Global Presence
Best Lawyers Worldwide
Best Lawyers uses an internationally respected and sophisticated methodology based on peer-review to identify the top lawyers all across the world.
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Australia
The 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in Australia™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™ recognize the professional excellence of 4,827 lawyers. These recognitions are based entirely on peer review. Our process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice areas.
Additional recognitions are also awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region in a Best Lawyers edition. The most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia™ also recognized 307 lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” honorees. Visit our research timelines to stay up to date on future editions and nominate a lawyer today for consideration in the next round of awards.
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Best Lawyers Global Presence
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world, has assisted those in need of legal services in identifying the lawyers best qualified to represent them for more than 40 years. Our global coverage expanded in 2006, and during the last 17 years we have grown to research the top talent in 76 regions around the world. Our 2023 editions encompass 22 global markets and we also now highlight lawyers earlier in their careers through our “Ones to Watch” awards in select markets. Through our Purely Peer Review™ methodology process, we have been able to identify 143,929 lawyers worldwide for their excellence in practice. Best Lawyers awards are published online and in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.