With in-depth expertise in construction contracts, Russell McVeagh is often engaged in real estate and renewable energy development projects. In Auckland, Anna Crosbie and Michael Taylor co-lead the practice, Crosbie is a key port of call for corporate and infrastructure organisations, and Taylor is an experienced construction litigator. Sarah Blackmore leads the firm’s real estate department and is proficient in property acquisitions, disposals, leasing, and subdivisions, David Butler is knowledgeable of real estate capital markets transactions, and Ed Crook is another key team member.
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Testimonials
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‘Russell McVeagh is always exceptional and their construction team is no exception. They are smart, on the ball, and results-focused.’
‘The Russel McVeagh lawyers are very experienced and knowledgeable of the market and the latest trends.'
- ‘The Russell McVeagh team are very responsive, highly engaged in our business, and have excellent market knowledge. They provide quality transactional documents, have strong and well considered legal opinions, and have provided us with excellent advice on navigating contractual issues to successful conclusions.'
- ‘The RE team at RMV are responsive, commercial, and fun to work with. They understand key issues and work hard to achieve outcomes within deadlines. They are capable of working on highly complex transactions and assisting their clients to achieve desired outcomes. ’
- ‘They are pragmatic, commercial, knowledgeable, well connected to the market, and they understand our business well.’
‘Michael Taylor is a superb construction lawyer. He is a huge intellect, but he is also pragmatic and focused on the right issues.’
‘Michael Taylor is very strong, well-resourced, and has deep experience in the industry.’
‘Michael Taylor is very experienced, responsive, and commercial in his advice and approach to litigation.’
Key clients
- Auckland International Airport
- Infratec / WEL Networks
- Qualitas
- Omni Bridgeway
- Argon Construction
- Summerset Group
- Vector
- Wellington Water
- Winton Land
- Meridian Energy
- Goodman Property Trust
- Precinct Properties
- Woolworths New Zealand
- KiwiRail
- Summerset Group Holdings
- Fonterra Co-operative Group
- Precinct Properties NZ
- Kiwi Property
- Silvanus Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaf
- Oyster Industrial Properties
- Spark New Zealand Trading
- Genesis Energy
- Goodman Property Trust
- Mobil Oil New Zealand
- SkyCity Entertainment Group
- Accident Compensation Corporation
- PSPIB/CPPIB Waiheke Inc.
- Winton Land
- BlackRock, Inc.
- Auckland Airport
Work highlights
- Advised KiwiRail on the proposed redevelopment of Wellington and Waitohi Picton terminals.
- Assisted Summerset Group Holdings on multiple greenfield acquisitions and proposed developments in New Zealand.
- Assisted Fonterra Co-operative Group on its new head office arrangements in Hamilton.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame: Real estate and construction
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Anna Crosbie, Michael Taylor, Sarah Blackmore