Patrick George

2022

• Leading Individual 'Media and Entertainment (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022
• Notable practitioner for 'TMT: Media (Australia)'
  He is particularly well known for his representation of leading politicians, including former Commonwealth prime ministers, and of noted sporting bodies. Market commentators admire him as a lawyer who is "both technically and strategically sound."
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2022
• Recognised in the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers Australia for 'Defamation and Media Law' and 'Sports Law' 
  Patrick has been recognised by Best Lawyers in these practice areas for over 15 years. 

2021

• Leading Individual and Recommended Lawyer for 'Media and Entertainment (Australia)'
  "In Sydney, practice head Patrick George boasts a number of landmark defamation disputes under his belt."
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
  
• Recommended Lawyer for 'Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Australia)'
  "Sydney-based practice head Patrick George is adept at representing high-profile private clients and individuals with celebrity status in sensitive media law and defamation actions."
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021
  
• Notable Practitioner for 'TMT: Media (Australia)'
  Market sources characterise him as "very good...an excellent guy" and an obvious target for referrals in conflict situations.
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2021
• Notable practitioner for 'Dispute Resolution (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2021
• Notable practitioner for 'Dispute Resolution (Global)'
  He is described by one client as "an expert on Australian defamation law who provides clear, strategic advice."
  Chmabers Global 2021

2020

• Recommended lawyer for 'Sports and Entertainment (Australia)'
  Who's Who Legal 2020
  
• Notable practitioner for 'TMT: Media (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2020
  
• Notable practitioner for 'Dispute Resolution (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2020
• Leading Individual and recommended Lawyer for 'Media and Entertainment (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020
• Recommended lawyer for 'Defamation and Media Law (Australia) and 'Sports Law (Australia)
  Best Lawyers Australia 2020

2019

• Notable practitioner for 'TMT: Media (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2019
• Notable practitioner for 'Dispute Resolution (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2019
• Notable Practitioner for 'Sports Law (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2019
• Recommended lawyer for 'Dispute Resolution (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
• Recommended lawyer for 'Media (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019
• Recommended lawyer for 'Defamation and Media Law (Australia) and 'Sports Law (Australia)
  Best Lawyers Australia 2019

2018

• Notable practitioner for 'Dispute Resolution (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2018
  
• Notable Practitioner for 'Sports Law (Australia)'
  Chambers Asia Pacific 2018
  
• Recommended lawyer for 'Dispute Resolution (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
• Recommended lawyer for 'Dispute Resolution (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
• Recommended lawyer for 'Media (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
• Recommended lawyer for 'Insurance (Australia)'
  The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018
• Recommended lawyer for 'Defamation and Media Law (Australia) and 'Sports Law (Australia)
  Best Lawyers Australia 2018

• Acting for John Coates, President of the AOC, against Radio 2GB and Alan Jones recovering an award of $360,000: Coates v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2008] NSWSC 292.
• Acting in the first decided Twitter and Facebook case in Australia for a teacher awarded $105,000: Mickle v Farley [2013] NSWDC 295.
• Acting for the NSW Deputy Commissioner of Police, Catherine Burn, in an investigation by the Ombudsman into the New South Wales Police Force 2012-2017.
• Acting for a Chinese businesswoman, Helen Liu, in a successful preliminary discovery action for disclosure of sources against The Age newspaper from 2010 to 2017: Helen Liu v The Age Company Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 12; [2016] NSWCA 115.
• Acting for former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Program (2014) and on defamation matters generally.
• Acting for former Prime Minister Paul Keating on defamation matters.
• Advising the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on contract and selection issues from 2008 to date, and investigations into misconduct issues, including matters relating to the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), Vancouver (2010), London (2012), Sochi (2014), Rio (2016), Pyeongchang (2018) and Tokyo (2020/21).