Firm recognised by Best Lawyers® 2024

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    19 April 2023

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Leading law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ lawyers have again been recognised in the latest edition of Best Lawyers® with many of the firm’s partners listed as best in their fields in the 2024 New Zealand guide.

Two of the firm’s partners have also taken top honours, being named Best Lawyers’ New Zealand Lawyer of the Year for 2024. They are:

  • Mark Crosbie – Construction Law
  • Dr Ross Patterson – Telecommunications Law


Congratulations also to:

  • Aaron Lloyd – Labour and Employment Law, Sports Law
  • Andrew Horne – Litigation, Technology Law
  • Andrew Monteith – Real Estate Law
  • Andrew Ryan – Tax Law
  • Cathy Quinn – Capital Markets Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law
  • Chris O’Brien – Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Structured Finance Law
  • Christopher Young – Intellectual Property Law 
  • David Gilbert – Real Estate Law
  • Gillian Service – Labour and Employment Law
  • Janine Stewart – Construction Law
  • John McCay – Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law, Media Law, Sports Law
  • Kate Lane – Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Structured Finance Law
  • Lloyd Kavanagh – Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Investment, Mutual Funds
  • Mark Crosbie – Construction Law 
  • Mark Stuart – Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Megan Richards – Labour and Employment Law
  • Michael Langdon – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
  • Neil Millar – Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Paul Foley – Capital Markets Law, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law 
  • Rodney Craig – Capital Markets Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
  • Dr Ross Patterson – Competition and Consumer Law, Telecommunications Law
  • Sarah Salmond – Government Practice, Trade Law
  • Sarah Sinclair – Construction Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law
  • Sean Gollin – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law 
  • Simon Gray – Project Finance and Development Practice
  • Stephen Price – Construction Law
  • Steve Gallaugher – Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice
  • Tom Maasland – Information Technology Law, Privacy and Data Security Law, Telecommunications Law


Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review and captures top lawyers in legal practice areas.

Evaluating top lawyers around the world for more than three decades, Best Lawyers currently publishes guides in 75 countries.