Russell McVeagh has again been independently recognised as a Top Tier firm by Asia-Pacific's leading legal guides, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 2025. The firm received impressive rankings across the full spectrum of the firm's specialist areas, with a number of lawyers ranking for the first time, including the following:
- Jesse Fairley (Banking and Finance)
- Petra Carey (Competition and Antitrust)
- Michael Taylor (Construction)
- David Raudkivi (Corporate)
- Liz Blythe (Data Protection, also ranked for TMT)
- Kirsten Massey (Dispute Resolution)
- Emma Peterson (Employment)
- Sarah McQueen (Investment Funds)
- Alex MacDuff (Restructuring and Insolvency)
- Greg Neill (Tax)
Additionally, the following lawyers moved up in their rankings in the following areas:
- Allison Arthur-Young (Environment and Resource Management / also ranked in Legal 500 for Transport)
- Ian Beaumont (Corporate)
- Liz Blythe (TMT - Technology, Media, Telecomms)
Corporate partner and Head of Infrastructure Michael Loan and special counsel and Head of Climate Change Hannah Bain were also recognised by Legal 500's Asia-Pacific Global Green Guide 2025, with the firm highlighted as a "crucial advisor to major banks, corporates, and public bodies on green projects, sustainable financings, and climate-related policy and regulatory matters".
Client feedback included:
"Russell McVeagh is the firm you need if you have really complex issues to work through that require considerable thought" – Chambers and Partners 2025
"Russell McVeagh provide excellent client service, turning around advice really quickly and delivering it in a way that is useful for clients" – Chambers and Partners 2025
"The team are extremely responsive and provide an impeccable level of service. They go above and beyond to meet client deadlines and ensure a good result for their clients" – Chambers and Partners 2025
"Russell McVeagh has significant breadth and depth of experience across its team. The team is always able to call on subject matter experts when required, as part of a very collaborative approach" – Chambers and Partners 2025
"Excellent pragmatic and commercial advice that puts the client first" – Legal 500 2025
"Sector-leading expertise and good depth and capability across the entire team" – Legal 500 2025
"Incredibly solutions focused and really switched on in terms of what was happening in the industry" – Legal 500 2025
Read more at: Chambers and Partners 2025 guide and Legal 500 2025 guide.