Established in 1863, Auckland-based full-service law firm Russell McVeagh is one among the New Zealand legal market’s Big Three with over 250 lawyers and an additional office in Wellington. The firm's finance team is one of the leading experts on financial regulation in New Zealand and transactionally, it specialises in the capital markets, bank lending, structured finance and securitisation and derivatives. The firm is also very active in debt and equity capital markets, project development, M&A and restructuring practices.