LAWYER PROFILE

James Hawes

Asia-Pacific 2026

Simpson Grierson

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/Commercial

New Zealand

10 years ranked

Contributions and articles

1 In-depth overview

About

Provided by Simpson Grierson

Practice Areas

James is a corporate law specialist with experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity and venture capital.

James was based in the United Kingdom before he started at Simpson Grierson. He spent six years working at Slaughter and May in London and has worked as in-house counsel to Balderton Capital, a leading European venture capital fund. James is now called upon for expert advice from many leading corporates and those seeking to invest in New Zealand.

Professional Memberships

Admitted as a Solicitor, England and Wales.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/Commercial - New Zealand

Band 4

Individual Editorial

James Hawes is a well-regarded, Auckland-based practitioner who acts for clients on a variety of transactions, including capital raisings, corporate takeovers and M&A deals.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He knows the industry well and has New Zealand-based expertise, allowing him to provide detailed advice early on about proposed legislation.
Corporate/CommercialChambers Asia & Pacific
James Hawes provides excellent service, is pragmatic and is very quick to find a solution that works for us. I have really enjoyed working with him.
Corporate/CommercialChambers Asia & Pacific