2019 New Zealand Lawyer Awards Finalists

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2019 FINALISTS

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Following another excellent year for nominations from the legal profession’s finest, NZ Lawyer is pleased to announce the finalists in this year’s New Zealand Law Awards THE NZ LAW AWARDS has long been

This time around, it’s no different.

established as the profession’s benchmark for

That stellar quality was on display in the

recognising the annual achievements of the

hundreds of nominations we received across 28

leading lawyers, firms and legal teams who’ve

categories - and we can assure you that choosing

sealed the biggest deals and changed the business

the finalists was no easy task.

landscape.

So here they are: the individuals, firms, teams

NZ Lawyer has been running the New Zealand

and dealmakers who’ll be competing for their

Law Awards for 15 years now. Every year we say

grand prizes at the Cordis Auckland on Thursday

the same thing: surely the level of talent on display

21 November. For bookings and information,

can’t be beaten? And every year we’re proven

please visit www.lawards.co.nz.

wrong.

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CAPITAL MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR Auckland Council ‘green bonds’ issuance Accountant: Ernst & Young Firm: Mayne Wetherell

Chorus New Zealand issuance of re-setting fixed rate bonds Firm: Chapman Tripp

Fletcher Building pro rata entitlement offer Firm: Ashurst (AU); Baker McKenzie; Bell Gully; Russell McVeagh; Sidley Austin (AU)

Housing New Zealand inaugural medium-term note issuance and sustainability financing framework Firm: Chapman Tripp

PaySauce reverse listing Accountants: Grant Thornton; Simmons Corporate Finance Firms: Bell Gully; Flacks & Wong; Russell McVeagh

Tilt accelerated pro rata entitlement offer Firms: Baker McKenzie; Russell McVeagh; Simpson Grierson

Xero convertible note issuance Firms: Allens; Bell Gully; Chapman Tripp; Gilbert + Tobin; Linklaters

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CONSUMER, MEDIA AND TECH DEAL OF THE YEAR Accel-KKR acquisition of Seequent Firm: DLA Piper (NZ); Mayne Wetherell

Bounty Fresh takeover of Tegel Firm: Chapman Tripp; MinterEllisonRuddWatts; Russell McVeagh

HGCapital acquisition of majority stake in Orion Health’s Rhapsody business Firm: Bell Gully; Chapman Tripp; Flacks & Wong; Harmos Horton Lusk

Spark acquisition of Rugby World Cup 2019 media rights Firm: Webb Henderson

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INTERNATIONAL DEAL OF THE YEAR AIA acquisition of sovereign life insurance business from CBA

M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR Cigna acquisition of OnePath Life Firm: Bell Gully; Chapman Tripp

Firm: Ashurst (AU); Bell Gully; Debevoise & Plimpton; Herbert Smith Freehills; Russell McVeagh

intelliHUB acquisition of Mercury’s Metrix metering business

Carlyle acquisition of Accolade Wines

Firms: Chapman Tripp; Russell McVeagh Advisor: Ernst & Young; Flagstaff Partners

Firm: Chapman Tripp (NZ); Clifford Chance; Gilbert + Tobin (AU); Russell McVeagh

CITIC Capital acquisition of Trilogy International Firm: Anderson Lloyd; Chapman Tripp; MinterEllisonRuddWatts Bank: Bank of China

Fenglin Group investment in particle board plant Firm: Kensington Swan

Finaccess Capital partial takeover of Restaurant Brands New Zealand Firms: Harmos Horton Lusk; Simpson Grierson; Webb Henderson Advisor: Macquarie Capital, Greenhill

Fonterra – Restructuring and termination of Darnum joint venture with Beingmate Firms: Ashurst; Arnold Bloch Liebler; King & Wood Mallesons; Webb Henderson

Nelson Properties sale of Nelson Forests to OneFortyOne Plantations Firms: Bell Gully; Foley Hoag (US); Gilbert + Tobin (AU);MinterEllisonRuddWatts; Russell McVeagh (NZ) Advisor: Michail Lagogiannis, Gresham Advisory Partners; Chris Simcock, UBS

Oyster Property Group and KKR JV acquisition of Central Park Firm: Flacks & Wong; Mayne Wetherell; Russell McVeagh; Thompson Blackie Biddles

