Russell McVeagh is one of New Zealand’s oldest law firms and has been involved in some of this country's most important developments and legal precedents. Our Auckland, Wellington and South Island offices offer our clients a collaborative, one-firm approach. As a full-service firm, we work tirelessly to support a wide range of clients, drawing on our expertise across the full spectrum of corporate advisory, banking and finance, litigation and disputes, real estate and construction, tax, public law and environmental law matters. We're proud to support New Zealand’s largest organisations as well as major international clients on the most cutting-edge transactions, cases and projects in the market.

Mei Fern is an award-winning lawyer with almost 25 years’ experience advising private and public sector clients on mergers and acquisitions and complex commercial contracting, with particular expertise in energy (including renewable energy and oil and gas), infrastructure, technology and transport sectors.

She advises on foreign inbound investments and divestments, the establishment of joint ventures, significant outsourcing contracts (including contracting with the Government), and the introduction of new technologies. Mei Fern was born and raised in Malaysia but has lived in New Zealand for more than 30 years. She maintains strong contacts in the wider Asia region.