The 2023 listing of leading New Zealand Employment Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters matters across the New Zealand market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Market Leader
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipa Muir | Simpson Grierson | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Phillipa Muir |
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Coats | Bell Gully | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Liz Coats |
| Kylie Dunn | Russell McVeagh | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Kylie Dunn |
| Susan Hornsby-Geluk | Dundas Street Employment Lawyers | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Susan Hornsby-Geluk |
| Hamish Kynaston | Buddle Findlay | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Hamish Kynaston |
| Stephen Langton | LangtonHudsonButcher | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Langton |
| Penny Swarbrick | SBM Legal | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Penny Swarbrick |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Butcher | BE Employment Law | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Emma Butcher |
| Andrew Caisley | Kiely Thompson Caisley | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Caisley |
| Peter Chemis | Buddle Findlay | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Chemis |
| Peter Cranney | Oakley Moran | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Cranney |
| David France | Kiely Thompson Caisley | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: David France |
| Peter Kiely | Kiely Thompson Caisley | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Kiely |
| Mere King | Buddle Findlay | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Mere King |
| Charlotte Parkhill | Dentons | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Charlotte Parkhill |
| Gillian Service | MinterEllison Rudd Watts | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Gillian Service |
| Bridget Smith | SBM Legal | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Bridget Smith |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Cain | Dentons | Wellington | |
| Tim Clarke | Bell Gully | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Tim Clarke |
| Sherridan Cook | Buddle Findlay | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Sherridan Cook |
| Steph Dyhrberg | Dyhrberg Drayton | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Steph Dyhrberg |
| Daniel Erickson | Tompkins Wake | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Erickson |
| Angela Evans | BE Employment Law | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Angela Evans |
| Jessie Lapthorne | Duncan Cotterill | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Jessie Lapthorne |
| Emma Peterson | Russell McVeagh | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Emma Peterson |
| Rebecca Rendle | Simpson Grierson | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Rebecca Rendle |
| Jim Roberts | Hesketh Henry | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Jim Roberts |
| Laura Scampion | DLA Piper | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Laura Scampion |
| Blair Scotland | Dundas Street Employment Lawyers | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Blair Scotland |
| Andrew Schirnack | LangtonHudsonButcher | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Schirnack |
| Andrew Shaw | Lane Neave | Christchurch | Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Shaw |
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