The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Transport Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of Admiralty, Aviation, Maritime Law & Shipping Law matters across the New Zealand legal market who have been identified by their clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Preeminent
Simon Cartwright, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Bevan Marten, Izard Weston – Wellington
Leading
Neil Beadle, Wotton _Kearney – Auckland
Chris Dann, Anthony Harper – Christchurch
Michael McCarthy, Izard Weston – Auckland
Felicity Montiero, Wilson Harle – Auckland
Recommended
John Burton, Izard Weston – Wellington
Andrew Colgan, McElroys – Auckland
Peter Dawson, Dawson & Associates – Nelson
Hamish Fletcher, Ocean Law – Nelson
Shafraz Khan, Fortune Manning – Auckland
Frank Porter, Frank Porter Co – Auckland
Previous editions
2021 edition published May 2021
Preeminent
Simon Cartwright, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Michael McCarthy, Izard Weston - Auckland
Leading
Neil Beadle, DLA Piper - Auckland
John Burton, Izard Weston - Wellington
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone - Auckland
Matthew Flynn, McElroys - Auckland
Barbara Versfelt, Lowndes Jordan - Auckland
Recommended
Ruth Allcoat, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Chris Dann, Anthony Harper - Christchurch
Peter Dawson, Dawson & Associates - Nelson
John Knight - Chapman Tripp - Wellington
Bevan Marten, Izard Weston - Wellington
Felicity Montiero, Wilson Harle - Auckland
Karl Stolberger, Lowndes Jordan - Auckland
2020 edition published March 2020
Preeminent
Simon Cartwright, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Michael McCarthy, Lowndes - Auckland
Leading
Neil Beadle, DLA Piper - Auckland
John Burton, Izard Weston - Wellington
Matthew Flynn, McElroys - Auckland
John Knight - Chapman Tripp - Wellington
Recommended
Ruth Allcoat, Hesketh Henry - Auckland
Andrew Colgan, McElroys - Auckland
Chris Dann, Anthony Harper - Christchurch
Pauline Davies, Fee Langstone - Auckland
Hamish Fletcher, Ocean Law - Nelson
Bevan Marten, Izard Weston - Wellington
Felicity Montiero, Wilson Harle - Auckland
Barbara Versfelt, Lowndes Jordan - Auckland