LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 50 Low profile but a LawFuel List regular, Ann Brennan leads MBIE’s 70+ legal team including 64 lawyers organized into four specialized teams, having played crucial roles in significant projects such as developing legislation for Outer Space and High-Altitude Activities, supporting earthquake response, handling major government initiatives. She transformed MBIE’s […]
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 47 Recognized as one of NZ’s leading barristers with expertise in private wealth and commercial disputes, Jeremy Johnson also debuted on the Power List in 2024. His appointment to the Advisory Board of the International Trust Arbitration Organisation and King’s Service Medal in 2025 cement his rising international influence. Johnson’s
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 45 Doyen, mentor, legend – they all apply to Jim Farmer KC who remains on the List even if there is some deserved slowing of case histories. Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 ranks Farmer as “Senior Statesperson,” describing him as “widely regarded as one of NZ’s pre-eminent commercial litigators, vastly experienced in
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 2025 No. 49 A legend at the bar with a career spanning 55+ years including 100+ murder trials, Hampton recently resigned from the Criminal Cases Review Commission citing concerns about independence and expertise. He retains his reputation as one of NZ’s best defence lawyers with expertise extending to major inquiries including Pike
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 32 Flanagan is NZ’s premier plaintiff-side commercial litigator, like Fionnghuala Cuncannon and yet another Meredith Connell alumni, likely having argued more leading Fair Trading Act and Financial Markets Conduct Act cases than any other lawyer. Most recently he acted for the Ministry of Education in successful claims against James Hardie and
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 30 England became Chief Executive Partner in February 2021, succeeding Nick Wells after 28 years with the firm (partner since 2001, Auckland corporate practice leader for a decade). Chapman Tripp was named NZ Law Firm of the Year at 2024 KangaNews Awards (ninth consecutive win) and won the 2024 IDC
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 28 Foote was elected NZ Bar Association President for 2026-2028, with his President-Elect term commencing October 2025. Ranked Leading Silk by Legal 500 Asia Rankings 2024 (Commercial Disputes) and Band 2 by Chambers Global/Asia-Pacific 2024-2025 (Dispute Resolution), peers describe him as “an incredibly articulate silk, very persuasive with an excellent
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 29 Tipping is ranked “hall of fame” by Asia Pacific Legal 500 (banking and finance), named NZ lawyer of the year for leveraged buyouts multiple times by Best Lawyers, and awarded highest ranking in restructuring/insolvency by International Financial Law Review. UK publication Finance Monthly twice named him among the top
LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 43 Campbell becomes the 34th NZ Law Society President on March 27, 2026, succeeding Frazer Barton after serving as Vice President since 2022. A Dentons litigation partner with 23+ years’ practice (previously Kensington Swan, Morrison Kent, Goldsmiths London specializing in defamation), Campbell’s leadership credentials include Auckland Branch President (2016), Law
