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A deeply experienced team delivering end-to-end legal solutions for New Zealand’s construction and infrastructure sector
We are New Zealand’s leading and largest dedicated construction and infrastructure practice. Our team operates seamlessly across the full project lifecycle, providing front-end and back-end expertise at scale. With over 15 senior specialists and more than 25 lawyers, we have unrivalled depth and breadth, enabling our clients to progress projects at the pace and scale they need. Our hallmark is our ability to provide pragmatic, strategic advice that drives outcomes. Clients consistently value our commerciality, ease of engagement, and ability to unlock high-value solutions in complex environments. We are proud to be the trusted advisers of choice on New Zealand’s most transformative and high-profile construction and infrastructure projects.
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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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Grant de Lisle
Jordan Oldham
Head of Department
Matthew Ferrier
Natasha Hood
Scott Thompson
Head of Department
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Auckland Council
Crown Infrastructure Delivery
Department of Internal Affairs
Fulton Hogan
Jacobs New Zealand
Kiwi Property
Metlifecare
Ministry of Transport
Wellington Gateway Partnership