The 2026 listing of leading Auckland Criminal Lawyers details solicitors and barristers practising within the area of Criminal, Regulatory Offences & White-Collar Crime matters located in the Auckland area market whose and who have been identified by New Zealand’s Criminal law solicitors for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Paul Borich KC, Station Chambers
David Jones KC, David PH Jones Queens Counsel
Julie-Anne Kincade KC, Augusta Chambers
Ron Mansfield KC, Ron Mansfield Barrister
Leading
Scott Brickell, Augusta Chambers
Nick Chisnall KC, Augusta Chambers
Tiffany Cooper KC, Cornerstone Chambers
Steven Lack, Atlas Chambers
Emma Priest, Augusta Chambers
Rachael Reed KC, City Chambers
Paul Wicks KC, City Chambers
Sam Wimsett KC, City Chambers
Recommended
Anoushka Bloem, Bloem Law
Marie Dhyrberg, Marie Dhyrberg Barrister
Susan Gray, Augusta Chambers
Devon Kemp, Augusta Chambers
Honor Lanham, Shortland Chambers
Nicola Manning, Augusta Chambers
Annabel Maxwell-Scott, Sentinel Chambers
John Munro, Sentinel Chambers
James Olsen, Atlas Chambers
Harry Redwood, Atlas Chambers
Sam Teppett, Atlas Chambers
Oliver Troon, Atlas Chambers
Previous editions
2024 edition published October 2024
Preeminent
Paul Borich KC, Shortland Chambers
Nick Chisnall KC, Augusta Chambers
David Jones KC, David PH Jones Queens Counsel
Julie-Anne Kincade KC, Augusta Chambers
Ron Mansfield KC, Ron Mansfield Barrister
Leading
Ian Brookie, Sentinel Chambers
Tiffany Cooper KC, Freyberg Chambers
Steven Lack, Steven Lack Barrister
John Munro, Sentinel Chambers
Fletcher Pilditch KC, Richmond Chambers
Rachael Reed KC, City Chambers
Sam Wimsett KC, City Chambers
Recommended
Scott Brickell, Augusta Chambers
James Cairney, Bankside Chambers
James Carruthers, Mills Lane Chambers
Brian Dickey, Bankside Chambers
David Dickinson, Federal Chambers
John Dixon KC, Shortland Chambers
Susan Gray, Augusta Chambers
Adam Holland, Adam J Holland Criminal Lawyer
Honor Lanham, Shortland Chambers
Nicola Manning, Augusta Chambers
Annabel Maxwell-Scott, Sentinel Chambers
John Munro, Sentinel Chambers
Fletcher Pilditch KC, Richmond Chambers
Emma Priest, Augusta Chambers
Harry Redwood, Augusta Chambers
Paul Wicks KC, City Chambers
2023 edition published August 2023
Preeminent
Paul Borich KC, Shortland Chambers
David Jones KC, David PH Jones Queens Counsel
Julie-Anne Kincade KC, Augusta Chambers
Ron Mansfield KC, Ron Mansfield Barrister
Leading
Nick Chisnall KC, Augusta Chambers
Tiffany Cooper KC, Freyberg Chambers
Susan Gray, Augusta Chambers
Steven Lack, Steven Lack Barrister
John Munro, Sentinel Chambers
Fletcher Pilditch KC, Richmond Chambers
Rachael Reed KC, City Chambers
Paul Wicks KC, City Chambers
Sam Wimsett, Samuel Wimsett Barrister
Recommended
John Billington KC, Shortland Chambers
Scott Brickell, Augusta Chambers
Ian Brookie, Sentinel Chambers
Dale Dufty, City Chambers
Marie Dyhrberg KC, Marie Dyhrberg Barrister
Katie Hogan, City Chambers
Nicola Manning, Augusta Chambers
Annabel Maxwell-Scott, Sentinel Chambers
