Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : New Zealand
Ranked Individuals
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Our Tax team is one of New Zealand’s most experienced and commercially focused legal tax practices, advising on complex domestic and international transactions, regulatory matters, and disputes. Known for delivering technically robust and strategic solutions, the team plays a key role in high-value infrastructure, corporate, and private wealth projects. Their expertise spans structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and resolution of tax issues across the full transaction lifecycle.
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts offers an array of expertise advising on taxation aspects of corporate transactions and tax authority disputes. The firm possesses considerable knowledge of infrastructure, investment and warranty insurance matters. It is regularly entrusted by major banks and investment funds to advise on tax issues, and also acts for clients in the energy, media and real estate sectors, among others.
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts acted for Wellington Gateway Partnership on all aspects of the restructuring of the Transmission Gully motorway public private partnership, this included advising on the tax aspects of the project.
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The firm's ability to deliver technically precise legal advice that is also practical and tailored to our circumstances truly sets them apart.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts's multidisciplinary approach allows for comprehensive and cohesive advisory services, especially valuable for tax clients with complex commercial or property-related matters.
They are across changes to legislation, proactive and they understand the issues. They are able to communicate with a clients complex topics in a way they can understand and make decisions.
They are proactive in communicating proposed tax changes that may have an impact on us.
The team is talented both in the sense of seeing the big picture, and attending to details.
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Andrew is very attentive and considered in his advice. He is able to see things as a customer as well as an advisor, which was fantastic.
Andrew has a good understanding of tax, complex issues and cross-border matters. He is proactive and has an ability to anticipate and explain upcoming changes.
We have complete confidence in Andrew's advice, which is always presented in a calm and convincing manner.
Simon Akozu is based in MinterEllisonRuddWatts's Auckland office. He assists on the tax aspects of transactional matters and inbound and outbound investments, with particular experience in the infrastructure sector.
Simon Akozu is highly regarded, incredibly supportive, and quick to understand complex issues and to provide sound advice.
Simon is outstanding. He is very commercially aware and able to provide advice that gets to the heart of any tax issue.
Simon has been great at explaining and understanding our position and he turns things round really quickly.
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Tax
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Simon Akozu
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