The 2025 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.
Showing all 29 lawyers
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Coats | Bell Gully | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Liz Coats |
| Susan Hornsby-Geluk | Dundas Street Employment Lawyers | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Susan Hornsby-Geluk |
| Phillipa Muir | Simpson Grierson | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Phillipa Muir |
| Gillian Service | MinterEllison Rudd Watts | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Gillian Service |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Chemis | Buddle Findlay | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Chemis |
| Peter Cranney | Oakley Moran | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Cranney |
| Kylie Dunn | Smith Dunn | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Kylie Dunn |
| David France | Kiely Thompson Caisley | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: David France |
| Hamish Kynaston | Buddle Findlay | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Hamish Kynaston |
| Stephen Langton | LangtonHudson | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephen Langton |
| Blair Scotland | Dundas Street Employment Lawyers | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Blair Scotland |
| Bridget Smith | Smith Dunn | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Bridget Smith |
| Penny Swarbrick | SBM Legal | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Penny Swarbrick |
Recommended
| 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 |
| Sherridan Cook | Buddle Findlay | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Sherridan Cook |
| Daniel Erickson | Tompkins Wake | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Erickson |
| Angela Evans | BE Employment Law | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Angela Evans |
| June Hardacre | MinterEllisonRuddWatts | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: June Hardacre |
| Peter Kiely | Kiely Thompson Caisley | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Peter Kiely |
| Jessie Lapthorne | Duncan Cotterill | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Jessie Lapthorne |
| Simon Lapthorne | Kiely Thompson Caisley | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Simon Lapthorne |
| Fiona McMillan | Lane Neave | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Fiona McMillan |
| Charlotte Parkhill | Dentons | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Charlotte Parkhill |
| Rebecca Rendle | Simpson Grierson | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Rebecca Rendle |
| Megan Richards | MinterEllisonRuddWatts | Doyle’s ranking record: Megan Richards | |
| Jim Roberts | Hesketh Henry | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Jim Roberts |
| Ronelle Tomkinson | LangtonHudson, Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Ronelle Tomkinson | |
| Rosemary Wooders | Bell Gully | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Rosemary Wooders |
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