The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Construction Litigation & Disputes Law Firms details New Zealand based law firms practising within the areas of contentious construction, projects and infrastructure across the New Zealand legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
First Tier
Dentons
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Russell McVeagh
Second Tier
Chapman Tripp
Simpson Grierson
Third Tier
Anthony Harper
Bell Gully
Hesketh Henry
Wynn Williams
Recommended
Anderson Lloyd
Buddle Findlay
Duncan Cotterill
Hazelton Law
Lane Neave
Maling & Co
Reflective Construction Law
Previous editions
2025 edition published April 2025
First Tier
Chapman Tripp
Dentons
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Second Tier
Russell McVeagh
Simpson Grierson
Third Tier
Anthony Harper
Bell Gully
Hesketh Henry
Recommended
Anderson Lloyd
Buddle Findlay
Duncan Cotterill
Hazelton Law
Lane Neave
Maling & Co
Reflective Construction Law
Tavendale & Partners
2021 edition published June 2021
First Tier
Chapman Tripp
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Simpson Grierson
Second Tier
Dentons
Russell McVeagh
Third Tier
Bell Gully
Greenwood Roche
Hazelton Law
Recommended
Anderson Lloyd
Anthony Harper
Buddle Findlay
Duncan Cotterill
Dwyer Law
Hesketh Henry
Lane Neave
Wynn Williams
2020 edition published April 2020
First Tier
Chapman Tripp
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Second Tier
Russell McVeagh
Simpson Grierson
Third Tier
Anthony Harper
Bell Gully
Dentons
Greenwood Roche
Hazelton Law
Recommended
Anderson Lloyd
Buddle Findlay
Hesketh Henry
Lane Neave
Overend & Associates
Wynn Williams
2019 edition published June 2019
First Tier
Chapman Tripp
Second Tier
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Simpson Grierson
Third Tier
Bell Gully
Hazelton Law
Hesketh Henry
Kensington Swan
Russell McVeagh
Recommended
Anderson Lloyd
Anthony Harper
Greenwood Roche
Lane Neave
Overend & Associates
Whitfield Braun
Wynn Williams
2018 edition published May 2018
First Tier
Chapman Tripp
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Simpson Grierson
Second Tier
Kensington Swan
Russell McVeagh
Third Tier
Bell Gully
Hazelton Law
Hesketh Henry
Lane Neave
Recommended
Anderson Lloyd
Anthony Harper
Greenwood Roche
Martelli Mckegg
Whitfield Braun