Russell McVeagh law firm news

Kensington Swan’s partnership could grow to up to 40 partners in the next couple of years, chairman Clayton Kimpton has revealed.

A summary of deals information received by ALB this week.

Revealing the winners at the 2011 ALB-Macquarie Bank Law Awards: which firms collected the honours this year?

The 2011 Macquarie Bank ALB Australasian Law Awards are only one month away and a clear leader in the finalist tally has emerged.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has won this year’s coveted Gold ALB Employer of Choice Award in the Australian large firm category, outperforming rival national firms AAR, Freehills and Mallesons which also scored well

Russell McVeagh partner Christian Whata has been appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand.

Boutique New Zealand technology and IP law firm Hudson Gavin Martin has added a new partner after three strong years of growth.

Michael Heron, a partner at New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh, has been appointed chair of the Drug Free Sport New Zealand board (DFSNZ).

The New Zealand government is moving to reintroduce the title of Queens Counsel (QC), following its abolition under the previous government. A bill to reinstate the title of QC has passed its first reading in parliament.

Russell McVeagh has been enlisted by a district council on the South Island of New Zealand as it prepares for a large-scale lignite (coal) development in the region.

Female lawyers across the country have expressed their optimism on the election of the first female prime minister for Australia

Boutique New Zealand law firm Morrison Daly could soon have a new name, following the departure of partner Kara Daly.

In February this year, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English laid out a stark assessment of the NZ economy. Rising unemployment, sluggish growth even in the pre-GFC era and a five year drop in exports were the highlights – or lowlights – of what English described as an extended passage of decline.

Bell Gully, Mayne Wetherell, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and Russell McVeagh have advised on a NZ$100m residential mortgage backed securitisation (RMBS) by NZF Group - a significant milestone in that the deal was the first RMBS transaction in NZ since the global financial crisis.

Last night's ALB Australasian Law Awards, backed by event partner Macquarie Bank, proved to be a stirring celebration of the achievements of a challenging 2009 and an indication of more prosperous times to come

Anticipation for the 2010 ALB Law Awards is beginning to rise with the release of the official list of finalists on the ALB Law Awards site.

Pip Greenwood, corporate partner and 2008 winner of the ALB New Zealand Dealmaker of the Year award, has been voted in as the first female board chair of New Zealand firm Russell McVeagh.

Law firms with private equity clients can expect to be burdened with a heavy workload in the next 12 months, but determining exactly what practice groups will shoulder that workload requires partners to look at their clients’ situations

Gilbert + Tobin managing partner Danny Gilbert sent round an e-mail Friday announcing the appointment of five partners as the firm ramps up operations in anticipation of opening a new office in Melbourne

After the retirement of chairman and rugby aficionado Rob Fisher, newly-elected chairman Kevin Jaffe packs into the Simpson Grierson scrum. He outlines his plans with ALB''s Renu Prasad