Sale of Stevenson’s construction materials business Firm: Berry Simons; Harmos Horton Lusk; Lane Neave; Lowndes; Matthews Law; Russell McVeagh; Webb Henderson

Shell New Zealand divestment programme Firm: Ashurst; Bell Gully; Chapman Tripp; Simpson Grierson

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MID-MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR 111 Dixon Street Firm: Kensington Swan

Melody Dairies joint venture Accountants: Deloitte Firms: Buddle Findlay; Tompkins Wake Bank: BNZ

New infrastructure funding and financing model for Milldale Firm: Bell Gully; MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Sale of Promapp Group to Nintex Group Firm: Hudson Gavin Martin; Russell McVeagh

Waimea Community Dam Firm: Anderson Lloyd; Chapman Tripp; Pitt & Moore; Russell McVeagh

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NEW ZEALAND DEAL OF THE YEAR Winners of the Capital Markets, and Consumer, Media and Tech and International, M&A deal and Mid-market categories will automatically become finalists for the New Zealand Deal of the Year.

The finalists will be revealed at the awards ceremony.

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ANTHONY HARPER

MINTERELLISONRUDDWATTS

YOUNG IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR

IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• Paris Bree, New Zealand Oil & Gas

• Caroline Beaumont, City Rail Link

• Hannah Bryce, Stantec New Zealand

• Julian Benefield, Foodstuffs

• Madison Dobie, Engineering New Zealand

• Andrew Cordner, Fonterra

• Tim Fletcher, Uber NZ • George Grainger, Wellington City Council

• Hayley Cassidy, BNZ • Marion Franks, Downer • Juliet Jones, Vodafone New Zealand

• Kristina Kilner, AIA New Zealand

• Tim Peacocke, Samsung Electronics New Zealand

• Georgia Lawrence, Fonterra

• John Rodger, Vector

• Michaela Reid, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

• Anton Shead, Goodman

• Muneya Shino, Spark New Zealand

AWARD SPONSOR

• Jo Wong, SKYCITY Entertainment Group

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SIMPSON GRIERSON

FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

RUSSELL MCVEAGH

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• AIA New Zealand Legal Team

• BNZ In-House Legal Team

• AMP Legal Team

• Engineering New Zealand Legal Team

• ANZ Bank New Zealand • Bank of New Zealand • Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership

• Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Legal Team • Fletcher Building

• Kiwibank

• Fonterra Legal Team

• Westpac

• Mercury Energy • SkyCity Entertainment Group • Spark New Zealand • Stantec Asia Pacific Legal Team • Vector

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NICHE RECRUITING SPECIALISTS

EMPLOYMENT LAW SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR

LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• Dundas Street

• Gilbert Walker

• Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law

• K3 Legal

• McBride Davenport James

• Morris Legal

• Practica Legal

• Norling Law

• SBM Legal

• Practica Legal

• LeeSalmonLong

• Rice Speir • Wilson Harle

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• AJ Park

• Badcock Law

• Baldwins Intellectual Property

• Burton Partners

• CreateIP

• Domain Legal

• Ellis Terry

• Talbot Law

• James & Wells

• Thompson Blackie Biddles

• Zone Law

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INSURANCE SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• Fee Langstone

• Burton Partners

• Gilbert Walker

• Flacks & Wong

• Kennedys

• Gilbert Walker

• McElroys New Zealand

• Hudson Gavin Martin

• Wotton + Kearney

• K3 Legal • Layburn Hodgins • McBride Davenport James • Norling Law • Stewart Germann Law Office • Webb Henderson

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LEGAL PERSONNEL

LEGAL PERSONNEL

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE

(<50 LAWYERS)

(51-100 LAWYERS)

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (>100 LAWYERS)

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• AJ Park

• Anthony Harper

• Anderson Lloyd

• BlackmanSpargo Rural Law

• Cavell Leitch

• Bell Gully

• Hesketh Henry

• Buddle Findlay

• Hudson Gavin Martin

• Lane Neave

• Kensington Swan

• Juno Legal • Layburn Hodgins

• Tompkins Wake

• MinterEllisonRuddWatts

• Wynn Williams

• Simpson Grierson

• Morris Legal • Prestige Law • Webb Henderson • Wotton + Kearney • Webb Ross McNab Kilpatrick Lawyers

