Thomson Geer Rankings
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Thomson Geer has been recommended in 17 practice areas in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - 2025 Edition edition
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| 5 | Australia > Banking and finance | Thomson Geer | Banking and finance | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Banking and finance | ||||||
| 5 | Australia > Banking and finance | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Nicholas Creed; Jeff Baker | ING Bank NV, Qoria | Acted for Societe Generale and ING Bank NV as financiers and hedge provider for Westgold Resources. Acted for Qoria in relation to a A$37,850,000 secured corporate and acquisition financing. | Thomson Geer is routinely instructed by financial institutions to advise on all stages of critical lending transactions. The team also provides assistance with retail secured and asset debt recovery. Nicholas Creed's broad practice encompasses the full range of banking services, from lending to enforcement and insolvency. Jeff Baker is a key contact for offshore clients and transactions. | Australia | Banking and finance | ||||
| Australia > Capital markets | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | David Church; David Schiavello; Emma Cook; Hedley Roost; Matthew Reynolds; Michael Bowen; Michael Ng; Sanushka Seomangal; Scott Gibson | Boss Energy, Leo Lithium, Wildcat Resources, Delta Lithium, Brazilian Rare Earths, Microba Lifesciences, Embark Education Group, IXUP, Tasmea | Advised Genesis Minerals on a A$470 million capital raising to acquire the Gwalia gold mine. Advised Boss Energy on an A$220 million capital raising to fund its acquisition of a 30 per cent stake in a uranium mine. Advised Tasmea on its successful initial public offering. | Thomson Geer continues to act as a trusted adviser to mid-market companies seeking to raise capital or list on the ASX. The team consistently leads high-value capital raisings and IPOs in the key mining and energy industries. David Church and David Schiavello advise on the full spectrum of ECM and M&A transactions. Emma Cook has handled cross-border deals across a wide range of significant industries. Hedley Roost and Matthew Reynolds bring extensive experience in the energy, technology, and agricultural sectors. Michael Ng, Sanushka Seomangal, and Scott Gibson are also key members of the team. | Australia | Capital markets | |||||
| 4 | Australia > Capital markets > Capital markets: equity | Thomson Geer | Capital markets: equity | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Capital markets | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > Corporate and M&A | Thomson Geer | Corporate and M&A | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Corporate and M&A | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > Corporate and M&A | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Dan Kramer; Matthew Reynolds; Adam Brooks; Michael Bowen | David Church; David Schiavello; Emma Cook; Hedley Roost; Loretta Reynolds; Michael Ng; Scott Gibson | Kirin Holdings Company, Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, Genesis Minerals, Close the Loop, CZR Resources, Eight Parkside, Licella Holdings, Musgrave Minerals, Access Group, Boss Energy | Advised Japanese beverage giant Kirin on the acquisition of Australian vitamins-maker Blackmores for A$1.88bn. Advising MMA Offshore on its proposed acquisition by Cyan Renewables for A$1.03bn. Advising Western Australia-based gold miner Westgoldon on a proposed A$1.2bn merger. | Thomson Geer is skilled in all forms of M&A, regularly advising on cash offers, combinations, hostile takeovers and schemes of arrangement. Adam Brooks‘ versatility is demonstrated by his involvement on multiple sides of transactions. Matthew Reynolds has a strong track record in strategic M&A deals, and Michael Bowen and Dan Kramer both lead cross-border transactions across a wide range of sectors. | Australia | Corporate and M&A | |||
| Australia > Dispute resolution: arbitration > Leading partners | Thomson Geer | Bronwyn Lincoln | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | Bronwyn Lincoln – Thomson Geer | Australia | Dispute resolution: arbitration | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > Dispute resolution: litigation | Thomson Geer | Dispute resolution: litigation | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Dispute resolution: litigation | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > Dispute resolution: litigation | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Bronwyn Lincoln; Jodi Walkom; John Howard; Sylvia Fernandez; Stephen Penrose; Richard Wilenski; Yin Fang; Kaitlin Duff | Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Australia, Network 