Macquarie Bank ALB Australasian Law Awards 2011 - Winners
Congraulations to all of the winners, announced on the 19th May 2011 at the Westin Hotel, Sydney.

• Debt market deal of the year
  • Bank of New Zealand covered bond issue
    • Firms: Allen & Overy, Chapman Tripp, Linklaters, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Russell McVeagh
    • Banks: Barclays PLC, Deutsche Bank, London Branch, Deutsche Bank, Luxembourg S.A
    • Accountants: PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Energy & Resources Deal of the year
  • Arrow Energy/Dart Energy demerger, Shell & PetroChina takeover of Arrow Energy
    • Firms: Allens Arthur Robinson, Blake Dawson, Gilbert + Tobin
    • Banks: UBS, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Rothschild
    • Accountants: Deloitte
• Equity deal of the year
  • Queensland Rail IPO
    • Firms: Allens Arthur Robinson, Baker & McKenzie, Clayton Utz, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Minter Ellison, Sidley Austin, Sullivan & Cromwell
    • Banks: Credit Suisse (Australia) Limited, Goldman Sachs & Partners Australia Pty Ltd, Merrill Lynch International (Australia) Limited, RBS Equity Capital Markets (Australia) Limited and UBS AG, Australia Branch
    • Accountants: Ernst & Young, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Insolvency & restructuring deal of the year
  • Alinta Energy restructure
    • Firms: Allens Arthur Robinson, Arnold Bloch Leibler, Baker & McKenzie, Blake Dawson, Bingham McCutcheon, Clayton Utz, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Freehills, Gilbert + Tobin, Henry Davis York, Mallesons, Minter Ellison, Sidley Austin (US Counsel)
    • Banks: Moelis & Company, Rothschild, UBS
    • Accountants: KordaMentha/333 Capital
• M&A Deal of the Year
  • Newcrest Mining acquisition of Lihir Gold
    • Firms: Allens Arthur Robinson, Blake Dawson, Sullivan & Cromwell, Sidley Austin (US Counsel)
    • Banks: Greenhill Caliburn, Lazard, Merrill Lynch, Macquarie Capital Advisers
• Project finance deal of the year
  • Karara Iron Ore project
    • Firms: Clayton Utz, Clifford Chance, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Norton Rose, Wright & Cooney
    • Banks: Syndicate of Chinese banks led by Bank of China and the Chinese Development Bank Corporation
• NZ Dealmaker of the year
  • Barry Brown, Chapman Tripp
• NZ Deal team of the year
  • Bell Gully corporate team
• Australian Deal maker of the year
  • Jon Webster, AAR
• Australian Deal team of the year
  • Freehills M&A team
• New Zealand Deal of the Year
  • Auckland local authority amalgamation
    • Firms: Russell McVeagh, Simpson Grierson
• Australian deal of the year
  • Queensland Rail IPO
• Banking & Financial Services In-house team of the year
  • AMP
• Insurance in-house team of the year
  • CBA Legal Group - Colonial First State Investments & CommInsure Legal
• Investment bank in-house team of the year
  • UBS
• New Zealand in-house team of the year
  • Air New Zealand
• Australian in-house team of the year
  • UBS
• In-house lawyer of the year
  • Sandra Steele, Bovis Lend Lease
• Employment firm of the year
  • Harmers Workplace Lawyers
• Insurance firm of the year
  • Sparke Helmore
• IP Specialist Firm of the Year
  • Griffith Hack
• Corporate citizen firm of the year
  • Arnold Bloch Liebler
• CSR Firm of the year
  • Mallesons
• Innovative use of technology award
  • Gilbert + Tobin
• International firm of the year
  • Baker & McKenzie
• Adelaide firm of the year
  • Finlaysons
• Brisbane Law Firm of the Year
  • McCullough Robertson
• Perth firm of the year
  • Jackson McDonald
• Melbourne Firm of the Year
  • Herbert Geer
• Sydney firm of the year
  • Henry Davis York
• Managing partner of the year
  • Robert Milliner, Mallesons