19 finalist placings ahead of pan-Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2021

_{(Above L-R: Emmeline Rushbrook, Liz Blythe, Polly Pope, Mei Fern Johnson, Allison Arthur-Young, Ling Yan Pang, Louise Taylor, Sarah McQueen, Deemple Budhia, Brigette Shone, Hannah Bain, Anna Crosbie, Marika Eastwick-Field, and Kylie Dunn).}


Russell McVeagh's talented women lawyers have been highlighted as finalists alongside others throughout Asia ahead of this year's Euromoney Women in Business Law Awards Asia.
 
Overall, the firm is shortlisted for 19 awards including 17 practice area and Rising Star awards, and both firm awards - the 'Women in Business Law, National Firm' award and 'New Zealand Firm of the Year' award, which follows on from the firm winning the New Zealand Firm of the Year title at last year's awards.
 
The following Russell McVeagh lawyers have been shortlisted in their respective areas of expertise:

• Best in Energy, Natural Resources, Mining
• Best in Environment

• Best in Corporate Governance

• Best in Debt Capital Markets
• Best in Structured Finance and Securitisation

• Best in Insurance and Reinsurance

• Best in Financial Regulation

• Best in Investment Funds

• Best in Labour and Employment

• Best in Privacy and Data Protection
• Best in Technology, Media and Telecommunications

• Best in Real Estate

• Best in Restructuring and Insolvency

• Rising Star - Corporate

• Rising Star - Finance

• Rising Star - IP

• Rising Star - Litigation

"This well-deserved recognition for our top lawyers demonstrates the breadth and depth of talent across our full-service leading law firm. It is especially pleasing to see the continued growth in the number of finalist placings we received overall, up from 15 in 2020, and a reflection of our firm's ongoing focus on diversity and inclusion," Russell McVeagh CEO Jo Avenell said.
 
Last year, partners Liz Blythe and Deemple Budhia won the top awards in their practice areas (Best in Technology, Media and Telecommunications and Best in Structured Finance and Securitisation, respectively), alongside Russell McVeagh winning the overall 'New Zealand Firm of the Year' award.
 
The Women in Business Law Awards recognise leading women lawyers from across the region, with nominees judged on the complexity of their work as well as on their advocacy, influence, and thought leadership to promote women in the practice of law and within practice area specialisms. 
 
Winners for 2021 are due to be announced at a virtual ceremony on 15 September and we wish all our finalists, as well as the other lawyers named on the shortlist, the best of luck.