10, Nine Entertainment Co, Turnkey Innovative Engineering, X Corp, McPherson's Ltd, Calvary Health Care Ltd, White Horse Group, Antanium Resources Pte Ltd, Aditum Structured Finance Fund, AlmaStone Services Limited, Crayhill Frontera Trade Funding DAC, Quintar Kimura Special Credit Fund Limited, Rasmala Trade Finance Fund, Freshwater SA, White Oak Trade Finance LLC, Cornerpiece Capital Partners | Acted for Mitsubishi Motors Australia in its successful appeal to the High Court of Australia over allegations that fuel efficiency labels affixed to its popular Triton utility vehicle were misleading and breached consumer laws. Represented the broadcaster Network Ten in its successful defence of a high-profile defamation case. Acting for Spain in seeking to oppose the recognition and enforcement of a (purported) international arbitral award of ICSID issued to Dutch investors, NextEra Energy Global Holdings and NextEra Energy Spain Holdings. | Thomson Geer‘s disputes team is skilled in multi-party and multi-jurisdictional litigation, including before the Federal Court of Australia, Royal Commissions, tribunals and arbitral institutions. Bronwyn Lincoln is an experienced litigator and is the director of ACICA and the Australian Disputes Centre, while Jodi Walkom is regarded for her expertise in commercial disputes, including litigation involving multiple stakeholders. John Howard represents clients in all aspects of business, property and company law disputes and investigations, and Sylvia Fernandez is noted for her ability to handle high-stakes litigation in the Supreme Courts. Stephen Penrose, Richard Wilenski and Yin Fang recently joined the firm. | Australia | Dispute resolution: litigation | ||||
| 5 | Australia > Energy (transactions and regulatory) | Thomson Geer | Energy (transactions and regulatory) | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Energy (transactions and regulatory) | ||||||
| 5 | Australia > Energy (transactions and regulatory) | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Nicholas Antonas; Jae Lemin | Josh Marchant; Paul Harley; Sarah O'Brien-Smith | Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, LMS Energy, Boss Energy, Licella Holdings, Squadron Energy, Pacific Green Technology Australia, Nacap, Tamboran Resources, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Partnered with the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) in Western Australia's resource-rich Pilbara region to help it join with Philippines renewable energy company ACEN to create one of Australia's largest renewable energy vehicles Yindjibarni Energy Corporation (YEC) to undertake significant renewable energy projects in the Pilbara region Acting for Australia's leading landfill gas to energy and carbon abatement platform, LMS Energy, on vendor due diligence in relation to the proposed sale of a 50% interest in LMS Energy by Sims Metal to buyout firm Pacific Equity Partners. Advised uranium developer Boss Energy Limited (market cap A$1.93bn) on a A$220 million capital raising to fund its acquisition of a 30 per cent stake in a uranium mine in the US. Thomson Geer also advised on the acquisition | The Thomson Geer energy and resources team is 'versatile and responsive - adapting to a specific clients needs' across the oil and gas, clean energy, and mining sectors. Jae Lemin co-heads the Melbourne based team, an infrastructure finance specialist. Co-head Nicholas Antonas is 'an extremely well-studied and experienced Oil and Gas Lawyer'. | Australia | Energy (transactions and regulatory) | |||
| 4 | Australia > Infrastructure projects and construction | Thomson Geer | Infrastructure projects and construction | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Infrastructure projects and construction | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > Infrastructure projects and construction | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Andrew Kelly | Franco Aversa; St John Frawley; Jack Fan | A joint venture between Acciona Construction Australia Pty Ltd and CPB Contractors Pty Limited (known as the ACACPB JV), Turnkey Innovative Engineering Pty Ltd (Turnkey), APM GROUP (AUST) PTY LTD, St George Community Housing, Alstom, DT Infrastructure, Richard Crookes Constructions, Greystar, The Hawthorn Football Club (HFC), Nacap Pty Ltd (subsidiary of Quanta Inc), South Australian Government (Department of Infrastructure and Transport), BMD Construction, Tricon Group | Advising a joint venture between Acciona Construction Australia and CPB Contractors on packages of the billion dollar Inland Rail Southern Civil Works Program. Advising St George Community Housing (SGCH), in consortium with Lendlease, who are one of two shortlisted consortia bidding