Accomplishments

While our clients’ success will always be the best measure of our achievements, we’re proud to say the calibre of Lane Neave and its people has been recognised by a number of prestigious national and international awards and directories.

Directories

We are again included in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Chambers and Partners Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers and Doyle’s guides to the top law firms in this region, recognising our expertise across a wide range of practice areas.

Women in Business Law Awards Asia Pacific

In 2022 Lane Neave was delighted to win both the supreme New Zealand award at the Women in Business Law Awards Asia Pacific, and the Asia-Pacific Firm of the Year at the Global Women in Business Law Awards.

The firm was also named New Zealand’s Work-Life Balance National Firm of the Year and Women in Business Law National Firm of the Year.

These awards recognise firms’ ability to support the development of women in the legal profession and provide work/life programmes to enable women to pursue legal careers. Individual awards recognise leading women lawyers, looking at the complexity of their work as well as on their advocacy, influence, and thought leadership to promote women in the practice of law.

Australasian 5-Star Employers of Choice 2025 Awards

Our commitment to putting people at the very heart of the firm earned us recognition at the Australasian 5-Star Employers of Choice 2025 Awards.

Physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing of staff is paramount at Lane Neave, with numerous programmes and activities contributing to our award-winning environment. This includes our approach to reward and recognition, professional development, career progression and work-life balance.

Previously, Lane Neave has been a multi-award winner as ‘Employment Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Employer of Choice’ in the New Zealand Law Awards.