The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Property & Real Estate Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of transactional property and real estate matters across all New Zealand legal markets who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
David Butler, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Ed Crook, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Andrew Petersen, Bell Gully – Auckland
Leading
Tessa Baker, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Joe Biddles, Thompson Blackie Biddles – Auckland
Sarah Blackmore, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Matthew Carroll, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Anna Crosbie, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Ed Dunphy, Anthony Harper – Auckland
Sam Greenwood, Thompson Blackie Biddles – Auckland
Jane Holland, Bell Gully – Auckland
Recommended
Tim Barclay, Anthony Harper – Christchurch
James Blackie, Thompson Blackie Biddles – Auckland
Heath Brunton, Fulcrum Law – Auckland
Tim Bunker, Anthony Harper – Auckland
Vanessa Dew, Martelli McKegg – Auckland
Davida Dunphy, Dunphy Emmett – Auckland
Toni Forrest, Bell Gully – Wellington
Ish Fraser, Dentons – Wellington
David Gilbert, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Mike Kerr, Anderson Lloyd – Christchurch
Tom McGarry, Thompson Blackie Biddles – Auckland
Mark Nicholson, Chapman Tripp – Auckland
Paula Ormandy, Buddle Findlay – Auckland
Ed Smithies, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Amanda Spratt, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Natalie Steur, Russell McVeagh – Auckland
Sally Whincop, Bell Gully – Auckland
Doran Wyatt, Russell McVeagh – Wellington