NICHE Recruiting Specialists M&A Deal of the Year

Shell New Zealand divestment programme

Firms: Ashurst; Bell Gully; Chapman Tripp; Simpson Grierson

Capital Markets Deal of the Year

IFC green bond issuance

Firm: Chapman Tripp

Mid-Market Deal of the Year

Sale of AJ Park

Firms: Chapman Tripp; Watson Mangioni; Webb Henderson

Consumer, Media and Tech Deal of the Year

New Zealand’s first telecommunications network sharing arrangement

Firms: Bell Gully; MinterEllisonRuddWatts

International Deal of the Year

Lattice Energy acquisition by Beach Energy

Firms: Chapman Tripp; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; Russell McVeagh

Rembrandt New Zealand Deal of the Year

Lattice Energy acquisition by Beach Energy

Firms: Chapman Tripp; Gilbert + Tobin; Herbert Smith Freehills; Russell McVeagh

Anthony Harper Young In-House Lawyer of the Year (35 or under)

Emily Acland, Vocus Group

MinterEllisonRuddWatts In-House Lawyer of the Year

Andrew Cordner, Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited

Simpson Grierson Financial Services In-House Team of the Year

ANZ New Zealand

Russell McVeagh In-House Team of the Year

Wellington City Council Legal Team

Employment Law Specialist Law Firm of the Year

SBM Legal

(were unable to attend on the night)

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Specialist Law Firm of the Year

Wilson Harle

Intellectual Property Specialist Law Firm of the Year

James & Wells

Property & Construction Specialist Law Firm of the Year

Thompson Blackie Biddles Limited

Insurance Specialist Law Firm of the Year

McElroys

Boutique Law Firm of the Year

Webb Henderson

Legal Personnel Employer of Choice (<50 Lawyers)

Juno Legal Limited

Legal Personnel Employer of Choice (51-100 Lawyers)

Anderson Lloyd

Legal Personnel Employer of Choice (>100 Lawyers)

Simpson Grierson

Resolution Institute Mediator of the Year

Grant Allan

Artemis Executive Recruitment Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year (35 or under)

Rebecca Rose, Bell Gully

Managing Partner of the Year (<100 Lawyers)

Richard Greenaway, Anderson Lloyd

Managing Partner of the Year (>100 Lawyers)

Heather Ash accepted the award on behalf of Anne Callinan, Simpson Grierson

Deal Team of the Year (<100 Lawyers)

Webb Henderson

Deal Team of the Year (>100 Lawyers)

Chapman Tripp Corporate & Commercial Team

Regional/Suburban Law Firm of the Year

BlackmanSpargo Rural Law Limited

Mid-size Law Firm of the Year

Anderson Lloyd

Large Law Firm of the Year

Chapman Tripp