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New Zealand
Simpson Grierson
With a reputation for specialist knowledge, Simpson Grierson maintains its strong presence in the top tiers across practice areas. Insurance, mining, energy, entertainment and primary industries are the firm’s industry sectors focus.
Banking and finance
Work highlights
Acted for PricewaterhouseCoopers in a beachfront subdivision project funded by Lombard Finance on Mahia Peninsula.Key clients
BDOCapital markets
Work highlights
Advised First NZ Capital, Deutsche Craigs and Macquarie Capital on the IPO of Oceania Healthcare, New Zealand's third-largest residential aged care provider, with a dual listing on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges.Key clients
Forsyth Barr Group, Livestock Improvement Corporation, Macquarie Securities (NZ), Pacific Property FundConstruction
Work highlights
Advised City Rail Link for the City Rail Link (CRL) project, the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in New Zealand, which involves building two 3.5km rail tunnels and two underground railway stations for metro trains from the existing Britomart station up to Mt Eden station.Key clients
Auckland Council, Christchurch City Council, CPB Contractors, Icon Co (NZ)Restructuring and insolvency
Work highlights
Advised Solid Energy on the completion of deed administration and its entry into a planned solvent liquidation.Key clients
BDO, McGrathNicol, PricewaterhouseCoopersNew Zealand
Consumer goods and services
| Recommended |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Webb Henderson |
Energy
| Outstanding |
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| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Webb Henderson |
| Recommended |
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| ChanceryGreen |
| Greenwood Roche Chisnall |
| Kensington Swan |
| Notable |
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| Anderson Lloyd |
Infrastructure
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Highly recommended |
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| Anderson Lloyd |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Kensington Swan |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
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| ChanceryGreen |
| Greenwood Roche Chisnall |
| Russell McVeagh |
Technology and telecommunications
| Outstanding |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Webb Henderson |
| Highly recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Hudson Gavin Martin |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Recommended |
|---|
| AJ Park |
| Anthony Harper |
| Kensington Swan |
| Lowndes |
| Wilson Harle |
Banking and finance
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Highly recommended |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Mayne Wetherell |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
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| Anderson Lloyd |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| Kensington Swan |
| Notable |
|---|
| Anthony Harper |
Capital markets
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Highly recommended |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Mayne Wetherell |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
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| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| Kensington Swan |
Competition/antitrust
| Outstanding |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Recommended |
|---|
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Wilson Harle |
Construction
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Chapman Tripp |
| Greenwood Roche Chisnall |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Kensington Swan |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
| Anthony Harper |
| Hesketh Henry |
Corporate and M&A
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Mayne Wetherell |
| Webb Henderson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
| Anthony Harper |
| Kensington Swan |
| Wynn Williams |
| Notable |
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| Hesketh Henry |
| Lowndes |
Dispute resolution
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Highly recommended |
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| Buddle Findlay |
| Lee Salmon Long |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Wilson Harle |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anthony Harper |
| Gilbert/Walker |
| Hesketh Henry |
| Lowndes |
| Notable |
|---|
| K3 Legal |
| Kensington Swan |
Intellectual property
| Outstanding |
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| AJ Park |
| Baldwins Intellectual Property |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Highly recommended |
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| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Kensington Swan |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Notable |
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| Anthony Harper |
| Lowndes |
Investment funds
| Outstanding |
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| Chapman Tripp |
| Recommended |
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| Kensington Swan |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
Labour and employment
| Outstanding |
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| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
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| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Kensington Swan |
| LangtonHudsonButcher |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| SBM Legal |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anthony Harper |
| BuckettLaw |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Russell McVeagh |
Private equity
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Harmos Horton Lusk |
| Mayne Wetherell |
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
Regulatory
| Recommended |
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| Chapman Tripp |
| Kensington Swan |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Simpson Grierson |
Restructuring and insolvency
| Outstanding |
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| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Recommended |
|---|
| Anderson Lloyd |
| Anthony Harper |
| K3 Legal |
| Kensington Swan |
| Lowndes |
| Meredith Connell |
Tax
| Outstanding |
|---|
| Bell Gully |
| Buddle Findlay |
| Russell McVeagh |
| Highly recommended |
|---|
| Chapman Tripp |
| Simpson Grierson |
| Recommended |
|---|
| MinterEllisonRuddWatts |
| Lawyer | Ranking | Practice Area |
|---|---|---|
| Bland, Nick | Rising star lawyer | Tax |
| Caird, James | Leading lawyer | Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency |
| Callinan, Anne | Leading lawyer | Dispute resolution |
| Cumberland, Barney | Leading lawyer | Tax |
| Gray, Earl | Market-leading lawyer | Intellectual property |
| Harkness, Andrew | Market-leading lawyer | Banking and finance |
| Hinton, Peter | Market-leading lawyer | Corporate and M&A |
| Holborow, Don | Leading lawyer | Corporate and M&A |
| Hutchinson, Stuart | Market-leading lawyer | Tax |
| Lange, Richard | Leading lawyer | Dispute resolution |
| Muir, Phillipa | Market-leading lawyer | Labour and employment |
| Pollard, Michael | Market-leading lawyer | Corporate and M&A |
| Robinson, Michael | Market-leading lawyer | Banking and finance, Restructuring and insolvency |
| Towers, Greg | Leading lawyer | Construction and real estate |
| Watts, Richard | Market-leading lawyer | Intellectual property |
| Windeatt, Paul | Leading lawyer | Tax |
| Wood, Michael | Market-leading lawyer | Construction and real estate |
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