Chambers Review
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Private Wealth Law - New Zealand
What the Team is Known For
Russell McVeagh provides legal and strategic advice regarding a wide range of private wealth law issues, including trusts, succession planning and tax. Its lawyers also act on contentious matters and disputes for clients based both in New Zealand and overseas.
Strengths
There is a range of specialists and experts among their partners and special counsels, and they also work with KCs at the Bar. They are very responsive and client reporting on progress is excellent.
They managed the litigation well, made sure everything ran smoothly and were never caught off guard. Their overall grasp of the issues and management set them apart.
Its strengths are the expertise of the lead partner and the depth of expertise. The juniors are also very knowledgeable on trusts matters, which is unusual for a commercial law firm in New Zealand.
Notable practitioners
Nathaniel has established a reputation for excellent service, sophisticated understanding of the law and practice and an eye always on the client's desired outcomes. He's a pleasure to work with.
Nathaniel Walker is very well-known for being very user-friendly, making everyone feel at ease in stressful circumstances. His particular strength is staying calm in extremely stressful situations.
Nathaniel is very clever, but not arrogant and always polite. He is very client-focused and reports regularly to us regarding progress with the litigation issues.