Kennedys recognised in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers Australia, Singapore and New Zealand

Kennedys is pleased to have been recognised in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in Australia, Singapore and New Zealand. We received 25 individual rankings in total across 13 areas of law, covering Arbitration and Mediation, Commercial, Construction/Infrastructure, Health and Aged Care, Information Technology, Insurance, Litigation, Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation, Privacy and Data Security, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Malpractice Litigation, and Shipping and Maritime.

Congratulations to all our listed partners and lawyers on receiving such strong independent market recognition.

Australia

Best Lawyers

• Matt Andrews, Partner – Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice Litigation
• Mark Attard, Partner – Insurance Law
• Alexandra Bartlett, Partner – Insurance Law, Litigation
• Nicholas Blackmore, Partner – Commercial Law (new for 2026), Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law
• Stephanie Cook, Partner - Insurance Law (new for 2026)
• Chris Finn, Partner – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation
• Michael Kavanagh, Partner – Insurance Law, Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation
• Penny Taylor, Partner – Construction/Infrastructure Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice Litigation
• Nicole Wearne, Partner – Insurance Law
• Beth Altson, Special Counsel – Health and Aged Care Law (new for 2026), Medical Negligence
• Janine Clark, Special Counsel – Insurance Law
• Philippa Duxbury, Special Counsel – Health and Aged Care Law (new for 2026), Medical Negligence
• Sheena Leibowitz, Special Counsel – Insurance Law, Litigation (new for 2026)
• Alen Sinanovic, Special Counsel – Insurance Law

Ones to watch

• Nicholas Driver, Senior Associate – Litigation
• Kelly Grant, Senior Associate – Insurance Law (new for 2026)
• Jemima Griffith, Special Counsel – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation

Singapore

Best Lawyers

• Mark Errington, Partner – Insurance Law
• Nick Francis, Partner – Shipping and Maritime Law
• Kevin Kwek, Partner – Arbitration and Mediation, Insurance Law
• Karnan Thirupathy, Partner – Arbitration and Mediation, Insurance Law, Litigation (new for 2026), Shipping and Maritime Law
• Julian Wallace, Partner – Insurance Law

New Zealand

Best Lawyers

• Kim Burkhart, Partner – Insurance Law
• Alistair Darroch, Partner – Litigation (new for 2026)
• Jess Keating, Partner – Insurance Law, Litigation (new for 2026)