The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Construction Litigation & Disputes Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of contentious construction, projects and infrastructure matters in the New Zealand legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Stephen Price, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Stuart Robertson, Dentons – Auckland
Michael Taylor, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Leading
Brendan Cash, Dentons – Wellington
Shanti Frater, Simpson Grierson – Auckland
Nick Gillies, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Sam Holden, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Matt Maling, Maling & Co – Auckland
John McKay, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Janine Stewart, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Katrina Van Houtte, Dentons – Auckland
Recommended
Grant de Lisle, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Andrew Hazelton, Hazelton Law – Wellington
Glen Holm-Hansen, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Karen Kemp, Anthony Harper – Auckland
Jo-Anne Knight, Simpson Grierson – Auckland
Helen Macfarlane, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Arie Moore, Reflective Construction Law – Wellington
Jo-Anne Knight, Simpson Grierson – Auckland
Arie Moore, Reflective Construction Law – Wellington
Rebecca Saunders, Wynn Williams – Auckland
Joshua Taylor, Wynn Williams – Christchurch
Jesse Wilson, Bell Gully – Auckland