David Hoare > Russell McVeagh > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile

Russell McVeagh acts for a range of domestic and international clients, including financial institutions, private equity funds, corporate organisations, government bodies and infrastructure operators on M&A transactions, joint ventures and equity capital market mandates. Praised for its ‘commerciality, responsiveness and collaboration’, the team is led by Auckland-based David Hoare, who is ‘among the most experienced corporate lawyers in New Zealand’, advising high-profile clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial transactions. The Auckland office is also home to Joe Windmeyer, Ben Paterson – who commended ‘for his ability to cut through complex issues’ – Dan Jones, Ian Beaumont and David Raudkivi, all of whom have experience in M&A transactions and general corporate matters. In the firm’s Wellington office, ‘excellent partner’ Mei Fern Johnson specialises in investment in (and procurement of) infrastructure, technology, transport and energy projects, while Auckland-based Cath Shirley-Brown is a ‘solution-focused’ partner with experience in cross-border transitions.