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MEDIATOR OF THE YEAR

ARTEMIS EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT YOUNG PRIVATE PRACTICE LAWYER OF THE YEAR (35 OR UNDER)

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• Lesley Ashworth, Lesley Ashworth Dispute Resolution

• Liz Coats, Bell Gully

• Mark Kelly, Bankside Chambers

• Amy Cunniffe, Buddle Findlay

• Nina Khouri

• Natasha Garvan, Bell Gully

• Jennifer Mahony, FairWay Resolution

• Anastasiya Gutorova, Simpson Grierson

• Timothy McMichael, Family Works Resolution Service

• Vanessa Hunter, MinterEllisonRuddWatts

• Keri Morris, FairWay Resolution

• Rachael Judge, Simpson Grierson

• Paul Sills, Paul Sills Barrister & Mediator

• Nick Kovacevich, Wynn Williams

• Hayden Wilson, Kensington Swan

• Victoria Waalkens, Wotton + Kearney

RESOLUTION INSTITUTE

• Liz Blythe, Russell McVeagh

• Ariana Stuart, Kensington Swan

• Sam Wilson, DLA Piper New Zealand AWARD SPONSOR

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MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR

MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR

(>100 LAWYERS)

(<100 LAWYERS)

(<100 LAWYERS)

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• Paul Beverley, Buddle Findlay

• Erich Bachmann, Hesketh Henry

• Anna Buchly, Bell Gully

• Damian Broadley, AJ Park

• Anthony Harper’s Corporate Advisory Team

• Anne Callinan, Simpson Grierson

• Jon Calder, Tompkins Wake

• Mayne Wetherell Corporate Team

• Richard Greenaway, Anderson Lloyd

• Malcolm Hurley, Anthony Harper

• Mayne Wetherell Finance Team

• Kristine Ann King, Duncan King

• Webb Henderson

• Nick Wells, Chapman Tripp

• Mark Lowndes, Lowndes • Philip Maw, Wynn Williams • Edwin Morrison, K3 Legal • Tim Walden, James & Wells

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• Flacks & Wong

• Wynn Williams Corporate Advisory Team

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DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (>100 LAWYERS)

LAW PLUS

REGIONAL/SUBURBAN LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• Bell Gully Corporate Team

• BlackmanSpargo Rural Law

• Bell Gully Projects and Development Team

• Dean & Associates

• Buddle Findlay Corporate Team

• Henderson Reeves

• Chapman Tripp • MinterEllisonRuddWatts National Deal Team • Russell McVeagh Corporate Team • Simpson Grierson Corporate Advisory Team

• Duncan King Law • Pitt & Moore Lawyers and Notaries Public • Southern Legal Lawyers Manukau City, Auckland • Stevens Orchard Lawyers • WRMK Lawyers

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MID-SIZE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

K3 LEGAL

FINALISTS

FINALISTS

• Cavell Leitch

• Anderson Lloyd

• Harmos Horton Lusk

• Anthony Harper

• Martelli McKegg

• Bell Gully

• Mayne Wetherell

• Buddle Findlay

• Norris Ward McKinnon

• Chapman Tripp

• Tompkins Wake

• Kensington Swan

• WRMK Lawyers

• MinterEllisonRuddWatts

• Wynn Williams

• Simpson Grierson

LARGE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

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AWARD SPONSORS Anderson Lloyd is a leading New Zealand law firm focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for our clients, with a history of supporting the industries that make New Zealand successful.

Contact: Richard Greenaway, CEO, Dunedin richard.greenaway@al.nz

K3 Legal is a unique, multidisciplinary firm, working alongside K3 Account and K3 Consulting under the same roof. While K3 Legal’s focus is on civil and commercial litigation matters, the firm has deep litigation expertise in insolvency, resource management, property and construction, relationship property, and criminal disputes.

This complements the firm’s property, commercial, family and overseas investor practices.

Contact: Jared Wooff, Marketing Manager

Anthony Harper is an award-winning national law firm.

As one of the largest law firms in New Zealand we are proud to help and advise New Zealand and international clients achieve their goals.

Our high performing, internationally ranked solicitors are deeply immersed in our 27 specialty areas.

There is a difference.

