Financial Services
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : New Zealand
Band 3
About
Provided by Russell McVeagh
Our cross-practice financial services specialists are based in our Finance, Corporate and Litigation teams. We advise financial market participants, including banks, insurers and fund managers. Our team advises on both non-contentious and contentious matters arising out of the Financial Services industry including advice on all aspects of internal organisation and governance, transactions and operations. Non-contentious matters include assistance to bank / financial institution clients in complying with the full range of financial services laws and regulations in their daily operations. We advise financial institutions on business transactions, including in relation to regulatory issues in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures of financial services companies and the implementation of holdings in foreign countries. In contentious matters, we include advice related to the defence of financial institutions in criminal and civil examinations, inspections, investigations, and formal proceedings by regulators and self-regulatory organisations.
Chambers Review
Russell McVeagh is a New Zealand-based firm with the capabilities to handle multijurisdictional work across the full spectrum of financial services. The team assists clients such as fund managers and banks in transactional matters and platform restructuring, with the firm is especially noted for its strong experience in regulatory issues.
Work Highlights
- Russell McVeagh advised National Australia Bank on the creation of a new entity with Jarden Wealth, called FirstCape,
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Russell McVeagh hasstrong technical legal expertise, whilst also delivering practical and commercial options. Its lawyers are highly supportive in terms of understanding our business."
"Russell McVeagh is disciplined in its billing and in delivering and sticking to fee estimates."
"Russell McVeagh hasstrong technical legal expertise, whilst also delivering practical and commercial options. Its lawyers are highly supportive in terms of understanding our business."
"Russell McVeagh is disciplined in its billing and in delivering and sticking to fee estimates."
Notable Practitioners
Sarah McQueen focusses on insurance, superannuation and managed fund-related mandates.
Ranked Lawyers at
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Members
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