Russell McVeagh
Russell McVeagh, New Zealand’s premier law firm, is the Principal Sponsor of Australs 2010. Their valuable financial contribution has enabled us to showcase some of the best venues in Auckland to you. We are extremely grateful for all their support.
About the firm
Russell McVeagh has an established history of representing New Zealand’s leading corporations and financial institutions. Russell McVeagh also has an impressive track record attracting clients from throughout Australasia and internationally. Their client base includes New Zealand’s largest company; New Zealand’s largest listed company; eleven of the NZX 15 listed companies, all of the country’s retail banks; many of New Zealand’s energy companies; numerous multi-national corporations; as well as major utilities, infrastructure companies, manufacturers and primary producers.
Russell McVeagh is a 250 lawyer firm, with a total staff of over 400 shared across their Auckland and Wellington offices. Their specialist lawyers practice in fields across the areas of competition, corporate, employment, finance, litigation, property, resource management, public law and tax.
Support beyond Australs
Russell McVeagh has a long and proud history of sponsoring debating in New Zealand.
University debating
Russell McVeagh sponsors the New Zealand Universities’ Debating Council, the umbrella organisation for University debating in New Zealand. The Council organises a number of regional competitions each year including Easters, Joynt Scroll and the Victoria Intervarsity British Parliamentary Debating Tournament.
Schools debating
Russell McVeagh has for over ten years been the sole sponsor of secondary schools’ debating in New Zealand through the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Council, which, since its establishment in 1988, has worked to promote debating in secondary schools. The Council is responsible for Regional Championships and the National Secondary Schools’ Debating Championships.
At the National Championships, the four best debaters are chosen to represent at the World Schools Debating Championships, usually held in January each year. The team’s attendance at this international competition is also sponsored by Russell McVeagh.
Russell McVeagh also sponsors the Auckland Schools Debating Competition, the largest regular debating competition operating in New Zealand, catering to well over 1,000 students throughout the Auckland region. Their valuable financial contribution allows schools’ debating to prosper. The competition has produced some of the most successful debaters in the country.