The award categories in the 2011 Lawyers Weekly Awards will recognise the finest individual legal practitioners or teams of practitioners in each category.
The 2011 Lawyers Weekly Awards judging panel comprises a selection of key legal industry participants selected by Lawyers Weekly. These participants will not hold current affiliations to any one legal employer and will be selected based on their long-standing contribution to the legal profession.
Submissions will be assessed against a set of criteria. This approach allows for flexibility in recognising innovation or creativity, while specific quantitative evidence linked to business outcomes validates qualitative claims.
Nominations are first reviewed by the Lawyers Weekly editorial team, where candidates will be short-listed as finalists, based on the individual award criteria.
Finalist nominations will then be passed on to the Lawyers Weekly Awards judging panel where nominations will be reviewed and winners and highly commended entries in each category decided.
Nominations for the 2011 Lawyers Weekly Awards have now closed. Please look out for full details on this year's finalists in the July issue of Lawyers Weekly.
For more information on the awards, please email lwawards@lexisnexis.com.au.
2010 Lawyers Weekly Award winners
The winners were announced at the Lawyers Weekly Icon Awards cocktail party, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, on Thursday 5th August 2010.
The College of Law - Law Student of the Year Award
WINNER: Clare McKay, University of Western Australia
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Arjuna Dibley, Australian National University
FINALISTS: Louise Dargan, Clayton Utz
Russell Boulton, Murdoch University
The Salvation Army Pro Bono Initiative Award
WINNER: Bill McCredie, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Annette Bain, Executive Director, Freehills Foundation, Freehills
Minter Ellison SA/NT and the Housing Legal Clinic
FINALISTS: Gilbert + Tobin "How Big Are Your Dreams?"
Mallesons Stephen Jaques and the Cyber Project
The Dolman In-House Lawyer or Team Award
WINNER: Cadbury Legal Team, Cadbury Pty Ltd (now part of Kraft Foods group)
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Suzanne Greenwood, Corporate Counsel & Company Secretary, St Vincent’s & Holy Spirit Health Ltd
FINALISTS: Perpetual Legal Team, Perpetual Limited
Pregno Family Investments Legal Team, Pregno Family Investments Pty Ltd
The Michael Page Young Gun Award
WINNER: Fergus Green, Lawyer, Allens Arthur Robinson
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Jnana Gumbert, Director, Stacks/Goudkamp
FINALISTS: Scott Higgins, Lawyer, Gadens Lawyers
Gavin Hollamby, Senior Associate, Lander & Rogers
The e.law Asia Pacific Box Breaker Award
WINNERS: Martijn Wilder, Head of Global Environmental Markets and Climate Change, Baker & McKenzie
John Ridgway, Partner - PLN Lawyers and Managing Partner - Pacific Legal Network, PLN Lawyers (Sydney) (Pacific Legal Network)
FINALISTS: Ken Jagger & Cai Lin Tan, Managing Director / Legal Practice Manager (Melbourne), Balance Legal
Stephen Lancken, Australian Principal, The Trillium Group
The Integrity Legal Talent Manager of the Year Award
WINNER: Kate Rimer, Executive Director, People and Development, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Gareth Bennett, Director, People & Development, Freehills
FINALISTS: Alexis Navie, Director of Human Resources, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Gemma Johnston, Swaab Attorneys, People & Development Manager
The e.law Asia Pacific Practice Manager of the Year Award
WINNER: Bronwyn Pott, CEO, Swaab Attorneys
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tim Shacklock, Chief Operating Officer, Norton Rose Australia
FINALISTS: Robert Arnold, Asia Pacific Practice Group Leader, Intellectual Property Group, Baker & McKenzie
Andrew Price, Chief Operating Officer, Wotton + Kearney
The Charterhouse Partnership Deal Maker of the Year Award
WINNER: Tony Damian, Partner, Freehills
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Joshua Cole, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
FINALISTS: Stuart Byrne, Head of Equity Capital, Clayton Utz
Louis Chiam, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
The First Law International Managing Partner of the Year Award
WINNER: Danny Gilbert, Managing Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
HIGHLY COMMENDED: John W.H. Denton, Partner & Chief Executive Officer, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sharon Cook, Managing Partner, Henry Davis York
FINALISTS: John Nerurker, CEO, Mills Oakley Lawyers
Don Boyd, Managing Partner Australia / Group Deputy Chief Executive, Norton Rose Australia
The Hughes-Castell Life Achievement Award
WINNER: John Sharkey AM, Partner and Head of Construction and Engineering, Norton Rose Australia
FINALISTS: Frank Zipfinger, Partner and Chairman, Mallesons in the Community, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Bob Baxt, Partner, Freehills
Danny Gilbert, Managing Partner, Gilbert + Tobin
