Russell McVeagh

Russell McVeagh is a leading commercial New Zealand law firm, known as the go-to team for tackling complex legal problems. We have over 350 people across our offices in Auckland, Wellington and Te Waipounamu South Island, with the opening of our Queenstown office coming soon in March 2025. We offer our clients a collaborative, seamless approach and support a wide range of clients drawing on our expertise across the full spectrum of corporate advisory, banking and finance, litigation and dispute resolution, real estate and construction, tax, public law and environmental law. Whether you are a major corporate, regulator, investor, public sector, or non-profit organisation, we listen and take the time to develop a deep understanding of our clients' ambitions. We adapt to our client's preferred ways of working and always seek to find solutions that align with their culture and values, and strategic goals. Above all, we aim to provide pragmatic and clear advice. Our firm's values of Manaaki | Respect, Whai hiranga | Excellence, Māhirahira | Curiosity, and Whakapau kaha |Tenacity, are at the heart of our culture and reflect who we are, what we stand for and how we work together.