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
Previous editions
2025 edition published April 2025
Preeminent
Hamish Bolland, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Michael Weatherell, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Leading
Ian Becke, Bell Gully - Auckland
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Ed Dunphy, Anthony Harper - Auckland
Sarah Sinclair, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Anton Trixl, Anderson Lloyd - Auckland
Recommended
Tom Bennett, Buddle Findlay - Auckland
Paul Buetow, Dentons - Auckland
Ed Crook, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Angela Harford, Bell Gully - Wellington
Vimal Nair, Greenwood Roche - Auckland
Greg Wise, Chapman Tripp - Wellington
2021 edition published June 2021
Preeminent
John McKay, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Michael Weatherell, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Leading
Brian Clayton, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Andrew Hazelton, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Sarah Sinclair, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Janine Stewart, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Stuart Robertson, Dentons - Auckland
Barry Walker, Greenwood Roche - Auckland
Recommended
Ian Becke, Bell Gully - Auckland
Tom Bennett, Buddle Findlay - Auckland
Paul Buetow, Dentons - Auckland
Hamish Bolland, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Brendan Cash, Dentons - Wellington
David Chisnall, Bell Gully - Wellington
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Malcolm Crotty, Russell McVeagh - Auckalnd
Ed Dunphy, Anthony Harper - Auckland
Shanti Frater, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Nick Gillies, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Mary Haggie, Haggie Law - Wellington
Geoff Hardy, Martelli McKegg - Auckland
Karen Kemp, Anthony Harper - Auckland
Mike Kerr, Anderson Lloyd - Christchurch
Hugh Kettle, Bell Gully - Wellington
Jo-Anne Knight, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Simon Ladd, Bell Gully - Auckland
Matt Maling, Lane Neave - Christchurch
Polly Pope, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
James Riddoch, Greenwood Roche - Christchurch
Rebecca Saunders, Wynn Williams - Christchurch
Edward Scorgie, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Michael Taylor, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Travis Tomlinson, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Katrina Van Houtte, Dentons - Auckland
2020 edition published April 2020
Preeminent
Brian Clayton, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
John McKay, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Michael Weatherell, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Leading
Hamish Bolland, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Andrew Hazelton, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Stephen Price, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Janine Stewart, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Stuart Robertson, Dentons - Auckland
Recommended
Brendan Cash, Dentons - Wellington
David Chisnall, Bell Gully - Wellington
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Ed Dunphy, Anthony Harper - Auckland
Shanti Frater, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Scott Galloway, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Nick Gillies, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Geoff Hardy, Martelli McKegg - Auckland
David Holden, David Holden Law - Auckland
Simon Ladd, Bell Gully - Auckland
Matt Maling, Lane Neave - Christchurch
Karen Overend, Overend & Associates - Christchurch
James Riddoch, Greenwood Roche - Christchurch
Polly Pope, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Rebecca Saunders, Wynn Williams - Christchurch
Edward Scorgie, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Sarah Sinclair, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Barry Walker, Greenwood Roche - Auckland
2019 edition published June 2019
Preeminent
John McKay, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Stephen Price, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Janine Stewart, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Michael Weatherell, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Leading
Hamish Bolland, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Brian Clayton, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Nick Gillies, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Andrew Hazelton, Hazelton Law - Wellington
David Holden, Anderson Lloyd - Auckland
Stuart Robertson, Kensington Swan - Auckland
Edward Scorgie, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Recommended
Chris Booth, Kensington Swan - Auckland
Brendan Cash, Kensington Swan
David Chisnall, Bell Gully - Wellington
Malcolm Crotty, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Ed Dunphy, Anthony Harper - Auckland
Scott Galloway, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Geoff Hardy, Martelli McKegg - Auckland
Jo-Anne Knight, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Simon Ladd, Bell Gully - Auckland
Matt Maling, Lane Neave - Christchurch
Karen Overend, Overend & Associates - Christchurch
Polly Pope, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Rebecca Saunders, Wynn Williams - Christchurch
Sarah Sinclair, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Garth Sincliar, Webb Henderson - Auckland
Anton Trixl, Anderson Lloyd - Auckland
Barry Walker, Greenwood Roche - Auckland
2018 edition published May 2018
Preeminent
Brian Clayton, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
John McKay, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Janine Stewart, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Michael Weatherell, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Leading
Graeme Christie, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Andrew Hazelton, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Polly Pope, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Stephen Price, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Stuart Robertson, Kensington Swan - Auckland
Edward Scorgie, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Recommended
Hamish Bolland, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Chris Booth, Kensington Swan - Auckland
David Chisnall, Bell Gully - Wellington
Ed Crook, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Malcolm Crotty, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Scott Galloway, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Nick Gillies, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Geoff Hardy, Martelli McKegg - Auckland
David Holden, Anderson Lloyd - Auckland
David Holden, Anderson Lloyd - Auckland
Simon Ladd, Bell Gully - Auckland
Matt Maling, Lane Neave - Christchurch
Karen Overend, Overend & Associates - Christchurch
James Riddoch, Greenwood Roche- Christchurch
Rebecca Saunders, Lane Neave - Christchurch
Sarah Sinclair, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Garth Sincliar, Webb Henderson - Auckland
Charlotte von Dadelzsen, Buddle Findlay - Wellington
2017 edition published September 2017
Preeminent
Brian Clayton, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Mark Crosbie, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
John McKay, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Michael Weatherell, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Leading
Tom Bennett, Bell Gully - Auckland
Graeme Christie, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Andrew Hazelton, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Stephen Price, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Stuart Robertson, Kensington Swan - Auckland
Edward Scorgie, Chapman Tripp - Auckland
Janine Stewart, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Recommended
Chris Booth, Kensington Swan - Auckland
David Butler, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Brendan Cash, Kensington Swan - Wellington
David Chisnall, Bell Gully - Wellington
Malcolm Crotty, Russell McVeagh - Auckland
Ed Dunphy, Anthony Harper - Auckland
Scott Galloway, Hazelton Law - Wellington
Nick Gillies, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
John Greenwood, Greenwood Roche - Wellington
David Holden, Anderson Lloyd - Auckland
Jo-Anne Knight, Simpson Grierson - Auckland
Matt Maling, Lane Neave - Christchurch
Rebecca Saunders, Lane Neave - Christchurch
Sarah Sinclair, MinterEllisonRuddWatts - Auckland
Julian Smith, Greenwood Roche - Wellington