Law firm

Russell McVeagh

Auckland, Auckland office

About

Russell McVeagh describes its work as:

“Russell McVeagh is a leading New Zealand commercial law firm, known as the go-to team for tackling complex legal problems.”

Russell McVeagh, in its own words (source)

Russell McVeagh is a law firm with 3 offices, at Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown. The firm states that it was founded in 1863. It publishes work in guardianship, capacity and elder law, business, contracts and commercial, class actions, neighbours, strata and building, government and administrative and insurance, and 3 further areas of law. Within those areas it lists 3 named services on its own website. The firm publishes 110 people on its team pages, 74 of whom it lists in senior roles.

Practice areas

Areas of law Russell McVeagh lists

Sub-services the firm names on its own website: Aged Care, Banking & Finance, Construction, Environment and Planning, Litigation, Restructuring & Insolvency.

Locations

Offices (3)

Auckland
Level 30, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland 1140Auckland Auckland 1140
+64 9 367 8000 switchboard for Russell McVeagh
Queenstown
The Mountaineer, Level 1, 32 Rees Street, Queenstown 9300Queenstown Otago 9300
+64 9 367 8000 switchboard for Russell McVeagh
Wellington
Level 24, NTT Tower, 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011Wellington Wellington 6011
+64 9 367 8000 switchboard for Russell McVeagh

People

People Russell McVeagh names on its website

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Alex MacDuffPartner
Allison Arthur-YoungPartner
Anna CrosbiePartner
Ben McLarenChief Executive Officer
Ben PatersonPartner
Bevan PeacheyPartner
Bradley AburnPartner
Brian ClaytonPartner
Brigette ShoneSpecial Counsel
Cath Shirley-BrownPartner
Chris CurranPartner
Craig ShrivePartner
Dan JonesPartner
Daniel MinhinnickPartner
David ButlerPartner
David HoarePartner
David RaudkiviPartner
David WeaversPartner
Debbie BoothSpecial Counsel
Deemple BudhiaPartner
Doran WyattPartner
Emma PetersonPartner
Emmeline RushbrookPartner
Fred WardPartner

Russell McVeagh names 110 people in total. The rest are on the firm’s own website.

Published facts

What Russell McVeagh publishes about itself

Year the firm says it started: 1863
Size the firm states: With more than 350 people across our Auckland, Wellington, and Te Waipounamu South Island offices, including our Queenstown office which opened in April 2025, we combine national reach with deep local knowledge.
Website: www.russellmcveagh.com

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Where is Russell McVeagh located?: Russell McVeagh publishes 3 offices: Auckland, Auckland; Queenstown, Otago; Wellington, Wellington.
What kinds of matters does Russell McVeagh list?: Russell McVeagh lists Class actions, Business, contracts and commercial, Government and administrative, Guardianship, capacity and elder law, Bankruptcy and insolvency, Insurance, Litigation and dispute resolution, Neighbours, strata and building, Tax on its own website. This page repeats what the firm publishes; it is not an assessment of the firm.
Who works at Russell McVeagh?: Russell McVeagh names 110 people on its own website, 74 of them in roles the firm describes as senior. We show the name and the role the firm itself publishes, and no personal contact details.
How do I ask Russell McVeagh for a consultation?: Use the request form on this page. Russell McVeagh has not claimed this listing, so we send your message to the general enquiry address the firm publishes, where it publishes one. We record your request either way. The firm decides whether to take it on.

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