2017 Client Choice Awards Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Client Choice Awards
Accounting
Accounting Firm (<$50m)
Accru
Finalists
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Vincents
Accounting Firm ($50-$500m)
HLB Mann Judd and McGrathNicol
Finalists
Pitcher Partners
PKF
RSM
Accounting Firm (>$500m)
KPMG
Finalists
EY
PwC
Accounting Practitioner
Scott Somerville – Allan Hall Business Advisors
Finalists
Joseph Box – Grant Thornton
Litsa Christodulou – HLB Mann Judd
Matthew Hanley – EY NZ
John Thynne – Vincents
Law & Related Services
Law Firm (<$50m)
Cooper Grace Ward
Finalists
Kemp Strang
Piper Alderman
Wotton + Kearney
Law Firm ($50m-$200m)
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Finalists
Bell Gully NZ
Chapman Tripp NZ
Lander & Rogers
MinterEllisonRuddWatts NZ
Law Firm (>$200m)
King & Wood Mallesons
Finalists
Allens
Clayton Utz
Herbert Smith Freehills
Law Practitioner
Jennie Mansfield – Ashurst
Finalists
Caroline Coops – King & Wood Mallesons
Renae Lattey – King & Wood Mallesons
Daniel Proietto – Lander & Rogers
Tim Sherman – Chapman Tripp NZ
Consulting Engineering
Consulting Engineering Firm (<$50m)
GTA Consultants
Finalists
Calibre Consulting NZ
Harrison Grierson NZ
pitt&sherry
Consulting Engineering Firm ($50-$200m)
Douglas Partners and MWH (now Stantec)
Finalists
Golder Associates
Tonkin & Taylor NZ
Consulting Engineering Firm (>$200m)
Arup and Beca NZ
Finalists
Aurecon
GHD
Consulting Engineering Practitioner
Sam Corbett – Jacobs NZ
Finalists
Michael Jones – Douglas Partners
Matthew Lee – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff NZ
Brett Maynard – GTA Consultants
Mark Monaghan – GHD
Management Consulting
Management Consulting Firm
Nous Group
Finalists
Grant Thornton
KPMG
Management Consulting Practitioner
Peter Wiseman – Nous Group
Finalists
Zac Ashkanasy – Nous Group
Christa Gordon – KPMG
Chris Rogan – PwC
IP Specialist
IP Specialist Practitioner
Ian Rourke – FB Rice
Finalists
Edward Genocchio – Spruson & Ferguson
Li Li – Shelston IP
Joanne Martin – FB Rice
Overall Professional Services
Professional Services Firm (<$50m)
Cooper Grace Ward
Finalists
Accru
GTA Consultants
Professional Services Firm ($50m-$200m)
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Finalists
Douglas Partners
HLB Mann Judd
McGrathNicol
MWH (now Stantec)
Professional Services Firm (>$200m)
Arup and Beca NZ
Finalists
King & Wood Mallesons
KPMG
Best Professional
Jennie Mansfield – Ashurst
Finalists
Sam Corbett – Jacobs NZ
Ian Rourke – FB Rice
Scott Somerville – Allan Hall Business Advisors
Industry Sector Awards
Construction & Infrastructure
Golder Associates
Finalists
Douglas Partners
Tonkin & Taylor NZ
Wood & Grieve
Financial & Insurance Services
Bell Gully NZ and KPMG
Finalists
King & Wood Mallesons
MinterEllisonRuddWatts NZ
Government & Community
Nous Group
Finalists
Douglas Partners
King & Wood Mallesons
Manufacturing, Retail & Wholesaling
Pitcher Partners
Finalists
Herbert Smith Freehills
PwC
Mining, Oil & Gas
GHD
Finalists
Herbert Smith Freehills
KPMG
Power & Utilities
King & Wood Mallesons
Finalists
Beca NZ
GHD
Property
Douglas Partners
Finalists
King & Wood Mallesons
Wood & Grieve
Special Awards
Market Leader: Australia
PwC
Finalists
AECOM
Herbert Smith Freehills
KPMG
Market Leader: New Zealand
Beca NZ
Finalists
Bell Gully NZ
Chapman Tripp NZ
PwC NZ
Best Value Firm
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Finalists
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Nous Group
Most Improved Net Promoter Score
Piper Alderman
Finalists
Golder Associates
KPMG
RSM
Most Cost Conscious Firm
Nous Group
Finalists
Accru
Kemp Strang
Niche Firm Leader
FB Rice – IP Specialist
Finalists
Aon Hewitt – Management Consulting
Urbis – Management Consulting
Most Consistent Excellence
McGrathNicol
Finalists
Cooper Grace Ward
Norman Disney & Young NZ