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Anthony Harper

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Restructuring and insolvency

Anthony Harper‘s insolvency team advises on complex distress and recovery matters across New Zealand. The national team, led by partner Crispin Vinnell, operates from Auckland and Christchurch, and includes Dan Hughes and Chloe Jolliffe, with support from Richard Idoine. The team works closely with receivers, liquidators, administrators, and investigative accountants. With Vinnell bridging banking and insolvency practices, and Jolliffe providing expertise in restructuring, the team combines experience across insolvency, providing guidance for complex challenges.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team have a strong restructuring and service offering.’

  • ‘I enjoy the approachable nature of the partners and associates. Chris Dann has been great from a commercial perspective.’

  • ‘Dan Hughes, and Joey James are very personable and take a pragmatic and commercial approach to problems. They mix the right level of commerciality with legal clout.’

  • ‘The restructuring and insolvency team have a good mix of maturity and all of whom stand out above their competitors providing prompt advice.’

Key clients

  • Avior Consulting Pty Ltd
  • Cor Cordis Pty Ltd
  • Fixity Limited
  • Grant Thornton
  • McGrathNicol
  • Meltzer Mason
  • PKF Corporate Recovery and Insolvency (Auckland) Ltd
  • Reforma Limited
  • Rodgers Reidy
  • Southbase Construction Ltd

Work highlights

Acting for the liquidators of the Sunbow group of companies, providing full legal support, including court representation.
Advising McGrathNicol on the proposed distribution of funds in the liquidation of CBL Insurance Limited, focusing on how New Zealand’s insolvency distribution regime intersects with the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010.
Acting for Body Corporate 346086 in seeking the appointment of administrators and approval of a section 74 scheme to support the delivery of New Zealand’s largest residential remediation project – estimated at $240 million.

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Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

Crispin Vinnell

Other key lawyers

Dan Hughes; Chloe Jolliffe; Richard Idoine; Chris Dann; Joey James