The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Front End Construction & Infrastructure Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of non-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
Hamish Bolland, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Brian Clayton, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Michael Weatherell, Simpson Grierson – Auckland
Leading
Ian Becke, Bell Gully – Auckland
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Ed Crook, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Recommended
Tom Bennett, Buddle Findlay – Auckland
Paul Buetow, Dentons – Auckland
Ed Dunphy, Anthony Harper – Auckland
Angela Harford, Bell Gully – Wellington
Scott Lochhead, Bell Gully – Auckland
Sarah Sinclair, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Anton Trixl, Anderson Lloyd – Aucklan