Industry Guides
Doyles (ID 133505)
Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession

2022

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2022 (First Tier)
Leading Queensland Agribusiness lawyer, 2022 Dan Collins
Preeminent Queensland corporate lawyer, 2022 Tim Sayer
Preeminent Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2022 Tim Sayer
Preeminent Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2022 Oliver Talbot
Leading Queensland corporate lawyer, 2022 Oliver Talbot
Recommended Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2022 Lachlan Mitchell

2021

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2021 (First Tier)
Preeminent Queensland corporate lawyer, 2021 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2021 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland corporate lawyer, 2021 Oliver Talbot
Leading Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2021 Oliver Talbot
Recommended Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2021 Andrew Clark
Recommended Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2021 David Mitchell

2020

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2020 (Second Tier)
Leading Queensland agribusiness law firm, 2020 (Third Tier)
Preeminent Queensland corporate lawyer, 2020 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2020 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland corporate lawyer, 2020 Oliver Talbot
Leading Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2020 Oliver Talbot
Recommended Queensland business & commercial lawyer, 2020 David Mitchell
Recommended Queensland agribusiness lawyer, 2020 Dan Collins

2019

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2019 (Second Tier)
Leading Queensland agribusiness law firm, 2019 (Third Tier)
Preeminent Queensland corporate lawyer, 2019 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland commercial lawyer, 2019 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland corporate lawyer, 2019 Oliver Talbot
Leading Queensland commercial lawyer, 2019 Oliver Talbot
Leading Queensland agribusiness lawyer, 2019 Dan Collins

2018

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2018 (Second Tier)
Leading Queensland agribusiness law firm, 2018 (Third Tier)
Preeminent Queensland corporate lawyer, 2018 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland commercial lawyer, 2018 Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland corporate lawyer, 2018 Oliver Talbot
Leading Queensland commercial lawyer, 2018 Oliver Talbot
Recommended Queensland property & real estate lawyer, 2018 Dan Collins
Recommended Queensland agribusiness lawyer, 2018 Dan Collins

2017

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2017 (Second Tier)
Leading Queensland agribusiness law firm, 2017 (Third Tier)
Preeminent Queensland corporate lawyer, 2017 – Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland commercial lawyer, 2017 – Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland corporate lawyer, 2017 – Oliver Talbot
Recommended Queensland commercial lawyer, 2017 – Oliver Talbot
Leading Queensland agribusiness lawyer, 2017 – Dan Collins

2016

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2016 (Second Tier)
Leading Queensland agribusiness law firm, 2016 (Third Tier)
Leading Queensland corporate and commercial lawyer, 2016 – Tim Sayer
Leading Queensland agribusiness lawyer, 2016 – Dan Collins
Recommended Queensland corporate and commercial lawyer, 2016 – Oliver Talbot

2015

Leading Queensland corporate law firm, 2015 (Third Tier)
Recommended Queensland corporate lawyer, 2015 – Tim Sayer
Recommended Queensland corporate lawyer, 2015 – Oliver Talbot

Best Lawyers (ID 133506)
The Best Lawyers in Australia

2022

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Lawyer of the year (Brisbane), 2022 – Dan Collins
Private Equity Law, 2022 – Tim Sayer
Corporate Law, 2022 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2022 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2022 – Oliver Talbot 

2021

Private Equity Lawyer of the year (Brisbane), 2021 – Tim Sayer
Corporate Law, 2021 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2021 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2021 – Oliver Talbot
Agriculture and Rural Affairs Law, 2021 – Dan Collins

2020

Private Equity Lawyer of the year (QLD), 2020 – Tim Sayer
Corporate Law, 2020 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2020 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions, 2020 – Oliver Talbot
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, 2020 – Dan Collins

2019

Corporate Law, 2019 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2019 – Tim Sayer
Private Equity Law, 2019 – Tim Sayer
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, 2019 – Dan Collins

2018

Corporate Law, 2018 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2018 – Tim Sayer
Private Equity Law, 2018 – Tim Sayer
Agriculture & Rural Affairs, 2018 – Dan Collins

2017

Corporate Law, 2017 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2017 – Tim Sayer
Private Equity Law, 2017 – Tim Sayer
Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2022 – Oliver Talbot 

2016

Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2016 – Tim Sayer
Private Equity Law, 2016 – Tim Sayer

Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific

2022

Ranked Firm, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2022
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2022 – Tim Sayer (Band 4)
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2022 – Oliver Talbot (Band 4)

2021

Ranked Firm, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2021
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2021 – Tim Sayer (Band 4)
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2021 – Oliver Talbot (Band 4)

2020

Noted Firm, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2020
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2020 – Tim Sayer (Band 4)
Recognised Practitioner, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2020 – Oliver Talbot

2019

Noted Firm, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2019
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2019 – Tim Sayer (Band 4)
Recognised Practitioner, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2019 – Oliver Talbot

2018

Noted Firm, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2018
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2018 – Tim Sayer (Band 4)
Recognised Practitioner, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2018 – Oliver Talbot

2017

Noted Firm, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2017
Ranked Lawyer, Corporate and M&A (Australia), 2017 – Tim Sayer (Band 4)

2016

Notable practitioner Corporate and M&A, 2016 – Tim Sayer

The Legal 500 Australia

Recommended Corporate and M&A practitioner, 2014 – Oliver Talbot
Recommended Capital Markets practitioner, 2013 – Oliver Talbot

League tables
Refinitiv M&A league tables

Small-Cap M&A Review Legal Advisors – Australia/New Zealand Involvement Small-Cap Rankings (Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$50m)

  • 2020 (full year) ranking – 1st with 62 deals
  • 2019 (full year) ranking – 4th with 53 deals
  • 2018 (full year) ranking – 4th with 46 deals
  • 2017 (full year) ranking – 7th with 40 deals
  • 2016 (full year) ranking – 5th with 38 deals
  • 2015 (full year) ranking – 5th with 38 deals

Mid-Market M&A Review Legal Advisors – Australia/New Zealand Involvement Mid-Market Rankings (Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$500m)

  • 2020 (full year) ranking – 2nd with 64 deals
  • 2019 (full year) ranking – 7th with 53 deals
  • 2018 (full year) ranking – 6th with 46 deals
  • 2017 (full year) ranking – 10th with 40 deals
  • 2016 (full year) ranking – 9th with 38 deals
  • 2015 (full year) ranking – 9th with 38 deals
Refinitiv Capital Markets league tables

Australia Capital Markets Review (Australia Equity & Equity-related – issuer advisor)

  • 2017 (full year) ranking – 14th with 4 deals
  • 2016 (full year) ranking – 14th with 3 deals
  • 2015 (full year) ranking – 34th with 1 deal
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Mergermarket M&A league tables

Global and regional M&A: Asia Pacific (by deal count)

  • 2021 (Q1) ranking – 8th with 5 qualifying deals
  • 2020 (full year) ranking – 8th with 15 qualifying deals
  • 2019 (Q1, Q2 and Q3) ranking – 18th with 11 qualifying deals
  • 2017 (full year) ranking – 16th (leading single office firm) with 20 qualifying deals
  • 2016 (full year) ranking – 24th with 11 qualifying deals