MinterEllisonRuddWatts — New Zealand
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About
MinterEllisonRuddWatts is leading full-service, legal and business advisory firm with offices in Auckland and Wellington. We are a New Zealand owned and operated partnership with 49 partners and more than 162 other legal staff. Our New Zealand heritage, dating back more than 140 years, is a firm foundation on which we have built an established and strong brand in the market. We advise our clients on a wide range of practice areas from regulatory to commercial law, finance to real estate, employment to taxation, and from public law to dispute resolution. Our clients come from a broad range of industries including banking and financial services, central and local government, aviation, infrastructure, energy and resources, manufacturing, health and aged care, telecommunications, media and technology. While an independent New Zealand firm, we are part of the MinterEllison Legal Group. Our network of offices in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the United Kingdom enables us to provide a full range of legal services to both local business and international companies. ### Languages - English - Arabic - Spanish - Tongan - Cantonese - French - German - Hindi - Italian - Korean - Mandarin - Māori ### Memberships - World Law Group (WLG) - International Bar Association (IBA) - International Trademark Association (INTA) - Energy Resources Aotearoa - Institute of Financial Professionals New Zealand (INFINZ) - Society of Construction Law - Banking and Financial Services Law Association (BFSLA) - Institute of Directors - Australia and New Zealand Sports Law Association ### Staffing Figures - 49 Partners - 162 Other legal staff - 96 Business service staff
Office locations
Wellington
Wellington
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Bnz Place, 1 Whitmore Street Wellington 6140 Wellington New Zealand
Auckland
Auckland
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Pwc Tower, 15 Customs Street West Po Box 105 249 Auckland 1143 Auckland New Zealand
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Aaron Lloyd
Partner · Litigation
Allison Hancock
Senior Associate · Banking & Finance
Andrew Horne
Partner · Litigation
Andrew Monteith
Independent Consultant · Real Estate
Andrew Ryan
Partner and Head of Tax · Tax
Bianca Tree
Partner · Environmental / Resource Management
Briony Davies
Partner · Litigation
Cathy Quinn
Consultant · Corporate / M&A
Charlotte Carey
Senior Associate · Banking & Finance
Chris O\'Brien
Partner · Banking & Finance
Christopher Young
Partner · Intellectual Property
David Gilbert
Partner · Real Estate
Gillian Service
Partner · Employment
Igor Drinkovic
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Jane Parker
Partner · Technology
Jane Standage
Partner · Litigation
Janine Stewart
Chair and Partner · Construction & Infrastructure
Jennifer Hambleton
Partner and Head of Competition · Competition / Antitrust
Jeremy Muir
Partner and Head of Financial Services · Financial Services
John Conlan
Partner and Head of Corporate (Wellington) · Corporate / M&A
John McCay
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Jordan Oldham
Senior Associate · Construction & Infrastructure
June Hardacre
Partner · Employment
Kate Anderson
Senior Associate · Commercial Contracts
Kate Cruickshank
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Kate Lane
Partner · Banking & Finance
Lloyd Kavanagh
Partner · Financial Services
Mark Crosbie
Partner · Construction & Infrastructure
Mark Forman
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Mark Stuart
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Megan Richards
Partner and Head of Employment (Wellington) · Employment
Michael Langdon
Partner · Banking & Finance
Miles Dean
Special Counsel · Real Estate
Neil Millar
Partner and Head of Corporate (Auckland) · Corporate / M&A
Nick Frith
Partner · Litigation
Phillip Chrisp
Senior Associate · Tax
Richard Gordon
Partner and Co-head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution · Litigation
Richard Wells
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Rodney Craig
Partner · Corporate / M&A
Ross Patterson
Consultant · Competition / Antitrust
Sarah Salmond
Partner · International Trade
Sarah Sinclair
Partner · Construction
Scott Thompson
Partner · Construction & Infrastructure
Sean Gollin
Partner and Head of Restructuring and Insolvency · Restructuring & Insolvency
Simon Akozu
Partner · Tax
Sonya Forbes
Special Counsel · Corporate / M&A
Stacey Shortall
Partner · Litigation
Stephen Price
Partner · Construction & Infrastructure
Tom Maasland
Partner and Head of Technology · Technology