2011 Client Choice Awards Finalists and Winners
Best professional services firm (revenue over $200m)
Sinclair Knight Merz
Best professional services firm (revenue over $50m to $200m)
PPB
Best professional services firm (revenue under $50m)
Lawler Chartered Accountant
The Professions Awards: These awards identify the highest performing firms within each professions.
Best Accounting Firm (revenue over $500M)
- Deloitte
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
Best Accounting Firm (revenue $50M to $500M)
- BDO
- PPB
- RSM Bird Cameron
Best Accounting Firm (revenue under $50M)
- Lawler Chartered Accountants
- Vincents Chartered Accountants
Best Consulting Engineering Firm (revenue over $200M)
- Arup
- Cardno
- Sinclair Knight Merz
- URS
Best Consulting Engineering Firm (revenue $50 to $200M)
- ERM
- Golder Associates
- pitt&sherry
Best Consulting Engineering Firm (revenue under $50)
- Alluvium Consulting
- Energetics
- Wood & Grieve Engineers
Best Law Firm (revenue over $200M)
- Blake Dawson
- Freehills
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- Minter Ellison
Best Law Firm (revenue $50 to $200M)
- Henry Davis York
- Herbert Geer
- Lander & Rogers
- Maddocks
Best Law Firm (revenue under $50M)
- Carter Newell Lawyers
- Hopgood Ganim
- Johnson Winter & Slattery
- Swaab Attorneys
The Attribute Awards – these represent the firms who rated highest on specific attributes: value, exceptional service, innovation and client care. The Market Leader Award is for the firm most seen as being a leading firm and is a measure of brand strength.
Best value
- Energetics
- Golder Associates
- Herbert Geer
- Johnson Winter & Slattery
Most innovative
- Arup
- Blake Dawson
- Energetics
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Exceptional service
- Energetics
- Golder Associates
- Johnson Winter & Slattery
- Wood & Grieve Engineers
Outstanding client care
- Energetics
- Johnson Winter & Slattery
- Kemp Strang
- Wood & Grieve Engineers
Market Leader
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
The Specialist Awards: These awards are rated by clients in specialised areas and firms in all professions are eligible.
Best ASX Top 100 provider
- AECOM
- Deloitte
- Freehills
- gadens lawyers
Best C-Suite provider
- Baker & McKenzie
- Blake Dawson
- Coffey
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Best tax provider
- BDO
- Freehills
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- RSM Bird Cameron
The Sector Awards: These awards are rated by clients that work in specific industry and firms in all professions are eligible.
Best professional services sector provider
- Blake Dawson
- Henry Davis York
- Hunt & Hunt
- PPB
Best building and construction sector provider
- Aurecon
- Cardno
- Ernst & Young
- Golder Associates
Best finance and insurance sector provider
- Gilbert + Tobin
- BDO
- Blake Dawson
- Freehills
Best government & community sector provider
- Arup
- Clayton Utz
- Golder Associates
- Maddocks
Best property & construction sector provider
- Aurecon
- Cardno
- Golder Associates
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Best mining sector provider
- Coffey
- Ernst & Young
- Golder Associates
- Sinclair Knight Merz
Best manufacturing, wholesaling & retail sector provider
- Deloitte
- GHD
- Freehills
- Minter Ellison
Best primary, infrastructure and utilities sector provider
- Aurecon
- Golder Associates
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- Sinclair Knight Merz
The State Awards: These awards are rated by clients in different states and firms in all professions are eligible.
Best Australian Capital Territory firm
- Clayton Utz
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- Sinclair Knight Merz
Best South Australia firm
- BDO
- Sinclair Knight Merz
- URS
Best New South Wales firm
- Golder Associates
- Lawler Partners
- Swaab Attorneys
Best Victoria firm
- Piper Alderman
- Sinclair Knight Merz
- URS
Best Queensland firm
- DLA Phillips Fox
- Golder Associates
- Vincents Chartered Accountants
Best Western Australia firm
- Blake Dawson
- Golder Associates
- Wood & Grieve Engineers