2018 Client Choice Awards Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Client Choice Awards
Accounting Awards
Accounting Firm (Business Clients, <$30m)*
General Taxation Services
Finalists
AC Accounting & Business Solutions, Ad Sum Accountants, Davidsons Accountants, Lucas & Co, M G Arthur & Associates, SA Accounting
* Category previously part of Professional Services Awards
Accounting Firm (Private Clients, <$30m)*
AC Accounting & Business Solutions
Finalists
Davidsons Accountants, DKM Accounting & Taxation Services, General Taxation Services, IQ Accountants, JSA Accounting, M G Arthur & Associates, Rise High Accounting Solutions, Tilenni Stiles & Associates
* Category previously part of Professional Services Awards
Accounting Firm ($30-$50m)
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Finalists
Accru
Vincents
Accounting Firm ($50-$500m)
HLB Mann Judd
Finalists
Grant Thornton
McGrathNicol
RSM
ShineWing Australia
Accounting Firm (>$500m)
KPMG
Finalists
Deloitte
PwC
Accounting Practitioner
Litsa Christodulou – HLB Mann Judd
Finalists
Philip Price – RSM
Scott Somerville – Allan Hall Business Advisors
Consulting Engineering Awards
Consulting Engineering Firm (<$50m)
GTA Consultants
Finalists
Calibre NZ
Golder NZ
Harrison Grierson NZ
Consulting Engineering Firm ($50-$200m)
Douglas Partners
Finalists
Norman Disney & Young
Stantec NZ
Tonkin + Taylor NZ
Wood & Grieve
Consulting Engineering Firm (>$200m)
Beca NZ
Finalists
AECOM
Arup
Golder
Consulting Engineering Practitioner
Hamish Denize – Beca NZ
Finalists
Arne Nilsen – Aurecon
Jonathan Reed – Beca NZ
Law Awards
Law Firm (Business Clients, <$30m)*
Legalite
Finalists
Batch Mewing Lawyers, Baybridge Lawyers, Burns IP & Commercial, Civic Legal, New South Lawyers, Russells
* Category previously part of Professional Services Awards
Law Firm (Private Clients, <$30m)*
New South Lawyers
Finalists
Attwood Marshall Lawyers, Bradley Bayly Legal, Keypoint Law, Sharrock Pitman Legal, TBA Law
* Category previously part of Professional Services Awards
Law Firm ($30-$50m)
DibbsBarker (now Dentons)
Finalists
Carter Newell
Cooper Grace Ward
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Wotton + Kearney
Law Firm ($50-$200m)
Lander & Rogers
Finalists
Bell Gully NZ
Chapman Tripp NZ
Gadens
Johnson Winter & Slattery
Maddocks
Law Firm (>$200m)
King & Wood Mallesons
Finalists
Allens
Gilbert + Tobin
Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison
Law Practitioner
Matthew Ockleston – Kensington Swan NZ
Finalists
Hedy Cray – Clayton Utz
David Ey – Piper Alderman
IP Awards
IP Specialist Firm
FB Rice
Finalists
AJ Park NZ
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Spruson & Ferguson
Wrays
IP Specialist Practitioner
Edwin Patterson – Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Finalists
Rachel Hooke – FB Rice
Patrick McManamny – FB Rice
Overall Professional Services Awards
Best Professional Services Firm (<$50m)
GTA Consultants
Finalists
DibbsBarker (now Dentons)
Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills
Best Professional Services Firm ($50m-$200m)
HLB Mann Judd
Finalists
Douglas Partners
Lander & Rogers
Best Professional Services Firm (>$200m)
King & Wood Mallesons
Finalists
Beca NZ
KPMG
Best Professional
Edwin Patterson – Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Finalists
Litsa Christodulou – HLB Mann Judd
Hamish Denize – Beca NZ
Matthew Ockleston – Kensington Swan NZ
Industry Sector Awards
Construction & Infrastructure
Douglas Partners and Tonkin + Taylor NZ
Finalists
Golder
Wood & Grieve
Financial & Insurance Services
King & Wood Mallesons
Finalists
Bell Gully NZ
Herbert Smith Freehills
PwC
Government & Community
Beca NZ and King & Wood Mallesons
Finalists
AECOM
MinterEllison
Power & Utilities
Beca NZ
Finalists
GHD
King & Wood Mallesons
Property
Douglas Partners and King & Wood Mallesons
Finalists
Wood & Grieve
Special Awards
Best Overall Value Firm
DibbsBarker (now Dentons)
Finalists
GTA Consultants
HLB Mann Judd
RSM
Most Cost Conscious Firm
DibbsBarker (now Dentons) and Kemp Strang
Finalists
HLB Mann Judd
Thomson Geer
Most Improved Net Promoter Score®
Douglas Partners
Finalists
AECOM
MinterEllison
RSM
Most Innovative Firm
Gilbert + Tobin
Finalists
Arup
BDO NZ