Contact: Malcolm Hurley, Managing Partner, Anthony Harper +64 9 920 6476 malcolm.hurley@ah.co.nz anthonyharper.co.nz Artemis is an award winning premium executive search and recruitment firm that specialises in legal, human resources and executive leadership appointments. Offering bespoke recruitment and search services across a range of functional disciplines including General Counsel, Partners, Lawyers, CEO’s, Managing Directors, General Management, Senior to mid-Management and Non-Executive Directors, Artemis offers national, Trans-Tasman and international search capability.

Artemis is proud to support the ongoing development of the New Zealand legal profession.

Contact: Kathryn Cross, Managing Director, Artemis Executive Recruitment +64 9 354 3543 kathryn.cross@artemisnz.com artemisnz.com

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+64 9 366 1366 jared@k3.co.nz k3.co.nz Kensington Swan is one of New Zealand’s leading national commercial law firms, with over 30 partners and 100 other lawyers in our offices in Auckland and Wellington. As a full-service commercial law firm, our specialist teams collaborate across practice areas to provide complete legal solutions that are tailored to each client.

Kensington Swan is scheduled in early 2020, to combine with Dentons (www.dentons.com), the world’s largest law firm, meaning we can support you and your organisation wherever you operate.

Contact: Ben Paul, Business Development and Marketing Director +64 21 0834 7833 Ben.Paul@kensingtonswan.com kensingtonswan.com LawPlus is the collective procurement group for law firms which offers premium supplier relationships and savings on a wide range of quality products and services in key areas such as PI cover, banking, consumables, life, general and medical insurances and library services as well as knowledge sharing, professional development programmes and networking with a diverse group of law firms from across NZ. Contact: Rebecca Clarkson, Executive officer rebecca@lawplus.nz lawplus.nz

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Legal Personnel We are specialists in legal recruitment. We have been recruiting in the legal sector for over 20 years and have in-depth knowledge of the market. We help law firms find talent from Graduates through to Partners and Senior Management.

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Contact: Jarrod Moyle, Managing Director +64 9 359 9244 jarrod.moyke@legalpersonnel.co.nz legalpersonel.co.nz

Resolution Institute is a vibrant community of mediators and other DR professionals.

Created by the integration of LEADR and the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia, we have over 4,000 members across New Zealand and Australia. As LEADR, Resolution Institute has been training and accrediting mediators for more than 20 years.

Contact: Trevor Slater, General Manager New Zealand +64 4 470 0110 trevor.slater@resolution.institute resolution.institute

MinterEllisonRuddWatts is an international law firm, headquartered in Australia and regarded as one of the Asia-Pacific’s premier law firms. Our teams collaborate across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK to deliver exceptional outcomes.

We have a clear goal – to be our clients’ best partner. We put the client at the centre of everything we do and partner with them to deliver truly innovative solutions.

Contact: Rachael Saunders, National Events and Sponsorship Manager +64 9 353 9892 minterellison.co.nz

Russell McVeagh is widely regarded as New Zealand’s premier commercial law firm, committed to operating on the cutting edge of legal practice. With 300 staff and partners across both Auckland and Wellington offices, their lawyers are the best in their fields and recognised internationally for their expertise. The firm provides strategic, commercial advice to assist clients with their most challenging, high-profile transactions.

Contact: Gary McDiarmid, Chief Executive Officer +64 9 367 8091 gary.mcdiarmid@russellmcveagh.com

Established in 1994, Niche Consulting is the foundation legal recruitment firm in New Zealand. With teams in Auckland and Wellington headed up by co-directors, Paula Watts and Jane Temel, we support a broad range of private practice, corporate and public sector clients. We build successful organisations by placing extraordinary people!

Contact: Paula Watts, Managing Director +64 9 377 2248 paula.watts@nicherecruitment.co.nz nicherecruitment.co.nz

russellmcveagh.com Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand’s leading commercial law firms. With over 330 staff based in our Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington offices, we are also one of the largest.

Our commitment to clients extends beyond delivering excellent legal advice. We work with clients to understand the strategic issues that are important to them and their objectives. Our focus is on helping our clients to succeed.

Contact: Anne Callinan, Chair and Partner +64 9 977 5031 anne.callinan@simpsongrierson.com simpsongrierson.co.nz

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