New Zealand Law’s Power List 2025 1. Una Jagose – Solicitor General Solicitor-General remaining in the top spot and steering Crown Law until her February exit. 2. Rebecca Kitteridge – Bureaucrat supremo Deputy Public Service Commissioner turned Oxford prof, laundering local clout into global gravitas with a spy-chief past. 3. Michael Heron KC – Government
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LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 37 Blackmore has carved a niche in public sector transactional matters, providing counsel to Treasury, state-owned enterprises, and Crown entities. Recent work includes advising Z Energy through its $2 billion Ampol takeover, advising Treasury on Air New Zealand’s $2.2 billion recapitalization, and assisting NZ Post in acquiring Fliway Group. His
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 40 A recent profile win in the te Pati Maori internicine war where he achieve dht etemporary reappointment of excommunicated TPM MP Mariameno Kapa Kingi saw Mike Colson KC in the news for a rather more public dispute than many he handles. Appointed KC in 2021 after 16 years as
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 48 Another LawFuel Lawyer of the Year and a regular winner for her varied works, Shortall’s contributions have earned MNZM (New Zealand Order of Merit), Blake Leader recognition, Women of Influence Award, Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Award, with expertise in litigation, dispute resolution, regulatory matters representing major financial institutions, corporations,
LawFuel Power List No. 4 Over 600 cases resulting in High Court judgments. That’s not a typo, Hodder’s been appearing in New Zealand’s senior courts since 1980, racking up victories and precedents with the relentlessness of a metronome. His Three Waters work (representing Timaru, Waimakariri, and Whangarei councils) put him at the intersection of local
December 10, 2025. Buchalter is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Glasgow and Jennifer Van Duzer have joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as Shareholders. Glasgow will serve as the national Co-Chair of the firm’s Trusts and Estates group, representing the estate planning practice. She will serve in the role along with current Chair, Gordon Stuart, representing
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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributor New Zealand legal tech doesn’t often muscle its way into the global big leagues. LawVu just did with a major acquisition moving the business firmly into the global lawtech firmament. The Tauranga-based legal AI workspace company has acquired Belgian contract automation specialist ClauseBase, rebranding it as LawVu Draft, and in the
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Tauranga, New Zealand — 18 December, 2025 — LawVu, the leading global legal workspace for in-house legal teams, today announced the acquisition of ClauseBase, a pioneer in intelligent contract review, drafting, and automation, which will be rebranded to LawVu Draft. Also announced is the launch of LawVu Lens, an AI-powered contract analysis engine built directly into
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Russell McVeagh is delighted to recognise six outstanding lawyers who have been promoted to Special Counsel and Senior Associate respectively, effective 1 December, across Litigation, Banking and Finance, Government, Competition and Regulation, Corporate Advisory, Property & Real Estate and Private Client practice areas. Special Counsel promotions: Senior Associate promotions: In addition, the firm recently welcomed two
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Why CEO Weinberg Says “We Can’t Win It All” If you blinked in 2025, you probably missed a Harvey funding round. The legal AI darling has spent the year defying gravity (and perhaps logic), closing out December with a fresh $160 million Series F led by a16z that pins its valuation at a staggering $8 billion. For those keeping score
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