Provided by MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Our Construction and Infrastructure team delivers end-to-end legal support across the full lifecycle of major projects. We advise government, developers, and contractors on New Zealand’s most complex developments, offering commercially focused guidance from project structuring to dispute resolution. With deep sector expertise including transport, energy, health, and aged care, and a strong grasp of procurement and contracting frameworks, we help clients manage risk and achieve successful outcomes. Our track record includes landmark PPPs, high-stakes litigation, and transformative urban developments.
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MinterEllison possesses a focussed specialist construction department with a deep bench of practitioners who provide a comprehensive service on all aspects of front and back-end construction issues. The firm boasts a skilled offering for large and complex construction projects, which acts on commercial property developments, housing and large transport infrastructure projects.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts advised Health New Zealand, also referred to as Te Whatu Ora, on the procurement, contracting and project delivery of the multi-stage redevelopment of Taranaki Base Hospital, known as Project Maunga.
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts is a genuine ‘top tier’ firm, and it shows compared to others in its commerciality, treatment of clients and the high-quality work product.
The team's commercial savvy has been crucial in numerous matters for us. Their commercial acumen is second to none.
The firm understands complex information and does a tremendous job of turning it into plain English for its clients.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts is a genuine ‘top tier’ firm, and it shows compared to others in its commerciality, treatment of clients and the high-quality work product.
The team's commercial savvy has been crucial in numerous matters for us. Their commercial acumen is second to none.
The firm understands complex information and does a tremendous job of turning it into plain English for its clients.
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Mark is a brilliant lawyer. Technically excellent and commercially astute, we trust Mark with our most important, consequential matters. He provides superb advice.
A highly professional and experienced adviser in the property and construction fields.
I consider Mark to be the market leader in Auckland for his field of expertise.
Sarah is absolutely excellent, definitely at the top of her field.
Sarah provides excellent client service. She leads and grows great teams and has a huge amount of industry knowledge.
She's a lot more than our lawyer! Her relationships within the broader market, ability to communicate and articulate perspectives goes above and beyond!
Stephen price is excellent! He's a litigator through and through. He operates a stringent lens of counterparty risk and overall strategy.
Stephen is five steps ahead and makes brave calls which are almost always right. He's a skilled advocate.
Stephen Price provides extremely good strategic advice.
Janine Stewart is particularly well-regarded for her construction disputes practice.
She is a tenacious, intelligent and very diligent construction law partner whose very well-regarded in New Zealand.
Janine is at the forefront of the construction and the instruction industry, both in her legal acumen and industry knowledge.
Janine provides an outstanding service, building and leading highly effective teams.
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David Hebenton
Grant de Lisle
Jordan Oldham
Liz Hill
Head of Department
Matthew Ferrier
Natasha Hood
Rafe Muston
Rebecca Cook
Scott Thompson
Head of Department
Shukti Sharma
Vimal Nair
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Auckland Council
Crown Infrastructure Delivery
Fulton Hogan
Generus Living Group
Jacobs New Zealand
Kiwi Property
Mercury Energy
Metlifecare
Ministry of Transport | Waka Kotahi
Wellington Gateway Partnership