{"id":6052,"date":"2023-04-20T09:01:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/james-wells-experts-recognised-in-the-best-lawyers-in-new-zealand-2024-guide\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T09:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:01:26","slug":"james-wells-experts-recognised-in-the-best-lawyers-in-new-zealand-2024-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/james-wells-experts-recognised-in-the-best-lawyers-in-new-zealand-2024-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"James &#038; Wells experts recognised in The Best Lawyers in New Zealand 2024 guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James &amp; Wells is pleased to share that the 15th edition of <em>The Best Lawyers in New Zealand<\/em> 2024 guide has recognised eight intellectual property specialists as Best Lawyers in New Zealand. The eight James &amp; Wells experts recognised in the 2024 guide are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/richard-clement\/\">Richard Clement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/gus-hazel\/\">Gus Hazel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/jonathan-lucas\/\">Jonathan Lucas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/carrick-robinson\/\">Carrick Robinson<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/jason-rogers\/\">Jason Rogers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/tim-walden\/\">Tim Walden<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/ian-finch\/\">Ian Finch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesandwells.com\/intl\/our-team\/andrew-knowles\/\">Andrew Knowels<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 edition of <em>The Best Lawyers in New Zealand<\/em> recognises the professional excellence of 598 lawyers in 72 practice areas. The honorees recognised in <em>The Best Lawyers in New Zealand<\/em> have, on average, been in practice for more than nine years.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognised Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Best Lawyers awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback received from these top lawyers. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James &amp; Wells is pleased to share that the 15th edition of The Best Lawyers in New Zealand 2024 guide has recognised eight intellectual property specialists as Best Lawyers in New Zealand. 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