General Information

Year founded: 1948
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Overview

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Moray & Agnew is a leading national law firm of over 800 people, including over 110 partners. We serve our domestic and international clients from offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Newcastle, Perth and Cairns.

Built on a solid history in insurance law, client demand has guided our growth into commercial litigation & dispute resolution, construction & projects, corporate & commercial, government, property & development, and workplace legal services. We are an established law firm able to leverage the best of our heritage brand with evolving best practice to consistently deliver service excellence for our clients.

We are organised into three strategic pillars to give our clients access to national and integrated legal services and expertise:

  • Insurance – including commercial classes such as financial lines, professional indemnity, public & product liability, life insurance and through to statutory classes such as workers compensation and compulsory third party.
  • Commercial & Workplace – spanning corporate and commercial, construction and projects, property and environment, commercial dispute resolution, insolvency, owners corporation and workplace law
  • Government – spanning local, state and federal government

We provide considered and commercially oriented advice through our highly skilled legal teams. Always mindful of our clients’ immediate and broader objectives, we consistently deliver real value and outstanding results.

We pride ourselves on the breadth and diversity of our long established client base, at the same time recognising that our clients have their own specific needs and obligations. Our collaborative approach and commitment to understanding our clients’ specific interests inspires close and trusted relationships. Our clients rely on our capability and dependability, but they value our distinctive personality and progressive culture. We know that if our people reach their potential, then our business does too.

Moray & Agnew is committed to being a good corporate citizen and this impacts everything we do in relation to our people, our clients, our community and our environment.

Rankings

Moray & Agnew is nationally ranked in 2 practice areas and regionally awarded in 12 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Real Property Law

Regional Rankings

Brisbane
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Medical Negligence
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation
Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Litigation
Canberra
Tier 1 for Insurance Law

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Real Property Law

Regional Rankings

Brisbane
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Medical Negligence
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation
Tier 1 for Professional Malpractice Litigation
Canberra
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation
Tier 2 for Government Practice
Melbourne
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 2 for Leasing Law
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation
Tier 3 for Occupational Health and Safety Law
Tier 3 for Real Property Law
Perth
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation
Tier 2 for Government Practice
Tier 2 for Litigation
Tier 2 for Professional Malpractice Litigation
Sydney
Tier 1 for Health and Aged Care Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Medical Negligence
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation
Tier 2 for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Tier 2 for Litigation
Tier 2 for Occupational Health and Safety Law
Tier 2 for Professional Malpractice Litigation
Tier 2 for Real Property Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Commercial Law
  • Construction
  • Government Practice
  • Insurance Law
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation
  • Real Estate

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia

Moray & Agnew has 82 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Australia. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Moray & Agnew eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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