Ranking tables

Banking & Finance | Asia-Pacific

New Zealand

Rankings overview for Departments

1

Band 1

  1. Russell McVeagh
    Russell McVeagh 15 Years Ranked
  2. Bell Gully
  3. Buddle Findlay
  4. Chapman Tripp
  5. Mayne Wetherell
S

Senior Statespeople

  1. Dave WetherellMayne Wetherell
  2. David McPhersonBell Gully
  3. Murray KingBell Gully
  4. Peter OwlesBuddle Findlay
1

Band 1

  1. Deemple Budhia
    Deemple Budhia Russell McVeagh9 Years Ranked
  2. Geoff BuschAnderson Lloyd
  3. Mark ReeseChapman Tripp
  4. Will TippingMayne Wetherell
2

Band 2

  1. John Powell
    John Powell Russell McVeagh14 Years Ranked
  2. Kate Lane MinterEllisonRuddWatts14 Years Ranked
  3. Liz Lim
    Liz Lim Dentons New Zealand7 Years Ranked
  4. Steve Gallaugher
    Steve Gallaugher MinterEllisonRuddWatts8 Years Ranked
  5. Andrew HarknessSimpson Grierson
  6. Cathryn BarberChapman Tripp
  7. Mei NahMayne Wetherell
  8. Miriam AndrewsBuddle Findlay
  9. Paul FarrugiaBuddle Findlay
3

Band 3

  1. Chris O'Brien MinterEllisonRuddWatts7 Years Ranked
  2. David Weavers
    David Weavers Russell McVeagh4 Years Ranked
  3. Evelyn Jones
    Evelyn Jones Lane Neave4 Years Ranked
  4. Michael Thompson
    Michael Thompson DLA Piper New Zealand5 Years Ranked
  5. Tom Hunt
    Tom Hunt Russell McVeagh6 Years Ranked
  6. Cameron PeacheyMayne Wetherell
  7. Daniel CollinsBuddle Findlay
  8. Daniel MeikleMayne Wetherell
  9. Gerard SounessChapman Tripp
  10. Jennifer GunserBell Gully
  11. John-Paul RiceVince&Rice
  12. Josh CairnsSimpson Grierson
  13. Luke FordChapman Tripp
  14. Nicole XanthopolWebb Henderson
  15. Nigel OliverAnthony Harper
  16. Stuart EvansSimpson Grierson
U

Up and Coming

  1. Jesse Fairley
    Jesse Fairley Russell McVeagh1 Years Ranked
  2. Rachel Brown DLA Piper New Zealand2 Years Ranked
  3. Dominic ToomeySimpson Grierson
  4. Pauline HoThompson Blackie Biddles
  5. Sam DykesBell Gully
  6. Zac Kedgley-FootBell Gully

All Departments profiles

1

Band 1

  1. Russell McVeagh
    1
    Russell McVeagh
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked
    Russell McVeagh has a leading Auckland-based transactional and regulatory practice across the full range of banking and financing arrangements in New Zealand. The law firm acts on major infrastructure financings and has noteworthy expertise in bond issuances, refinancings and acquisition financing mandates. It frequently acts for lenders on securitisations and offers strong corporate financing capability, as well as servicing clients in substantial debt restructuring.
  2. Bell Gully
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 1
  3. Buddle Findlay
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 1
  4. Chapman Tripp
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 1
  5. Mayne Wetherell
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 1
2

Band 2

  1. MinterEllisonRuddWatts
    2
    MinterEllisonRuddWatts
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    MinterEllisonRuddWatts houses a diverse, full-service national practice, renowned for its representation of domestic and international banks in complex, high-value acquisition finance matters, as well as in project, infrastructure, asset and corporate financing matters. The team offers local expertise in novel financial arrangements such as ESG-linked loans. It fields additional capability on DCM as well as refinancing matters.
  2. Simpson Grierson
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 2
3

Band 3

  1. Dentons New Zealand
    3
    Dentons New Zealand
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Dentons fields extensive experience in structured finance arrangements and corporate finance transactions. Its banking team acts for a broad client base of major New Zealand and Chinese banks, as well as other lenders active across the region. The firm is recognised for its work in the infrastructure and construction, healthcare, hospitality and commercial sectors, acting for top financial institutions and domestic corporates. It is also adept at advising on debt capital markets and consumer finance matters.
  2. DLA Piper New Zealand
    3
    DLA Piper New Zealand
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper New Zealand houses a respected international practice with solid expertise in a range of global financial transactions. The firm is regularly at the forefront of syndicated lending transactions and remains active on property finance, acquisition finance and complex securitisation. Its team is also well regarded in the DCM space, with experience advising on the full range of mandates. The law firm offers notable capability in fintech mandates.
  3. Anderson Lloyd
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 3
  4. Anthony Harper
    Banking & Finance
    2025 | Band 3