Kain Lawyers is proud to congratulate our directors named in the 2025 Best Lawyers in Australia. Kain Lawyers was represented across 11 practice areas, with 10 directors recognised as ‘Best Lawyers’ in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne.

James Burchnall was named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and four of our associate directors were named on the ‘Ones to Watch’ list.

This is an outstanding reflection of the depth of the Kain Lawyers team and we would like to congratulate all on their listings and well-deserved recognition.

The full list of 2025 Best Lawyers listings for Kain Lawyers is listed below.

Best Lawyers Recognition

James Burchnall

• Corporate Law
• Equity Capital Markets Law
• Investment Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Private Equity Law
• Venture Capital Law

Gerry Cawson

• Corporate Law
• Equity Capital Markets Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Private Equity Law
• Venture Capital Law

Sarah Chia

• Agriculture and Rural Affairs
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Private Equity Law

Lauren Crosby

• Litigation

Michael Garry

• Agriculture and Rural Affairs
• Corporate Law
• Funds Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

Tim Hall

• Agriculture and Rural Affairs
• Corporate Law

Brian Vuong

• Corporate Law

Jeremy Collins

• Real Property Law

John Kain

• Corporate / Governance Practice
• Corporate Law
• Equity Capital Markets Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Private Equity Law
• Venture Capital Law

Brendan Wykes

• Private Equity Law

Lawyer of the Year

James Burchnall

• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Ones to Watch

Nicholas Cardone

• Corporate Law

Travis Cordingley

• Corporate Law

Stefan Harris

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Joshua Lee

• Construction / Infrastructure Law

We are proud to announce that Kain Lawyers has been listed in Doyle’s Guide as a First-Tier Corporate Law Firm for 2024. The Doyle’s Guide is a comprehensive directory showcasing Australia’s best firms and lawyers, and this ranking reflects our continued performance as leading transaction specialists in the Australian market. #transactionspecialists

Kain Lawyers is proud to announce that John Kain, James Burchnall and Michael Garry have been recognised as Recommended Lawyers for Corporate M&A in The Legal 500 (Legalease) 2024 directory. This is an outstanding achievement and is well-deserved recognition of their standout contribution to Corporate M&A. Congratulations, team. #transactionspecialists

Kain Lawyers has again been listed in The Legal 500 (Legalease) global Directory for 2024. The Legal 500 (Legalease) is the world’s leading independent legal directory and this recognition places Kain Lawyers as one of the leading transactions firms in Australia. Thanks must go to our outstanding team and our clients who trust us to lead their most complex transactions. #transactionspecialists

Kain Lawyers is proud to announce that we have been ranked 4th in the 2023 Refinitiv Australian M&A Mid-Market and Small-Cap Legal Advisory Review, consolidating our position as one of Australia’s leading mid-market transaction specialist firms. Our market position reflected in this result recognises our exceptional team and the value and outcomes we continue to deliver for our clients. #transactionspecialists

Kain Lawyers is proud to announce we have been named finalists for Transactions Team of the Year in Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2023. It has been another successful year for our team, made possible through our entire team’s dedication to each other and our clients. Congratulations to all who are nominated and best of luck on awards night. #transactionspecialists

Congratulations to Tim Hall and Michael Garry for being listed as leading Agribusiness Lawyers in Doyle’s Guide 2023. This is worthy recognition from clients and peers of their expertise and abilities in Agribusiness transactions and reflects the depth of the Kain Lawyers team. Congratulations. #transactionspecialists

Congratulations Josh Lee, Nicholas Cardone and Stefan Harris on your recognition as ‘Ones to Watch’ in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers! This acknowledgement is well deserved! #transactionspecialists

Congratulations to Gerry Cawson, James Burchnall and Brian Vuong for being named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in their respective disciplines by Best Lawyers. What an outstanding achievement. #transactionspecialists

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Congratulations James Burchnall, Gerry Cawson, Sarah Chia, Lauren Crosby, Michael Garry, Tim Hall, John Kain, Brian Vuong and Brendan Wykes on your recognition in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers! This is an outstanding reflection of the depth of the Kain Lawyers team. Very well deserved. #transactionspecialists 

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