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

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