
2020 Client Choice Awards Winners
Presented in Partnership with NAB

Beaton thanks all of our Principal, Major, Award Category, Media, Research and Association partnersfor their help throughout Client Choice Awards 2020.
We congratulate the winning and finalist firms and practitioners listed below.
Accounting & Consulting Services
In partnership with

In association with
Best Accounting & Consulting Services Firm
(<$30m revenue)

R J Sanderson & Associates
Finalists
Allan Hall Business Advisors | Allworths Chartered Accountants | Lucas & Co Chartered Accountants | Propeller Advisory | Tilenni Stiles & Associates
Best Accounting & Consulting Services Firm
($30-$50m revenue)

Accru
Finalists
Vincents
Best Accounting & Consulting Services Firm
($50-$200m revenue)

HLB Mann Judd
Finalists
McGrathNicol
ShineWing
Best Accounting & Consulting Services Firm
(>$200m revenue)

RSM
Finalists
BDO
Grant Thornton
Accounting & Consulting Services Specialists
Best Auditing Firm (<$30m revenue)

Allan Hall Business Advisors
Best Business Advice Firm (<$30m revenue)

Tilenni Stiles & Associates
Best Financial Planning Firm (<$30m revenue)

Allworths Chartered Accountants
Best Tax Firm (<$30m revenue)

Propeller Advisory
Built Environment
In partnership with

In association with

Best Built Environment Firm (<$30m revenue)

Planix Projects
Finalists
Archi-QS | ArtMade Architects | AT&L | EDP Consultants | GML Heritage | IMPACT | Marshall Day Acoustics
Best Built Environment Firm ($30-$50m revenue)

GTA Consultants
Finalists
Babbage
Holmes Consulting
Best Built Environment Firm ($50-$200m revenue)

Douglas Partners
Finalists
APP Corporation
Harrison Grierson
Tonkin + Taylor
Best Built Environment Firm (>$200m revenue)

SMEC
Finalists
Beca
Golder
Stantec
Built Environment Specialists
In partnership with

In association with

Best Acoustical Consulting Firm (<$30m revenue)

Marshall Day Acoustics
Best Architecture Firm (<$30m revenue)

ArtMade Architects
Best Consulting Engineering Firm (<$30m revenue)

AT&L
Best Environmental Firm (<$30m revenue)

EDP Consultants
Best Heritage Consulting Firm (<$30m revenue)

GML Heritage
Best Project Management Firm (<$30m revenue)

Planix Projects
Best Quantity Surveying Firm (<$30m revenue)

Archi-QS
Best Traffic & Transport Consulting Firm (<$30m revenue)

IMPACT
Law & Related Services
In partnership with

In association with

Best Law & Related Services Firm (<$30m revenue)

New South Lawyers
Finalists
Buchanan Law Firm | D’Angelo Legal | Heathfield Grosvenor Lawyers | Legalite | O’Reilly Workplace Law | The Fold Legal
Best Law & Related Services Firm ($30-$50m revenue)

McInnes Wilson
Finalists
Cooper Grace Ward
DLA Piper (NZ)
Russell Kennedy
Best Law & Related Services Firm ($50-$200m revenue)


Bell Gully and Buddle Findlay
Finalists
Chapman Tripp
Hall & Wilcox
Lander & Rogers
Best Law & Related Services Firm (>$200m revenue)

Gilbert + Tobin
Finalists
Allens
K&L Gates
King & Wood Mallesons
Law & Related Services Specialists
Best Banking & Finance Firm (<$30m revenue)

The Fold Legal
Best Commercial & Business Firm (<$30m revenue)

Buchanan Law Firm
Best Conveyancing Firm(<$30m revenue)

bytherules Conveyancing
Finalists
Brown & Brown Conveyancing
Best Criminal Law Firm (<$30m revenue)

Korn MacDougall Legal
Best Dispute Resolution & Litigation Firm (<$30m revenue)

New South Lawyers
Best Employment & Industrial Firm (<$30m revenue)

O’Reilly Workplace Law
Best Property & Planning Firm (<$30m revenue)

New South Lawyers
Specialist IP & Related Services
In association with

Best Specialist IP & Related Services Firm (<$20m revenue)

Michael Buck IP
Finalists
Madderns Patent & Trademark Attorneys
Best Specialist IP & Related Services Firm (>$20m revenue)

FB Rice
Finalists
Griffith Hack
Shelston IP
Wrays
Practitioner Awards
In partnership with

In association with

Best Accountant

Litsa Christodulou (HLB Mann Judd)
Finalists
Brendan Balasekeran (BDO)
David Gibson (Grant Thornton)
Angus Smith (RSM)
Best Built Environment Consultant

Phil Peet (Stantec)
Finalists
Thomas Chisholm (Aurecon)
Jorge Martinez (Beca)
Ian Pitcher (AECOM)
Best Lawyer

Gina Cass-Gottlieb (Gilbert + Tobin)
Finalists
Aaron Bourke (King & Wood Mallesons)
Megan Calder (Piper Alderman)
Christian Mooney (Lander & Rogers)
Best IP Specialist

Andreas Hartmann (Griffith Hack)
Finalists
Sean McManis (Shelston IP)
Connie Merlino (FB Rice)
Ian Rourke (FB Rice)
Overall Awards
In partnership with

Best Professional Services Firm (<$30m revenue)

Planix Projects
Best Professional Services Firm ($30-$50m revenue)

Accru
Best Professional Services Firm ($50-$200m revenue)


Bell Gully and Buddle Findlay
Best Professional Services Firm (>$200m revenue)

SMEC
Best Professional

Litsa Christodulou (HLB Mann Judd)
Industry Awards
In partnership with

In association with

Best provider to Construction & Infrastructure

SMEC
Finalists
Douglas Partners
Golder
Best provider to Financial & Insurance Services

Hall & Wilcox
Finalists
Bell Gully
K&L Gates
Best provider to Government & Community

Buddle Findlay
Finalists
Golder
HLB Mann Judd
Best provider to Mining, Oil & Gas

Gilbert + Tobin
Finalists
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
Best provider to Power & Utilities

Beca
Finalists
Allens
GHD
Best provider to Property

Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Finalists
Douglas Partners
Herbert Smith Freehills
Innovation Awards
In association with

In association with

Most Innovative Firm

Gilbert + Tobin
Finalists
HLB Mann Judd
RSM
ShineWing
Professional Services Startup of the Year

Anika Legal
Finalists
FamilyProperty
Josef
Nuwaru
Remote Expert
Special Awards
In partnership with

In association with

Most Improved Net Promoter Score®

SMEC
Finalists
Buddle Findlay
Gilbert + Tobin
Russell Kennedy
Best Value Firm

Accru
Finalists
Bell Gully
Douglas Partners
RSM
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Simply select your firm’s profession and size, read through what’s involved then complete the short entry form.