Part of Russell McVeagh’s makeover after its years of bad press following the sexual assault issues has been to appoint resource management lawyer Allison Arthur-Young as the firm’s chair.Canadian-born Arthur-Young joined Russell McVeagh in 2005 after working for Chen Palmer and following her immigration to New Zealand five years earlier. Although she presents a welcoming […]
With a government that has a strong affiliation to commissioning enquiries and reports, Victoria Casey QC has become something of a go to Silk with such matters, having led the Crown in the challenge to the COVID lockdown brought by former legal academic and former Crown Counsel Andrew Borrowdale, as well as defending the Crown
The mega-search engine’s man-on-the-ground in Wellington cannot be anything but powerful when Google continue to increase their own power via the lobbying handled by Ross Young.The web giant’s footprint globally is massive already, but it is also expanding its investment and activities in New Zealand with increased engineering activities by setting up a software engineering
The growing significance of sports in New Zealand has continued to provide Warren Alcock with a placement in the Power List, regarded by many in the business as being the country’s leading sports agent.A native of Napier, he graduated from Otago Law School with a first class honours degree together with a BA in economics. Before leaving
Barrister Katherine Anderson rejoins the Power List following her 2015 entry when she was Auckland Council’s lead counsel.She has brought a diverse range of talents and experience to her practice, now as a barrister at Auckland’s Sangro Chambers. As Deputy Chair of the Human Rights Review Tribunal and lead counsel assisting both the Catholic and
Previous winner of LawFuel’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’, MinterEllison litigation and dispute resolution partner Stacey Shortall is on the list not only for her obvious legal abilities over her 20 year career, including a lengthy stint in New York, but more for her work as an inspirational charity and woman law leader.She has received other
Former Bell Gully executive chair Roger Partridge has elevated his public profile since departing a lead role at the firm in 2014.Co-founding the think tank the New Zealand Initiative he has been at the forefront of dealing with issues confronting the continued development of New Zealand economic and social institutions and effectiveness, heightened recently by
The 2021 LawFuel Power Lawyer List has New Zealand’s most influencial lawyers listed in a 12 months where the Covid pandemic has shaken up the list with 14 new entrants including barristers, government lawyers and legal leaders and influencers.The Power List Sponsors The 2021 LawFuel Power Lawyer List has New Zealand’s most influencial lawyers listed in
Control over the NZ Super Fund’s cash pile of close to $57 billion gives a lot of power to lawyer and banker Matt Whineray.As chief investment officer at the New Zealand Super Fund has more say than just about anyone in the country on major investments in the country, including fielding recent complaints about the
Eminence gris of the Bar the redoubtable Sir Geoffrey Palmer remains as engaged in legal affairs as ever, never afraid to place his opinion where it may find a home. Sir Geoffrey made a rapid rise up the rankings last year with his Aotearoa Constitution work with Russell McVeagh partner Andrew Butler, resurrecting discussion regarding a
