The 2025 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
John McKay, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Stuart Robertson, Dentons – Auckland
Janine Stewart, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Michael Taylor, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Leading
Nick Gillies, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Sam Holden, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Karen Kemp, Anthony Harper – Auckland
Stephen Price, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Edward Scorgie, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Katrina Van Houtte, Dentons – Auckland
Recommended
Brendan Cash, Dentons – Wellington
Shanti Frater, Simpson Grierson – Auckland
Jared Holt, Tavendale & Partners – Christchurch
Andrew Hazelton, Hazelton Law – Wellington
Jo-Anne Knight, Simpson Grierson – Auckland
Helen Macfarlane, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Matt Maling, Maling & Co – Auckland
Arie Moore, Reflective Construction Law – Wellington
Hugh Kettle, Bell Gully – Wellington
Jo-Anne Knight, Simpson Grierson – Auckland
Rebecca Saunders, Wynn Williams – Auckland
Brad Ward, Bell Gully – Auckland