Russell McVeagh is Best Lawyers' top listed firm for 2015

Russell McVeagh is Best Lawyers' top listed firm for 2015

Russell McVeagh has been recognised as New Zealand's premier commercial law firm, with 24 of the firm's partners listed in the new edition of Best Lawyers.

The firm is the top listed practice in Auckland and Wellington for Real Estate, Capital Markets and Natural Resources.

Three of Russell McVeagh's partners were also recognised with Lawyer of the Year Awards in their areas:

- Fred Ward (Tax, Auckland)

- Joe Windmeyer (Capital Markets Law, Auckland)

- Tim Clarke (Public Law, Wellington).

Best Lawyers has been publishing guides to the legal profession for over 30 years and operates in more than 70 countries worldwide. It recognises the top lawyers in each jurisdiction, determined by peer review.

Russell McVeagh lawyers recognised by the guide:

Sarah Armstrong (Litigation); Pat Bowler (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Oil & Gas Law); Brendan Brown (Tax Law); Andrew Butler (Government Practice, Litigation, Trusts and Estates); David Butler (Real Estate Law); Tim Clarke (Government Practice - Public Law, Public Law); David Clarke (Media Law); Ed Crook (Real Estate Law); Sally Fitzgerald (Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation); James Gardner-Hopkins (Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law); Pip Greenwood (Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts - Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions Law); David Hoare (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Sarah Keene (Competition and Consumer Law); Matthew Kersey (Insolvency and Reorganization Law); Guy Lethbridge (Banking Law, Capital Markets Law - Debt, Issuer and Financing Entitities); Bal Matheson (Energy Law, Natural Resources Law); Richard McIlraith (Labor and Employment Law); Alan Paterson (Construction Law, Real Estate Law); John Powell (Banking Law, Finance Law); Graeme Quigley (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law); Craig Shrive (Public Law, Regulatory Practice); Fred Ward (Tax Law); Joe Windmeyer (Capital Markets Law - Equity, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law).

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