Real Estate
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : New Zealand
Band 1
Contact number
+64 9 367 8000About
Provided by Russell McVeagh
Our market-leading Property & Real Estate team is the go-to team for high value and complex real estate transactions and projects in New Zealand.
We provide advice to New Zealand's most sophisticated property investors and developers, including leading domestic and overseas funds and property institutions and corporate property owners/occupiers. Our clients trust us to provide support and advice on their most important real estate projects and as a result we have been privileged to work on many of the market leading real estate investment and development projects.
Our combination of market knowledge, commercial focus, and quality legal advice means that we deliver results for our clients. Our work spans a broad spectrum of commercial property work, across the industrial, office, retail, hotel, infrastructure and agricultural and forestry sectors. We advise on acquisition and divestment, development, leasing, subdivisions, compulsory acquisition, joint ventures and property and hotel management arrangements.
Chambers Review
Russell McVeagh offers a broad array of expertise to clients negotiating complex property transactions and land developments in New Zealand. The firm is noted for assisting major corporate clients on real estate joint ventures and the negotiation of portfolio acquisitions. The practice frequently advises developers and investors on office, retail and industrial property developments, including related construction and leasing aspects. Its key clients include RF CorVal and Winton Land.
Work Highlights
- Russell McVeagh assisted Charter Hall on the acquisition of two large petrol station portfolios across New Zealand.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Russell McVeagh consistently has access to top-quality advice as well as a broad multi-disciplinary team."
"The advice and representation provided by Russell McVeagh is commercial and pragmatic."
"Russell McVeagh consistently has access to top-quality advice as well as a broad multi-disciplinary team."
"The advice and representation provided by Russell McVeagh is commercial and pragmatic."
Notable Practitioners
David Butler is a highly regarded real estate lawyer in Russell McVeagh's Auckland office, where he frequently acts for inbound clients on capital transactions and development projects.
"David is very responsive, easy to deal with and has a good understanding of the New Zealand market."
"David applies his subject matter expertise and a pragmatic commercial mindset in an assured manner to achieve excellent outcomes."
"David provides quality legal and commercial advice."
Ed Crook leads Russell McVeagh's real estate practice group and often acts on property developments, capital transactions and leasing.
"Ed is very experienced and commercial."
Anna Crosbie is active on property transactions and leasing matters, assisting clients in the industrial, residential and retail spheres.
"Anna offers great industry and technical knowledge and sound and pragmatic advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
Russell McVeagh
New Zealand
Members
Provided by Russell McVeagh
Clients
Provided by Russell McVeagh
Argosy Property Limited, New Zealand
Auckland International Airport Limited, New Zealand
Genesis Energy Limited, New Zealand
Goodman Limited, New Zealand
Kiwi Property Group, New Zealand
Precinct Properties Limited, New Zealand
Public Sector Pension Investment Board, New Zealand
Scentre Group, New Zealand
Watercare Services Limited, New Zealand
Woolworths Limited, New Zealand/Australia