for the A$4 billion redevelopment of Waterloo, a suburb in Sydney. Acted for Turnkey Innovative Engineering in a building dispute that established legal precedent in New South Wales in a case relating to payment claims and payment schedules made under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act. | The construction team at Thomson Geer provides 'very strategic advice' to both domestic and international blue chip clients on large-scale infrastructure projects and disputes arising out of them. Andrew Kelly heads the practice group from Brisbane, with Franco Aversa in Sydney a key contact for high profile clients and Geoff Wood, also in Sydney, handling public private partnerships. | Australia | Infrastructure projects and construction | |||
| Australia > Infrastructure projects and construction > Next Generation Partners | Thomson Geer | Franco Aversa | Next Generation Partners | Individual Ranking | Franco Aversa–Thomson Geer | Australia | Infrastructure projects and construction | ||||||
| 3 | Australia > Intellectual property | Thomson Geer | Intellectual property | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Intellectual property | ||||||
| 3 | Australia > Intellectual property | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Peter Le Guay; Ben Coogan; Marlia Saunders; Kerry Awerbuch | JSHealth Holdings, Audio-Visual Copyright Society, Southern Cross Austereo, IXUP Limited, Reckitt, Solving Plastics Waste CRC, Queensland University of Technology, SenSen Networks | Thomson Geer is a regular advisor on the full gamut of contentious IP matters, with a focus on representing a wide range of media and entertainment clients. Key names in the team include experienced litigator Peter Le Guay, who leads on trade mark portfolios management issues, ‘stellar operator’ Ben Coogan, who handles alleged patent infringement matters, and Marlia Saunders, assisting with copyright infringement proceedings. The team is also well-equipped to service a range of public sector clients on acquisitions of IP and related due diligence. Kerry Awerbuch joined from Gadens in January 2024. | Australia | Intellectual property | |||||
| 4 | Australia > IT and telecoms | Thomson Geer | IT and telecoms | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | IT and telecoms | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > IT and telecoms | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Mark Feetham | Demetrios Christou | City of Sydney, Catholic Healthcare, South Australian Department for Correctional Services | Advised the City of Sydney on Australia's largest outdoor advertising and street furniture contract. Advised Catholic Healthcare on drafting and negotiating a complex contract with Alayacare for a new IT system used to manage and operate aged care facilities. Acted for the South Australian Government's Department for Correctional Services in negotiations with suppliers to deliver a new prisoner management system. | Commended for its ‘excellent advice’, Thomson Geer is noted for its expertise in cybersecurity, FinTech, outsourcing, and Saas. In Sydney, practice head Mark Feetham often advises clients on cybersecurity incident response and network rollout agreements. Demetrios Christou is proficient in cloud service agreements and smart grid deployments. | Australia | IT and telecoms | |||
| 2 | Australia > Media and entertainment | Thomson Geer | Media and entertainment | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Media and entertainment | ||||||
| 2 | Australia > Media and entertainment | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Justin Quill; John-Paul Cashen; Marlia Saunders | Network Ten Pty Limited, Nine Network Australia, The Age Company, Nationwide News, The Herald and Weekly Times, Leader Associated Newspapers, X Corp, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Special Broadcasting Service, Thryv Australia, NOVA Entertainment, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House Australia | Acted for Network Ten in a defamation case brought by a former Liberal Party staffer. Acted for X Corp to defend it against the eSafety commissioner. | Thomson Geer provides prepublication advice, as well as fielding a team of expert litigators skilled in handling high-profile defamation cases. The team is well-versed in breach of confidence, contempt, suppression orders, and freedom of information claims, and has a track record representing major clients in administrative law and judicial review matters. Additionally, they frequently advise on commercial agreements for clients, with a focus on IP and media. Justin Quill is a trusted media lawyer, renowned for his expertise and dedication. John-Paul Cashen and Marlia Saunders are both highly regarded litigators in the media and entertainment sectors. | Australia | Media and entertainment | ||||
