Lane Neave’s specialist teams and Partners have again been recognised as leading in their respective areas of practice in The 2024 Legal 500 Asia Pacific directory of recommended firms and lawyers in New Zealand. 
The firm is ranked in the following practice areas for 2024:
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Investment funds
- Labour and employment
- Projects and resource management (including environment)
Two of the firm’s Partners are recognised as ‘Leading Individuals’ – Managing Partner Andrew Shaw in Labour and Employment, and Partner Evelyn Jones in Banking & Finance.
A number of other Lane Neave Partners and senior lawyers across several teams are singled out for praise, namely:
Dispute Resolution
- Ben Russell – Recommended
- James Cochrane – Recommended
- Rebecca Scott – Recommended
- Mike King, Simon Clay and Hayley McKee – Key lawyers
Investment Funds, and Corporate and M&A
- Aaron Pickett – Recommended
- Andrew Comer – Recommended
- Carlo Wan – Recommended
- Graeme Crombie, Alex Stone, Mark McKitterick and Peter Ko – Key lawyers
Projects and Resources Management
- Joshua Leckie – Recommended
- Katherine Hockly and Sarah Anderton – Key lawyers
Shaw says the firm’s inclusion in the rankings over many years and across a wide range of areas is hugely gratifying: “As specialists in their fields, these teams have built a reputation for their capability and expertise. We are thrilled to be so highly regarded by our clients and the independent research team at Legal 500.”
All the information related to Lane Neave’s rankings can be found here.
