LAWYER PROFILE

Tim Williams

Asia-Pacific 2026

Chapman Tripp

Ranked in 1 practice area

Financial Services

New Zealand

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Chapman Tripp

Asia-Pacific

Career

Tim is a highly experienced lawyer in New Zealand’s financial services, wealth management, insurance, and banking sectors. Tim is sought after by local and offshore financial institutions for his commercial expertise, problem-solving abilities, in-depth regulatory knowledge and strong regulator relationships.

Tim specialises in structuring, designing and documenting innovative investment products; obtaining licences and exemptions; and advising on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, AML, governance and regulatory compliance and investigations. He advises financial institutions, insurers, banks, fintechs, financial advisers and DIMS providers, payment systems providers and deposit takers.

Tim established many of New Zealand’s largest KiwiSaver schemes (including BNZ, ASB, Generate) and numerous managed investment schemes (particularly PIEs), investment companies and limited partnerships including tax-efficient cash and term PIE products for the banking market.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Financial Services - New Zealand

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Tim Williams is a pre-eminent lawyer in the market who provides transactional and compliance counsel to prominent national investment managers and financial institutions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Tim Williams is very reliable and makes us feel like we are his only client.
Financial ServicesChambers Asia & Pacific
Tim is a very experienced partner with deep and broad knowledge of the law and of its development and application.
Financial ServicesChambers Asia & Pacific