Ugur Nedim

Sydney Criminal Lawyers, the specialist criminal defence practice led by principal Ugur Nedim, has been named Criminal Defence Law Firm of the Year in Australia at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards. The recognition reflects the firm's reputation as one of the country's dedicated criminal and traffic law practices and the standing it has built representing clients in serious and complex proceedings.

Headquartered in Sydney, the firm operates a network of offices across New South Wales, with locations including Parramatta, Liverpool, Chatswood, Newcastle, Penrith, Wollongong, Bankstown, Sutherland and Cessnock. This footprint allows the practice to represent clients in Local, District and higher courts throughout the state while remaining accessible across metropolitan and regional communities.

Under Ugur Nedim's leadership as principal, the firm concentrates exclusively on criminal defence and traffic law. Its lawyers act in matters ranging from apprehended violence orders, drug offences and fraud and dishonesty charges to sexual offences, firearms offences, money laundering and proceeds of crime, and the most serious matters such as murder and manslaughter. On the traffic side, the team handles drink driving, drug driving, dangerous driving and licence appeals, offering a full spectrum of representation from first charge through to trial and appeal.

The firm's strength lies in the depth and specialisation of its team. Several of its lawyers are Accredited Specialists in Criminal Law, a distinction conferred by the Law Society of New South Wales, and the practice draws on more than seventy years of combined criminal defence experience. It reports having assisted more than twenty thousand clients, and its work is supported by client-focused service features including free first consultations, fixed-fee arrangements, bail applications, prison visits and appeals representation.

Beyond the courtroom, Sydney Criminal Lawyers has become a recognised voice on criminal justice issues, with its lawyers featured across major Australian and international media outlets. The firm has been acknowledged in successive awards programmes for the quality of its defence work. Being named Criminal Defence Law Firm of the Year in Australia at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards reaffirms its position among the nation's leading specialist defence practices and the trust clients place in Ugur Nedim and his team when their liberty is at stake.