THE NEW ZEALAND LAW AWARDS 2017 WINNERS
Deal Awards
MYOB M&A DEAL OF THE YEAR
Allnex acquisition of Nuplex Industries
Firms: Allen & Overy; Allens Linklaters; Bell Gully; MinterEllisonRuddWatts; Russell McVeagh
Banks: Deutsche Bank; UBS
CAPITAL MARKETS DEAL OF THE YEAR
Synlait Milk’s Capital Raising and dual listing
Firms: Baker McKenzie (Sydney); MinterEllison (Sydney); MinterEllisonRuddWatts; Russell McVeagh; Simpson Grierson
Accountants: Credit Suisse; FNZ Capital
MID-MARKET DEAL OF THE YEAR
Patties Foods Acquisition of Leader Foods
Firms: Hudson Gavin Martin; Russell McVeagh; SBM Legal; Webb Henderson
CONSUMER, MEDIA AND TECH DEAL OF THE YEAR
NBCUniversal-MediaWorks for Bravo channel launch
Firms: MinterEllisonRuddWatts; Russell McVeagh
INTERNATIONAL DEAL OF THE YEAR
Silver Fern Farms share sale
Firms: Harmos Horton Lusk Ltd; MinterEllisonRuddWatts; Simpson Grierson;
Accountant: Goldman Sachs & Partners
Banks: Commonwealth Bank of Australia; Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) New Zealand Branch; The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd; Westpac Banking Corporation; Westpac New Zealand Ltd
NEW ZEALAND DEAL OF THE YEAR
Allnex acquisition of Nuplex Industries
Firms: Allen & Overy; Allens Linklaters; Bell Gully; MinterEllisonRuddWatts; Russell McVeagh
Banks: Deutsche Bank; UBS
In-house Awards
ANTHONY HARPER YOUNG IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR (UNDER 35)
Winner: Patrick Gamble, Complectus Group
Highly Commended: Jemma Stevenson, Powerco
FINANCIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Kiwibank In-House Team
RUSSELL MCVEAGH IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
MINTERELLISONRUDDWATTS IN-HOUSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Sasha Daniels, Senior Counsel Competition & Regulation, Spark
Firm Awards
REGIONAL/SUBURBAN LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: BlackmanSpargo Rural Law Ltd
AUTOMIO BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Webb Henderson
CROWE HORWATH MID-SIZE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Anderson Lloyd
Highly Commended: Lane Neave
LARGE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Russell McVeagh
EMPLOYMENT LAW SPECIALIST FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Dundas Street
CROWE HORWATH LITIGATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Wilson Harle
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: AJ Park
PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Thompson Blackie Biddles
Highly Commended: AlexanderDorrington
AIG INSURANCE SPECIALIST LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Wotton + Kearney (formerly DAC Beachcroft New Zealand)
LEGAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (1-50 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: Webb Henderson
LEGAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (51-100 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: Wynn Williams
LEGAL PERSONNEL EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (>100 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: Russell McVeagh
RESOLUTION INSTITUTE MEDIATOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Timothy McMichael
ARTEMIS EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT YOUNG PRIVATE PRACTICE LAWYER OF THE YEAR (UNDER 35)
Winner: Jeremy Johnson, Wynn Williams
NZ LAWYER DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (<100 employees)
Winner: Anderson Lloyd Infrastructure Team
Highly Commended: Mayne Wetherell Corporate Team
NZ LAWYER DEAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (>100 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: Russell McVeagh Corporate Advisory Team
Highly Commended: Bell Gully Corporate Team
CROWE HORWATH MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR (<100 employees)
Winner: Jared Ormsby, Wynn Williams
CROWE HORWATH MANAGING PARTNER OF THE YEAR (>100 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: Peter Chemis, Buddle Findlay