LAWYER PROFILE

Michael Pollard

Asia-Pacific 2026

Simpson Grierson

Ranked in 1 practice area

Corporate/Commercial

New Zealand

16 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Michael is one of New Zealand's leading corporate transactional lawyers, and is a member of the firm's board of management.

He has over 25 years’ experience advising on mergers, takeovers, acquisitions, securities issuance, private equity transactions, and corporate governance. His work experience includes six years at a magic circle London firm.

Michael has been consistently recognised by major directories as a leading lawyer and is sought after for his commercial approach.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Corporate/Commercial - New Zealand

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Michael Pollard is based in Auckland and regularly acts for clients on both corporate transactions and equity capital market matters. He is an experienced handler of trans-Tasman mandates and frequently acts on behalf of clubs formed by investment banks and brokers to underwrite specific capital markets transactions.

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Strengths

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Michael Pollard is very commercially astute and has a very good understanding of our business. One of his great strengths is thinking outside the box and coming up with novel solutions.
Corporate/CommercialChambers Asia & Pacific
I cannot speak highly enough of his capabilities. Additionally, he's a super personable human to work with, as we feel so well looked after working with him.
Corporate/CommercialChambers Asia & Pacific