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 2025 New Zealand guide.
Congratulations to Chair and Partner Sarah Sinclair who has taken top honours, being named Best Lawyers’ New Zealand Lawyer of the Year for 2025 for Energy Law.
Congratulations also to:
- Aaron Lloyd – Labour and Employment Law, Sports Law
- Aimee Mitchell – Trusts and Estates
- Allison Hancock – Banking and Finance Law
- Amanda Spratt – Real Estate Law
- Andrew Horne – Litigation, Technology Law
- Andrew Monteith – Real Estate Law
- Andrew Ryan – Tax 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
- Igor Drinkovic – Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
- Isaac Stewart – Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Jane Standage – Litigation
- Janine Stewart – Construction Law
- Jennifer Hambleton – Competition and Consumer Law
- Jeremy Muir – Financial Institutions, Investment, Mutual Funds
- John McCay – Entertainment Law, Information Technology Law, Media Law, Sports Law
- June Hardacre – Labour and Employment Law
- Kate Lane – Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Structured Finance Law
- Lloyd Kavanagh – Corporate Law, Investment, Mutual Funds
- Mark Crosbie – Construction Law
- Mark Forman – Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
- Mark Stuart – Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Matthew Ferrier – Litigation
- Megan Richards – Labour and Employment Law
- Michael Langdon – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
- Neil Millar – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nick Frith – Litigation
- Paul Foley – Capital Markets Law, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
- Richard Gordon – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
- Richard Wells – Corporate Law
- Rodney Craig – Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law
- Dr Ross Patterson – Competition and Consumer Law, Telecommunications Law
- Sarah Salmond – Government Practice, Trade Law, Public Law
- Sarah Sinclair – Construction Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law
- Sean Gollin – Insolvency and Reorganisation Law, Litigation
- Simon Akozu – Corporate 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, Technology 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.