| Australia > Media and entertainment > Leading partners | Thomson Geer | Justin Quill | Leading partners | Individual Ranking | Justin Quill – Thomson Geer | Australia | Media and entertainment | ||||||
| 3 | Australia > Native title | Thomson Geer | Native title | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Native title | ||||||
| 3 | Australia > Native title | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Paul Harley; Sarah O'Brien-Smith | Silver Lake Resources Limited, Azure Minerals Limited, Cannon Resources Limited, Future Battery Minerals Limited, Hallett Group, Falcon Minerals Limited, Metal Hawk Limited, DevelopmentWA, GMA Garnet Pty Ltd, Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation | Acting for Azure Minerals in negotiations with native title groups. Acting for Cannon Resources in negotiations with native title groups. Acting for Silver Lake in negotiations with native title groups. | The ‘approachable, available, and experienced’ practice at Thomson Geer often handles native title and aboriginal heritage protection matters. In Perth, Paul Harley is a key port of call for key infrastructure and service providers in the resources and energy sectors. Sarah O’Brien-Smith is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious mining work. | Australia | Native title | ||||
| 4 | Australia > Natural resources (transactions and regulatory) | Thomson Geer | Natural resources (transactions and regulatory) | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Natural resources (transactions and regulatory) | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > Natural resources (transactions and regulatory) | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Scott Gibson; Michael Ng; Michael Bowen; Paul Harley; Sarah O'Brien-Smith; David Church; Paul Gribble; Jae Lemin; Josh Marchant; Nicholas Antonas; Jeremy Thom | Westgold Resources, MMA Offshore, Genesis Minerals, Musgrave Minerals, Brazilian Rare Earths, Titan Minerals, Delta Lithium, Chalice Mining, Fenix Resources, Nacap | Advising Westgold on a proposed A$1.2 billion merger with Karora. | Thomson Geer boasts significant expertise across M&A, infrastructure, projects, and native title law within the resources sector. The team is frequently engaged in high-value M&A transactions, notable IPOs, and intricate project financings. Corporate and commercial matters in the resources space are core to Scott Gibson's practice. Public and private clients alike rely on Scott Gibson’s deep knowledge of equity capital markets. | Australia | Natural resources (transactions and regulatory) | ||||
| 4 | Australia > Real estate | Thomson Geer | Real estate | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Real estate | ||||||
| 4 | Australia > Real estate | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Vicki Sharp | Dexus, Village Roadshow, Lifestyle Communities, Sentinel Real Estate, Infrastructure New South Wales (INSW), Keppel Capital, Link Wentworth | Advising Infrastructure NSW in relation to the acquisition and development of the land required for Sydney's Cutaway Project. Acted for Village Roadshow in relation to the surrender of its existing cinema and office leases. Acted for Sentinel on its acquisition of a site in North Melbourne to build a A$300 million, 350-unit build to rent project. | With strong capabilities in commercial, industrial, and retail leasing, Thomson Geer is adept at public infrastructure and renewable energy projects. In Melbourne, Vicki Sharp is lauded as a ‘great operator, with excellent commercial judgment and strong legal skills.’ | Australia | Real estate | ||||
| 5 | Australia > Restructuring and insolvency | Thomson Geer | Restructuring and insolvency | Firm Ranking | Thomson Geer | Australia | Restructuring and insolvency | ||||||
| 5 | Australia > Restructuring and insolvency | Thomson Geer | Editorial commentary | Nick Curran; Neil Hannan; Michael O'Donnell | Pistorino Group of Companies, Dye & Co | Advising liquidators Dye & Co in making an application under Section 477 (2B) of the Corporations Act for leave for the liquidators to enter into agreements which might endure for more than three months. | The team at Thomson Geer handles a myriad of insolvency matters, real estate transactions, and voluntary administrations and restructurings. In the Sydney office, Nick Curran is a key contact, representing major banks and lenders in voluntary administrations. Neil Hannan is also recommended for his expertise in insolvent trading claims and voluntary administrations, while Adelaide-based Michael O’Donnell handles the full range of commercial contract disputes. | Australia | Restructuring and insolvency |