Awards

MinterEllison and Thomson Geer named Law Firms of the Year

Apr 22 2024 Updated April 22, 2024

Ian Horswill

1 min read

MinterEllison was named Australia’s Law Firm of the Year in Real Property Law and Thomson Geer named Australia’s Law Firm of the Year in Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law in the 2025 The Best Lawyers in Australia edition.

19 MinterEllison lawyers, including Robin Lyons (pictured left), Partner Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law, Brisbane, have been named among Australia’s top legal practitioners and James Horwood, Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law, also in Brisbane, was named one of the lawyers "to watch".

Bianca McGoldrick (pictured right), of Jackson McDonald, who has appeared at DCM Institute Professional Development Days, was also named a Lawyer of the Year for Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law in Perth.

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