The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has selected Hall & Wilcox managing partner Tony Macvean as the winner of its 2009 Managing Partner of the Year Award. According to the firm, since Macvean joined in 2007, Hall & Wilcox has averaged 25% annual growth in revenue and experienced 15% total growth in staff and the partnership.

Macvean was humble in his acceptance of the award and attributed it to the work performed by many people at Hall & Wilcox. “The award is a reflection of the work of my fellow partners and a very capable management team,” he said. “Previous managing partners have continually improved the firm over many years and I continue to build on their great efforts.”

Under Macvean’s stewardship, Hall & Wilcox won the Melbourne Law Firm of the Year award at the ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009 and an ALB Top 30 law firm in 2008. It currently has 28 partners and 79 lawyers.