Awards

Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Awards

• National Australia Council Arts for Young People Award, 2008
• National Toyota Community Award, 2008

BRW ANZ Private Business Awards

• BRW Private Business Awards, Successful Private Business of the Year (Annual turnover >$100mil), 2008
• BRW Private Business Awards, Excellence in Community Practices, 2008

CFO Magazine Awards

• M&A Deal of the Year - Commonwealth Bank’s acquisition of BankWest, 2009 
• Secondary Market Equity Raising Deal of the Year - Santos capital raising, 2009 
• Project Finance Deal of the Year - Hallett Hill Wind Farm, 2009 
• Turnaround of the Year - Centro Properties Group, 2009
• M&A Deal of the Year – Cemex-Rinker Group, 2008
• Project Finance Deal of the Year – Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group $1.64 billion port project, 2008
• Private Equity Exit Deal of the Year – Amdel Holdings (Freehills acted for the acquirer Bureau Veritas), 2008
• M&A Deal of the Year: Suncorp-Metway/Promina, 2007

Australasian Legal Business Awards

• Australian Dealmaker of the Year at the ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009: Philippa Stone
• Equity Market Deal of the Year: Commonwealth Bank placement at the ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009
• Project Finance Deal of the Year: Energy Infrastructure Investments Group Asset Sale at the ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009
• Deal of the Year: Wesfarmers – Coles acquisition, 2008
• M&A Deal of the Year: Wesfarmers – Coles acquisition, 2008
• Energy & Resources Deal of the Year, Babcock & Brown/Singapore Power acquisition of Alinta, 2008
• Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year: Sydney Cross City Tunnel sale, 2008
• Project Finance Deal of the Year: Sydney Cross City Tunnel, 2008
• Australian Deal Maker of the Year: Philippa Stone, 2007
• Australian Deal of the Year: Telstra 3 (T3), 2007
• Commercial Property and Construction Deal of the Year: Brisbane NSBT Project, 2007
• Energy and Resources Deal of the Year: AGL – Alinta, 2007
• Equity Market Deal of the Year: Telstra 3 (T3), 2007
• M&A Deal of the Year: Toll Holdings – Patrick Corp, 2007
• Commercial Property and Construction Deal of the Year: Chatswood Transport Interchange, 2006
• Infrastructure Deal of the Year: Darwin Waterfront Project, 2006
• Debt Market Deal of the Year: Allco Max Securities and Mortgage Trust, 2006
• Equity Market Deal of the Year: SP AusNet IPO, 2006
• Australian Deal Team of the Year: Capital Markets, 2006

Financial Times–mergermarket M&A Awards Asia

• Australian M&A Legal Advisor of the Year, 2008 and 2009

FinanceAsia Achievement Awards

• Best Financial Law Firm 2009
• Best M&A Deal 2009 – Noble Group’s acquisition of Gloucester Coal
• Most Innovative Deal 2009 (Joint Winners) – Goodman Group recapitalisation
• Most Innovative Deal 2009 (Joint Winners) – Babcock & Brown Infrastructure recapitalisation
• Best Secondary Offering 2009 – Rio Tinto, A$15.2 billion entitlement offer
• Best Equity-Linked Deal 2009 – Westpac, A$908 million stapled preferred securities
• Best M&A Deal/Best Cross Border M&A Deal – Asia Awards - 2009 - Minmetals' $1.2 billion acquisition of part of OZ Minerals
• Best Secondary Offering 2008 – Commonwealth Bank of Australia A$2 billion equity placement
• Best Project Finance Deal 2008 – NCIG coal export terminal
• Most Innovative Deal 2008 – Gunns Limited A$334 million equity placement
• Malaysia Deal of the Year 2008: Santos/PETRONAS partnership

Insto Distinction Awards

• Innovative Deal of the Year 2009 – Santos’ A$3 billion capital raising
• Equity Deal of the Year 2009– Santos’ A$3 billion capital raising
• Hybrid Deal of the Year 2009 – Commonwealth Bank of Australia PERLS V
• Law Firm of the Year, 2006, 2008
• Innovative Deal of the Year: BUPA Australia’s A$2.4 billion merger with MBF, 2008