David Niven, Sentinel Chambers
Emma Priest, Augusta Chambers
Davey Salmon KC, Mills Lane Chambers
2022 edition published September 2022
Market Leader
Paul Borich QC, Shortland Chambers
Preeminent
David Jones QC, David PH Jones Queens Counsel
Julie-Anne Kincade QC, Blackstone Chambers
Ron Mansfield QC, Ron Mansfield Barrister
Rachael Reed QC, City Chambers
Leading
John Billington QC, Shortland Chambers
Nick Chisnall, Blackstone Chambers
Tiffany Cooper, Freyberg Chambers
Marie Dyhrberg QC, Marie Dyhrberg Barrister
Susan Gray, Blackstone Chambers
John Munro, Sentinel Chambers
Fletcher Pilditch QC, Richmond Chambers
Paul Wicks QC, City Chambers
Sam Wimsett, Samuel Wimsett Barrister
Recommended
Ian Brookie, Sentinel Chambers
John Dixon QC, Shortland Chambers
Phil Hamlin, Hamlin Law
Katie Hogan, City Chambers
David Johnstone, Bankside Chambers
Steven Lack, Steven Lack Barrister
Simon Lance, City Chambers
Scott McColgan, Matai Chambers
David Niven, Sentinel Chambers
Emma Priest, Blackstone Chambers
2021 edition published September 2021
Preeminent
Paul Borich QC, Shortland Chambers
David Jones QC, David PH Jones Queens Counsel
Julie-Anne Kincade QC, Blackstone Chambers
Ron Mansfield QC, Ron Mansfield Barrister
Rachael Reed QC, City Chambers
Leading
John Billington QC, Shortland Chambers
Ian Brookie, Sentinel Chambers
Nick Chisnall, Blackstone Chambers
Marie Dyhrberg QC, Marie Dyhrberg Barrister
Susan Gray, Blackstone Chambers
Emma Priest, Blackstone Chambers
Paul Wicks QC, City Chambers
Recommended
Scott Brickell, Blackstone Chambers
Tiffany Cooper, Freyberg Cahmbers
John Dixon QC, Shortland Chambers
Quentin Duff, Matai Chambers
Katie Hogan, City Chambers
Jonathan Hudson, Johnathan Hudson Barrister
Steven Lack, Steven Lack Barrister
Kathryn Maxwell, Sentinel Chambers
John Munro, Sentinel Chambers
David Niven, Sentinel Chambers
Maria Pecotic, Verus Chambers
Fletcher Pilditch, Richmond Chambers
Todd Simmonds, Lorne Street Chambers
Sam Wimsett, Samuel Wimsett Barrister
2020 edition published August 2020
Preeminent
Stephen Bonnar QC, Freyberg Chambers
Paul Borich QC, Station Chambers
David Jones QC, David PH Jones Queens Counsel
Julie-Anne Kincade QC, Blackstone Chambers
Ron Mansfield, Ron Mansfield Barrister
Belinda Sellars QC, Freyberg Chambers
Leading
Ian Brookie, Sentinel Chambers
Nick Chisnall, Blackstone Chambers
Marie Dyhrberg QC, Marie Dyhrberg Barrister
David Niven, Sentinel Chambers
Rachael Reed QC, City Chambers
Sam Wimsett, Samuel Wimsett Barrister
Recommended
Quentin Duff, Matai Chambers
Dale Dufty, City Chambers
Susan Gray, Blackstone Chambers
Katie Hogan, City Chambers
Steven Lack, Steven Lack Barrister
Honor Lanham, Shortland Chambers
Hugh Leabourn, Guardian Chambers
Kathryn Maxwell, Sentinel Chambers
Annabel Maxwell-Scott, Cathedral Chambers
John Munro, Sentinel Chambers
Graeme Newell, Graeme Newell Barrister
Emma Priest, Blackstone Chambers
Kieran Raftery QC, Regent Chambers
Todd Simmonds, Todd Simmonds Barrister
Shane Tait, Shane Tait Barrister
Paul Wicks QC, City Chambers