Lavan partners receive Best Lawyers™ ‘Lawyer of the Year’ awards

Lavan is very pleased to announce that our lawyers have been recognised in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ (2025 Edition) and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia™ (2025 Edition) confirming Lavan’s long standing reputation as a leading, independent Western Australian law firm.

We are delighted that two of our senior partners have received Best Lawyers™ highly prestigious ‘Lawyer of the Year’ awards in 2025.

Property & Leasing partner, Peter Beekink has been awarded Best Lawyers ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for the category of ‘Leasing Law (Perth)’ and Planning & Environment partner, Craig Wallace has been awarded Best Lawyers ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for the category of ‘Land Use and Zoning Law (Perth)’.

These awards are particularly significant as they are presented to a single lawyer in each practice area and geographic region.  Recognition by Best Lawyers is based on peer review and reflects the high calibre of the award winner’s legal work.

Commenting on the announcement of the awards by the Best Lawyers, managing partner Dean Hely said:

“I would like to congratulate Peter and Craig on these significant and very well-deserved awards which represent the great esteem in which they are held by the legal profession.  As an independent, Western Australian law firm, Lavan is always proud to have our partners acknowledged as outstanding legal practitioners.  Both Peter and Craig consistently deliver excellent legal advice and these awards acknowledge the complex and large-scale work that our Property and Planning teams undertake for their clients.  

We are also particularly proud to see so many of our partners, special counsel and senior associates recognised by Best Lawyers across multiple practice areas.  It is very pleasing to see Lavan lawyers making their mark in the ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Australia’ listings.  Congratulations to everyone on their achievements.“

The full list of Lavan lawyers who have been recognised by Best Lawyers in their 2025 editions is below:

Real Property Law 

• Partner Peter Beekink
•  Partner Tamara Heng
• Partner Tim Morgan
• Special Counsel Rebekah O’Brien
• Special Counsel Jennifer Tropiano
• Senior Associate Alexandra Johns-Putra (Best Lawyers: ‘Ones to Watch in Australia’ 2025 Edition)
• Senior Associate Ching Yee Tan (Best Lawyers: ‘Ones to Watch in Australia’ 2025 Edition)
• Associate Rebecca Cain (Best Lawyers: ‘Ones to Watch in Australia’ 2025 Edition)

 Leasing Law

• Partner Peter Beekink, including as Best Lawyers ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Leasing Law (Perth)
•  Partner Anka Burns
•  Partner Tamara Heng
• Partner Tim Morgan
• Special Counsel Rebekah O’Brien
• Special Counsel Jennifer Tropiano

Employee Benefits Law and Labour and Employment Law

• Partner Ian Curlewis
• Partner Bruno Di Girolami

Occupational Health and Safety Law

•  Partner Bruno Di Girolami

Planning and Environmental Law

• Partner Paul McQueen
• Partner Craig Wallace
• Special Counsel Alex McGlue
•  Associate Isabella Mosole (Best Lawyers: ‘Ones to Watch in Australia’ 2025 Edition)

Land Use and Zoning Law

• Partner Paul McQueen
• Partner Craig Wallace including as Best Lawyers ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Land Use and Zoning Law (Perth)

Insurance Law and Privacy and Data Security Law

• Partner Iain Freeman

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation

• Partner Leith Ayres
• Partner Iain Freeman

Insolvency & Reorganisation Law

• Partner Leith Ayres
• Partner Lawrence Lee
• Special Counsel Shelley Gepp

Construction/Infrastructure Law

• Partner Robert Shaw
• Senior Associate Jesse Way (Best Lawyers: ‘Ones to Watch in Australia’ 2025 Edition)

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

• Partner Derek La Ferla

Family Law

• Senior Associate Mary Roseingrave (Best Lawyers: ‘Ones to Watch in Australia‘ 2025 Edition)