The New Zealand Law Awards 2014 Winners
ALLPROCURE REGIONAL / SUBURBAN LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Downie Stewart Lawyers

WATERSTONE BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Webb Henderson

CROWE HORWATH MID-SIZE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Anderson Lloyd Lawyers

ICMS CREDIT SYSTEMS LARGE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Chapman Tripp

EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
LangtonHudsonButcher

CROWE HORWATH LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
Wilson Harle

CANON NEW ZEALAND LIMITED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
AJ Park

PRENDOS NEW ZEALAND PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
Thompson Blackie Biddles

AIG INSURANCE NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
McElroys

LEGAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (0- 49 EMPLOYEES)
Armstrong Murray

LEGAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (50- 99 EMPLOYEES)
Anthony Harper

LEGAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (100+ EMPLOYEES)
Chapman Tripp

LEADR - ASSOCIATION OF DISPUTE RESOLVERS MEDIATOR OF THE YEAR
Maria Dew
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YOUNG IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Frances Hook, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

LEXISNEXIS YOUNG PRIVATE -PRACTICE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Ben Thompson, Hazel Armstrong lawyers

BANKING & FINANCE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Heartland Bank

INSURANCE IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
AIG Insurance New Zealand

RUSSELL MCVEAGH IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
New Zealand Treasury

IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Charles Bolt, Fletcher Building & Dave Whiteridge, NZ Transport Agency

NZ LAWYER LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ralph Simpson, Bell Gully

M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR
Beijing Capital aquisition of Transpacific Waste Management
FIRMS: Chapman Tripp, Russell McVeagh

CONSUMER MEDIA TECH DEAL OF THE YEAR
MediaWorks sale and debt restructuring
FIRMS: Bell Gully, Buddle Findlay, Chapman Tripp, Mayne Wetherell, Russell McVeagh, Webb Henderson
BANKS: JP Morgan, KordaMentha, Oaktree Capital, Rabobank, RBS, TPG Capital, Westpac New Zealand

CAPITAL MARKETS DEAL OF THE YEAR
Meridian IPO
FIRMS: Bell Gully, Buddle Findlay, Chapman Tripp, Harmos Horton Lusk, Russell McVeagh
ADVISORS: Derek Johnston (Barrister)
IN-HOUSE TEAMS: Meridian, New Zealand Treasury

INTERNATIONAL DEAL OF THE YEAR
Beijing Capital aquisition of Transpacific Waste Management
FIRMS: Chapman Tripp, Russell McVeagh

KONICA MINOLTA NEW ZEALAND DEAL OF THE YEAR
Solid Energy financial restructuring
FIRMS: Chapman Tripp, Mayne Wetherell, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Simpson Grierson
BANKS: ANZ, BNZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac New Zealand

CROWE HORWATH MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR
Roger Partridge, Bell Gully








