms:
Gilbert + Tobin
McCullough Robertson
Mallesons
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
 
Banks: 
ABN AMRO Morgans
 Austock
Accountants: N/A
 
 
Chinalco's and Alcoa's acquisition of a 12% interest in Rio Tinto
 
 
Firms:
Mallesons
Clifford Chance
Alens Arthur Robinson
 
Banks: N/A
 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
Aceh Province carbon - deforestation avoidance deal
 
Firms:
Baker & McKenzie
Blake Dawson
Bell Gully
 
Banks:
Merrill Lynch Commodities (Europe) Limited
 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
 
EQUITY MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
 
 
 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia equity placement
 
Firms:
Baker & McKenzie
Freehills
Sullivan & Cromwell
Sidley Austin
 
Banks:
Credit Suisse
Citi
J.P. Morgan
CommSec
 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
Wesfarmers AREO - A$2.6 billion
 
Firms:
Blake Dawson
Allens Arthur Robinson
Sidley Austin
Sullivan & Cromwell
 
Banks:
ABN Amro
UBS
Goldman Sachs JBWere
Macquarie
 Deutsche Bank
JP Morgan
 
Accountants:
Ernst & Young
 
 
 
National Australia Bank’s $3 billion capital raising
 
Firms:
Allens Arthur Robinson
Mallesons
Skadden Arps
Sullivan & Cromwell
 
Banks:
Goldman Sachs JBWere
UBS
Merrill Lynch

Accountants: N/A

 
GPT Group Accelerated Non-renounceable Entitlement Offer
 
Firms:
Freehills
Allens Arthur Robinson
Sidley Austin
Skadden Arps
 
Banks:
Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch
UBS AG, Australia Branch
 
Accountants:
 PWC Australia
Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty Ltd
 
 
 
Maui Capital Indigo Fund Limited Partnership
 
Firms:
Chapman Tripp
Minter Ellison
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
 
Banks: N/A
 
Accountants:
PWC
 
 
Primary Health Care capital raising - A$1.2bn
 
Firms:
Baker & McKenzie
Mallesons
 
Banks:
Deutsche Bank
 
Accountants:
ABN Amro Rothschild
Credit Suisse
 
 
 
INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR

 

 

Allco Finance Group restructuring, refinancing and receivership

Firms:
Allens Arthur Robinson
Blake Dawson
Corrs
Deacons
Henry Davis York
Gilbert + Tobin
 
Banks:
Citi
 
Accountants:
McGrath Nichol
Ferrier Hodgson
 
 
Centro Property Group restructure
 
Firms:
Allens Arthur Robinson
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Freehills
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Arnold Bloch Leibler
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Minter Ellison
Henry Davis York
Clayton Utz
Blake Dawson
 
Banks:
JP Morgan
 
Accountants:
McGrathNicol
KPMG
Capstone Advisory Group LLC
Houlihan Lokey
 
 
Hanover Group Debt Restructure
 
Firms:
Chapman Tripp
Buddle Findlay
Russell Mc Veagh
 
Financial Advisors:
KordaMentha, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
 
 
Retravision Deed of Company Arrangement
 
Firms:
Clayton Utz
Henry Davis York
Maddocks
Deacons
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
 
Banks:
Westpac
Perpetual Trustee
 
Accountants:
Grant Thornton
Deloitte
 
 
 
M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR

 

Primary Health Care takeover of Symbion Health

Firms:
Clayton Utz
Mallesons
Minter Ellison
Baker & McKenzie
 
Banks:
UBS
Goldman Sachs JBWere
Caliburn Partnership
Deutsche Bank
National Australia Bank
 
Accountants:
ABN Amro
Calyon Australia
Credit Suisse
 
 
Sinosteel acquisition of Midwest Corporation
 
Firms:
Deacons
Hardy Bowen
Minter Ellison
 
Banks:
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Accountants:
RBC Capital Markets
Gresham Partners
 
 
BG Group acquisition of Queensland Gas Company Limited
 
Firms:
Gilbert + Tobin
McCullough Robertson
Mallesons
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Baker & McKenzie
 
Banks:
Austock
 
Accountants:
ABN AMRO Morgans
 
 
 
Westpac - St George merger
 
Firms:
Allens Arthur Robinson
Gilbert + Tobin
Skadden Arps
 
Banks:
UBS Investment Bank
Grant Samuel
Caliburn Parntership Pty Ltd
 
Accountants:
KPMG
PrciewaterhouseCoopers
 
 
 
Crown acquisition of Toll NZ rail and ferry operations
 
Firms:
Russell McVeagh
Simpson Grierson
 
Banks:
Cameron Partners
 
Accountants:
Price Waterhouse Coopers
 
 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia - BankWest acquisition
 
Firms:
Freehills
Baker & McKenzie
Clayton Utz
Cochrane Lishman
Minter Ellison
 
Banks:
CBA
BankWest
HSBOS
Credit Suisse, Cici, J.P. Morgan and Commsec
 
Accountants:
Credit Suisse
JP Morgan
 
 
PROJECT FINANCE DEAL OF THE YEAR
 

 

 

Royal North Shore Hospital (RNS) redevelopment

Firms:
Clayton Utz
Mallesons
Herbert Geer
Blake Dawson
 
Banks:
ABN Amro
 
Accountants:
PriceWaterHouseCoopers
 
 
 
