Gordon Smith - Barrister & Solicitor, International Arbitrator

Academic Prizes

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Canterbury District Law Society Gold Medal for best performance in LLB degree, 1994

Law Book Co Ltd Prize for best student in Legal System, 1992

Duncan Cotterill Award in Law for best all round performance: Stage 2 law subjects, 1992

Moot Competition Runner Up, 1994

University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

PA Consulting Group Master of Business Administration Prize for best performance in whole of MBA course, 1991

Westpac Banking Corporation Prize in Management of Organisations , 1991

Institute of Chartered Managing Accountants Prize in Managerial Accounting ,1991

Awards

Arbitrator of the Year, 2022, Australian ADR Awards, Australian Disputes Centre

Best Law Firm in Australia 2026 (2nd edition), Gordon Smith Legal listed in Construction Law/ Infrastructure Law (tier 2), International Arbitration (tier 2), and Alternative Dispute Resolution (tier 2)

Best Lawyers in Australia 2026 (18th edition, announced 2025) listed by his peers in Construction Law/ / Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Best Law Firm in Australia 2025 (1st edition), Gordon Smith Legal listed in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law (tier 2), International Arbitration (tier 2), and Alternative Dispute Resolution (tier 3)

Best Lawyers in Australia 2025 (17th edition, announced 2024) listed by peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Best Lawyers in Australia 2024 (16th edition, announced 2023) listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Best Lawyers in Australia 2023 (15th edition, announced 2022) listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law, Perth, Best Lawyers in Australia 2023

Best Layers in Australia 2022 (14th edition, announced 2021) listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Best Lawyers in Australia 2021 (13th edition, announced 2020) listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law, International Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Best Lawyers in Australia 2020 (12th edition, announced 2019) listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law and International Arbitration

Lawyer of the Year in International Arbitration, Perth, Best Lawyers in Australia 2020

Sole Practitioner of the Year, Finalist, Australian Law Awards 2018

Best Lawyers in Australia 2019 (11th edition, announced 2018) listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law and International Arbitration

Australian Arbitrator of the Year, Finalist, Australasian Law Awards 2018

Best Lawyers in Australia 2018 (10th edition, announced 2017), listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law

Best Lawyers in Australia 2017 (9th edition, announced 2016), listed by his peers in Construction Law / Infrastructure Law

Best Complex International Arbitrator, 2015, Acquisitions International

Arbitrator of the Year, Australia, 2014, Acquisitions International

Leading Individual in Construction Law, Singapore, 2001 to 2007, Asia Pacific 500

Listed in Construction Law, Singapore, 2007, Who's Who of Business Lawyers

Testimonials

"Gordon is quite the best construction lawyer I have come across. Not only is he theoretically sound but he also understands the practical aspects of applying complex legal principles to an on-site dispute. I was fortunate to have worked with him and learned much from him."

 
Dr Geoffrey Baldock
(Ex) Senior Contract Manager, Gorgon LNG Project