50 talented Russell McVeagh lawyers have been recognised by their peers as New Zealand's most influential and effective lawyers in the Best Lawyers® 2026 Guide.
This includes two partners awarded 'Lawyer of the Year' in their specialist areas, reflecting the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area:
- Dan Minhinnick for Land Use and Zoning Law
- Craig Shrive for Regulatory Practice
Five of our lawyers were also recognised for the first time in this year's Guide:
- Sarah Blackmore for Real Estate
- Natalie Steur for Real Estate
- Alex MacDuff for Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
- Hannah Wilson for Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice; and Corporate Law
- Sarah McQueen for Mutual Funds
The Best Lawyers Guide's list of outstanding lawyers is compiled through exhaustive peer review surveys, in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
More details about the Guide can be found here.