2021 Awards

Awards

Australian Communications Industry (ACOMM) Awards

• Winner: Services to Industry – Professional Services

Australasian Lawyer

• Rising Stars
• Gabrielle Sheehan (Commercial Litigation)
• Shirley-Anne Hu (Competition)
• Named a 5-Star Intellectual Property Law Firm
• Australasian Law Awards

Winner:

• Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year
• Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year – Bain Capital acquisition of Virgin Australia
• Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year – Moranbah North-Grosvenor mining complex transaction

Excellence Awards:

• Debt Market Deal of the Year – Australian Office of Financial Management Forebearance SPF: Heartland reverse mortgage securitisation
• Infrastructure and Projects Deal of the Year – Port Kembla LNG import Facility
• Mid-Market Deal of the Year – Tattarang cross-border purchase of R.M. Williams
• Australian Dealmaker of the Year – Timothy Sackar
• Law Firm of the Year (>500 lawyers)
• Excellence in Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Excellence in Technology and Innovation

• Elite Women list: Emma Covacevich, Nikki Robinson and Cilla Robinson among 50 female lawyers recognised for their professional achievements and contributions to diversity and inclusion in 2021

Best Lawyers Australia

• Clayton Utz named a 2022 Law Firm of the Year in The Best Lawyers in Australia

Chambers Asia Pacific Awards

• Australia Law Firm of the Year – Finalist

Client Choice Awards

• Best Provider to Power and Utilities

Good Company

• Featured as a top employer for workplace giving

IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards

• Most Innovative Law Firm of the Year – Australia
• Restructuring Deal of the Year
• Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year

International Bar Association

• Recipient – IBA 2021 Group Member Award

International Tax Review Awards

• Named an Impact Deal of the Year – Bain Capital acquisition of Virgin Australia

Lawyers Weekly

• Clayton Utz congratulates our lawyers Dennis Mak, Alan Parnell and Shaun Chng, who were named winners in their respective categories at the Lawyers Weekly 30 under 30 Awards 2021, announced on 11 June.

Turnaround Management Association Transaction of the Year Awards

• International Company Turnaround/Transaction - Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd – Timothy Sackar (lead partner) (2021)

Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality

• Clayton Utz continues to be an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality