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.
- Named IFLR New Zealand Law Firm of the Year 2009 by respected global publication International Financial Law Review
- Nominated in seven categories for the ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009 Dealmaker of the Year (2009 and 2008), New Zealand Deal Team of the Year (2007)
- Voted New Zealand Legal Employer of Choice for three years running in surveys conducted by Australasian Legal Business magazine
- Consistently voted top legal graduate employer in the Australia and New Zealand Graduate Careers Survey.
Russell McVeagh awarded Social Heroes Award
Russell McVeagh has been awarded a Social Heroes Award by the Robin Hood Foundation, in recognition of the firm's long term partnership with the Mangere Community Law Centre.
Russell McVeagh has provided pro bono advice at the Centre to the residents of Mangere on a one person, one day per week basis for over 23 years.
The high profile award was presented by the Prime Minister, John Key and Robin Hood Chair, Sharon Hunter and accepted on behalf of the firm by CEO Gary McDiarmid in Auckland on July 23 2010. Russell McVeagh hosted representatives of the Mangere centre at the event, and the firm was also represented by Richard McIlraith, partner in charge of the relationship, solicitors Emily Moore and Kylie Dunn, volunteers and managers of the day to day resourcing of the centre, and former Partner Gerard Curry, who was instrumental in setting up the original arrangement with the Mangere law centre.
Russell McVeagh wins four awards at ALB Australasian Law Awards 2010
Partner and Board Chair, Pip Greenwood, has won New Zealand Dealmaker of the Year for the second time at the ALB Australasian Law Awards held on 13 May 2010.
Russell McVeagh also scooped the awards for New Zealand Deal Team of the Year (Capital Markets Team), New Zealand Deal of the Year for the Fisher and Paykel recapitalisation and M&A Deal of the Year for the Kirin Lion Nathan Acquisition. more >
RWCL Appoints Russell McVeagh as Official RWC 2011 Law Firm... more >
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