Brisbane Airport Link PPP
 
Firms:
Clayton Utz
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Minter Ellison
 
Banks:
Macquarie Bank
 
Accountants:
Ernest & Young
 
 
AGL sale of wind farm to EIT
 
Firms:
Minter Ellison
Freehills
Gilbert + Tobin
 
 
Banks:
Macquarie Bank
 
Accountants: N/A
 
 
Energy Infrastructure Investments Group asset sale
 
Firms:
Allens Arthur Robinson
Chang Pistilli & Simmons
Gadens
Mallesons
Minter Ellison
Freehills
 
Banks: N/A
 
Accountants:
Deloitte
 
 
 
Worsley Steam Plant Project Financing
 
Firms:
Allens Arthur Robinson
Blake Dawson
Freehills
 
Banks: N/A
 
Accountants:
Corpac Partners
 
 
 
NZ DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR
  • John Strowger, Chapman Tripp
  • Pat Bowler, Russell McVeagh
  • Kevin Jaffe, Simpson Grierson
  • Chris Gordon, Bell Gully
NZ DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
  • Commercial/Corporate, Simpson Grierson
  • Corporate/ M&A, Bell Gully
  • Restructuring/ Insolvency, Chapman Tripp
  • Corporate Advisory, Kensington Swan
  • Finance, Russell McVeagh
AUSTRALIAN DEALMAKER OF THE YEAR
  • Ewen Crouch, Allens Arthur Robinson
  • Tony Damian, Freehills
  • Philippa Stone, Freehills
  • Gary Lawler, Gilbert + Tobin
  • Tim Bednall, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • Craig Semple, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
AUSTRALIAN DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
  • M&A, Deacons
  • M&A, Freehills
  • Corporate/ M&A, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • Capital Markets, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
DEAL OF THE YEAR

To be announced on the evening. 

 

In-house Award Finalists

Banking & Financial Services In-House Team of the Year
  • APA
  • Commonwealth Bank
  • Westpac
  • HSBC Bank Australia
Insurance In-House Team of the Year
  • IAG
  • Suncorp -Metway
  • Legal Practitioners Liability Committee (Melbourne)
  • Colonial First State Investments and Comminsure
Investment Bank In-House Team of the Year
  • UBS
  • Goldman Sachs JB Were
  • Deutsche Bank
New Zealand In-House Team of the Year
  • Fonterra
  • Toll NZ
  • Rank
  • Maui Capital
Australian In-House Team of the Year
  • Telstra
  • Commonwealth Bank
  • Primary Health
  • Wesfarmers
In-House Lawyer of the Year
  • David Simpson - United
  • Sandra Dureau - APA
  • Ursula Hogben - Merrill Lynch
  • David Cohen - Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Kerry Gleeson - Incitec Pivot

Firm Award Finalists

Employment Specialist Firm of the Year
  • Australian Business Lawyers
  • Harmers Workplace Lawyers
  • FCB - Workplace Lawyers and Consultants
  • Kiely Thompson Caisley
  • Shanahan Tudhope Lawyers
Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year
  • DLA Phillips Fox
  • Moray & Agnew Solicitors
  • Wotton & Kearney
  • TurksLegal
  • Lander & Rogers
IP Specialist Firm of the Year
  • Davies Collison Cave
  • FB Rice & Co
  • Griffith Hack
  • Truman Hoyle
  • Hudson Gavin Martin
Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
  • Gilbert + Tobin
  • Henry Davis York
  • Blake Dawson
  • Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • Minter Ellison
  • Russell McVeagh
CSR Firm of the Year
  • Mallesons Stephen Jacques
  • DLA Phillips Fox
  • Baker & McKenzie
  • Blake Dawson
  • Freehills
Innovative Use of Technology Award
  • Minter Ellison
  • Mallesons Stephen Jacques
  • Freehills
International Law Firm of the Year
  • Baker & McKenzie
  • Skadden
  • Sidley Austin
  • Sullivan & Cromwell
Adelaide Law Firm of the Year
  • Finlaysons
  • Thomson Playford Cutlers
  • Wallmans Lawyers
  • Piper Alderman
Brisbane Law Firm of the Year
  • Carter Newell Lawyers
  • McCullough Robertson
  • HopgoodGanim Lawyers
  • MacDonnells Law
  • Thynne & Macartney
Perth Law Firm of the Year
  • Jackson McDonald
  • Pullinger Readhead Lucas
  • Cochrane Lishman
  • Blakiston & Crabb
Melbourne Law Firm of the Year
  • Hall & Wilcox
  • Mills Oakley Lawyers
  • Herbert Geer
  • Maddocks
Sydney Law Firm of the Year
  • Chang, Pistilli & Simmons
  • Gilbert & Tobin
  • Henry Davis York
  • Truman Hoyle Lawyers
Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession
  • To be announced on the evening.
Managing Partner of the Year
  • John Denton, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
  • Robert Milliner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
  • Gary McDiarmid, Russell McVeagh
  • Danny Gilbert, Gilbert + Tobin
  • Margaret Fitzsimons, Thynne & Macartney 
  • Bill Fazio, Herbert Geer


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