Widely regarded as New Zealand's premier law firm, Russell McVeagh is a 250 lawyer firm with over 400 total staff in offices in Auckland and Wellington.
- Russell McVeagh has been named IFLR New Zealand Law Firm of the Year 2009 by respected global publication International Financial Law Review (see right)
- Nominated in seven categories for the ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009 Dealmaker of the Year (2008), New Zealand Deal Team of the Year (2007)
- Twice voted New Zealand Legal Employer of Choice in surveys conducted by Australasian Legal Business magazine
- Consistently voted top legal graduate employer in the Australia and New Zealand Graduate Careers Survey.
IFLR New Zealand Law Firm of the Year
Congratulations to Wellington partner Pat Bowler who won the NZ Dealmaker of the Year award at the ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009.
Russell McVeagh was nominated in seven categories, most of which were Australasia wide in scope. For many Russell McVeagh was the only New Zealand firm nominated. The categories in which Russell McVeagh was a finalist included:
NZ Dealmaker of the Year: Pat Bowler
NZ Deal Team of the Year: Finance, Russell McVeagh
Corporate Citizen Firm of the Year: Russell McVeagh
CEO/Managing Partner of the Year: Gary McDiarmid
Debt Market Deal of the Year: Project Apple - Guy Lethbridge
Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year: Hanover Group Debt Restructure - NZ $554 million - John Powell
M&A Deal of the Year: Crown Acquisition of Toll NZ rail and ferry operations - Pat Bowler
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Russell McVeagh has been named IFLR New Zealand Law Firm of the Year at the IFLR awards, held on March 4 2009 in Hong Kong. The awards evaluate the best law firms in each major jurisdiction throughout Asia Pacific on a range of measures, including market reputation and major transactions. IFLR (International Financial Law Review) is a highly respected global publication.
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