Recognition in Best Lawyers in 2025

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Updated 30 May 2024

Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers is proud to be recognised in the inaugural Best Law Firms – Australia 2025 awards. This is alongside the continued recognition of our lawyers in the Best Lawyers in Australia 2025, with four of our outstanding lawyers receiving the accolade.

The Best Law Firms – Australia edition celebrates the superior quality and professionalism of the Australian legal community for the first time. Following a rigorous independent research methodology, the top 2% of firms are awarded the rankings, which aim to honour excellence and provide clients with a reliable resource for outstanding legal representation.

Spruson & Ferguson is delighted to be recognised for servicing clients across the Sydney region in Tier 1, and nationally in Tier 3.

This is an outstanding acknowledgement of our team for their dedication and expertise, and commitment to both their profession and our clients. Congratulations to all of the team, and particularly our legal experts who were recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia 2025:

  • Katrina Crooks, Principal and Head of our law team. Katrina has been recognised since 2023
  • Sylvie Tso, Principal, who has been recognised since 2021
  • Andrew Rankine, Principal, who has been recognised since 2019, and
  • Duncan Longstaff, Principal, who is recognised for the first time.

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers follows a rigorous research process for its awards, and it is the oldest peer review publication in the legal profession. This year, the Best Law Firms team conducted over 200 interviews with law firm leaders and leveraged the feedback of more than 2,500 lawyers who voted on firms. The Best Lawyers Awards process is based entirely on the conduct of exhaustive peer reviews for which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Key Team Members
Sydney, Australia
Katrina Crooks
Principal, Head of Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers: Litigation
+61 2 9393 0300 katrina.crooks@spruson.com
Katrina is counted amongst Australia’s top IP litigation lawyers, with 25 years’ experience of obtaining successful outcomes for clients. Dual qualified as a lawyer and patent attorney, patent litigation is…
Katrina is counted amongst Australia’s top IP litigation lawyers, with 25 years’ experience of obtaining successful outcomes for clients. Dual…
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Sydney, Australia
Sylvie Tso
Principal
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers: Commercialisation, Trade Marks
+61 2 9393 0300 sylvie.tso@spruson.com
Sylvie is a lawyer, notary public as well as a registered Australian Patent and Trade Mark Attorney and has over 20 years of experience in the IP field. Sylvie…
Sylvie is a lawyer, notary public as well as a registered Australian Patent and Trade Mark Attorney and has…
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Sydney, Australia
Andrew Rankine
Principal
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers: Litigation
+61 2 9393 0300 andrew.rankine@spruson.com
Andrew is a specialist in intellectual property disputes. His practice focuses on the life sciences. Andrew has particular expertise in handling complex patent disputes for global leaders in the pharmaceuticals,…
Andrew is a specialist in intellectual property disputes. His practice focuses on the life sciences. Andrew has particular expertise in…
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Sydney, Australia
Duncan Longstaff
Principal
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers: Litigation
+61 2 9393 0300 duncan.longstaff@spruson.com
Duncan is a specialist intellectual property lawyer. He has extensive IP litigation expertise with 15 years in practice. Duncan’s practice focuses on patent disputes, including in the mining/energy, pharmaceutical, biotechnology,…
Duncan is a specialist intellectual property lawyer. He has extensive IP litigation expertise with 15 years in practice. Duncan’s practice…
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