Commercial Lawyers in Hawkes Bay
How many commercial lawyers are there in Hawke's Bay?
We list 8 lawyers in Hawke's Bay who name "Company/Commercial" as an area of practice on the New Zealand Law Society register, read in September 2026. By register role, 8 are employed lawyers. 0 were admitted in 2006 or earlier.
How do I choose a commercial lawyer in Hawke's Bay?
We do not rank lawyers. Each card below shows what the register records: role and practice, year of admission, and practising certificate. Seniority is not the same as experience with matters like yours, so ask how many similar matters a lawyer has handled, who will do the work, and for the basis of their fees in writing, which lawyers other than barristers sole must give you in advance (Conduct and Client Care Rules 2008, rule 3.4).
How do I check a commercial lawyer is registered?
Every practising lawyer in New Zealand must hold a current practising certificate from the New Zealand Law Society. Search the Law Society's Find a Lawyer page, or open a profile here: each links to the lawyer's register entry and shows the certificate type and expiry date as we last read them. The Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Coverage: we hold 14,561 of about 19,126 register entries (roughly 76%), so these are our counts, not the size of the profession. Practice areas are self-selected by each lawyer and indicate the work they are willing to take on. The New Zealand Law Society does not accredit areas of practice.
Top Commercial Lawyers in Hawkes Bay
8 lawyers foundLois Gwendoline McLintock
Bramwell Bate Limited t/a Bramwell Bate Lawyers
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Grace Mary MacGillivray
Gifford Devine
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Nicola Joanne Yarrall
Gifford Devine
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Lesley Patricia Thomson
Fitzherbert Rowe Limited
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Emma Louise Cameron
Fitzherbert Rowe Limited
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Alyssa Mae Hodgkinson
Sainsbury Logan & Williams
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Dana Stanhope McNatty
Sainsbury Logan & Williams
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Shannon Marian McEwen
Lunn & Associates Limited
Practice Areas:
Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
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Hawke's Bay's commercial sector is dominated by horticulture (apples, kiwifruit, summerfruit), viticulture and wine export, sheep and beef, the Port of Napier as a regional shipping hub, and a growing tourism cluster around Napier's Art Deco quarter and Cape Kidnappers. Commercial lawyers in the region routinely advise on supply contracts with offshore buyers, packing-shed and processing-facility leases, share sales of family-held horticultural businesses, and Overseas Investment Office consents on rural land sales.
For SME owners contemplating succession, restructuring, or sale, commercial advice paired with tax and trust input early in the process usually saves more than it costs. Most local firms offer a fixed-fee initial scoping meeting.