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Premium Award Winners
Large Law Firm of the Year
Winner: First runner-up
Second runner-up
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Simpson Grierson
Kensington Swan
ASB Mid-size Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Cavell Leitch Law
Lane Neave
Cooney Lees Morgan
Team Factors Boutique Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Niemand Peebles Hoult
Swarbrick Beck Mackinnon
McBride Davenport James
Crombie Lockwood Regional/
Suburban Law Firm of the Year
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Niemand Peebles Hoult, Hamilton
The Law Company, Miramar
Botherway Legal, Hamilton
ComplyWith In-house Counsel Team of the Year
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Z Energy Ltd
Transfield Services (NZ) Ltd
Genesis Energy
Barrister of the Year
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Kate Barry-Piceno
Greg Blanchard
Philip Skelton
LEADR NZ Mediator of the Year
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Geoff Sharp
Deborah Clapshaw
Warren Sowerby
The College of Law Community Service
in Law Award – individual
Winner:
Highly commended
Geoff Mirkin, Wilkinson Adams
Royal Reed, Prestige Lawyers
The College of Law Community Service
in Law Award – group
Winner:
Manawatu Community Law Centre
Legal Personnel Employer of Choice Award
Employer of Choice (101+ category)
Winner:
Duncan Cotterill
Employer of Choice (51 – 100 category)
Winner:
Lane Neave
Employer of Choice (1 – 50 category)
Winner:
Downie Stewart
Employer of Choice (overall)
Winner:
Downie Stewart
Specialist Award Winners
NICHE Banking and Finance Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Gerard Dale, Lane Neave
Simpson Grierson
Cavell Leitch Law
Thomson Reuters Infinitylaw Corporate
and Commercial Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Lowndes Associates
Gerard Dale, Lane Neave
Holland Beckett Lawyers
Hays Employment Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
McBride Davenport James
Swarbrick Beck Mackinnon
Chen Palmer
Family Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Niemand Peebles Hoult
Ronayne Hollister-Jones Lellman
Cavell Leitch Law
Prendos Property and Construction Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
McBride Davenport James
Queen City Law
Finn Collins, Gibson Sheat
Marsh Insurance Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Gilbert Walker
Morgan Coakle
Lane Neave
Canon Intellectual Property Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Baldwins Intellectual Property
James & Wells Intellectual Property
Duncan Cotterill
SLS Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Kay Hoult, Niemand Peebles Hoult
McBride Davenport James
Gilbert Walker
LexisNexis Public Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Rosalie Cus, Ministry of Social Development
Chen Palmer
Victoria Casey, Crown Law Office
Resource Management and Environment Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Kate Barry-Piceno
North South Environmental Law
Cavell Leitch Law
CCH Tax Law
Winner:
First runner-up
Second runner-up
Geoffrey Clews
Stephen Tomlinson, Tomlinson Law
Denham Martin
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