17 March 2010

Minter Ellison Rudd Watts has again been recognised as a top New Zealand firm in the latest research by international legal publisher Chambers and Partners (Chambers).
 
Chambers Global 2010 places Minter Ellison Rudd Watts in the top three bands across all eight practice areas researched, including banking and finance, corporate and commercial (including competition, energy and public law), dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, restructuring and insolvency, tax, and TMT.

Each year, since 1999, Chambers has published international guides to the legal profession, identifying and ranking the world's best lawyers according to criteria valued by clients.  Client criteria, for the purpose of the research, includes technical expertise, business acumen, prompt delivery, and value for money.  No lawyer can buy their way into the rankings which are recognised by the industry as accurate and reliable.

 

Chambers Global 2010 research results for Minter Ellison Rudd Watts are:

 

PRACTICE AREA	LEADING LAWYERS	CHAMBER’S SOURCES SAY
Banking & Finance	Kate Lane Chris O'Brien	"Good grasp of commercial issues." "Dedicated to clients' interests." "Depth of cross-discipline knowledge." "excellent understanding of the issues and awareness of the need to control costs."
Corporate/M&A (includes Competition, Energy & Natural Resources, Public Law)	Cathy Quinn Paul Foley Peter Rowe John McCay Andy Matthews	"An efficient firm, providing a rapid turnaround of work." "Responsive to client needs." "Excellent intellectual grasp of matters." "Home to a strong and proactive team." "exceptional intellect and good grasp of economics."
Dispute Resolution	Mark Sandelin Paul Radich Zane Kennedy	"constant, reliable and user-friendly adviser." "sensible and good to deal with."
Employment	Jennifer Mills Megan Richards Karen Spackman	"Strategic, commercially focused employment advice." "The lawyers are clear and concise communicators." "an exceptional adviser who displays very sound commercial judgement."
Intellectual Property	Christopher Young	"An excellent, comprehensive legal and advisory service on all IP matters." "The firm's advice is practical and perfectly balanced between legal and commercial issues." "pragmatic and high-quality legal advice."
Restructuring & Insolvency	Sean Gollin	"This firm has a well-established presence in the restructuring and insolvency field, acting for many of New Zealand's leading financial institutions and insolvency practitioners…a solid reputation forboth commercial and contentious issues."
Technology, Media, Telecommunications (TMT)	Graeme Crombie John McCay	"Minters has developed a sound understanding of our business. It quickly identifies the key issues we face and how to address them." "Always available, responsive and proactive." "Very good at explaining technical issues and producing sensible, decisive advice." "personable, hard-working and smart."
Tax	David Patterson Andrew Ryan	"Top-quality and highly experienced."