CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2012 ALB AWARD FINALISTS
ALB Australasian Law Awards 2012 - Finalists
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*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.  If your firm is missing from this list, please contact Emily.ings@thomsonreuters.com with the requisite information and we will ensure that the list of winners, to be published in issue 10.6, is updated as appropriate.
 
 
**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

  • FIRMS - Clifford Chance                                               
 
  
ENERGY & RESOURCES DEAL OF THE YEAR

Apache Energy participation in Wheatstone LNG Project 

  • FIRMS – Freehills

 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 -  PricewaterhouseCoopers
  

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 – Baker & McKenzie, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Allens Arthur Robinson, Freehills, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Gilbert + Tobin, Ashurst , Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Minter Ellisons, Clayton Utz
  • 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 Stephen Jaques, Gilbert + Tobin, Ashurst   
  

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                                        
  • ·         Pip Greenwood, Russell McVeagh                                          
  • ·         James Gibson, Bell Gully                                             
  • ·         Andrew Harkness,  Simpson Grierson                                    
  • ·         Frank McLaughlin, Chapman Tripp                                           
 
 NZ DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
  • ·         Russell McVeagh Corporate Team                            
  • ·         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
  • ·         David Friedlander, Mallesons Stephen Jaques                   
  • ·         Philippa Stone, Freehills                                               
  • ·         Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Freehills                     
  • ·         Tony Denholder, Ashurst
  • ·         Damian Reichel, Johnson Winter & Slattery
  • ·         Tony Bancroft, Gilbert + Tobin                                  
 
AUSTRALIAN DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
  • ·         Baker & McKenzie Major Projects           
  • ·         Freehills Corporate/ M & A                         
  • ·         Allens Arthur Robinson project finance 
  • ·         Ashurst Restructuring and Insolvency                    
  • ·         Corrs Chambers Westgarth Energy & Resources                                               
  • ·         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 – PricewaterhouseCoopers, 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                                                                                     
  •