Ranking tables

Corporate/Commercial | Global

New Zealand

Some chapters feature a Corporate/Commercial section. It covers the broad range of commercial legal work, without subdivision into specialist areas; however, matters relating to a specialist practice area that features elsewhere in the chapter should not be duplicated here.

Rankings overview for Departments

1

  1. Bell Gully
    Bell Gully 21 Years Ranked
  2. Chapman Tripp
  3. Russell McVeagh
2

  1. Harmos Horton Lusk
  2. MinterEllisonRuddWatts
  3. Simpson Grierson
  4. Webb Henderson
3

  1. Buddle Findlay
  2. DLA Piper New Zealand
  3. Mayne Wetherell
4

  1. Anderson Lloyd
  2. Dentons New Zealand
5

  1. Anthony Harper
  2. Flacks & Wong
  3. Morrison Partners
  4. Tompkins Wake
  5. Wynn Williams Lawyers

All Departments profiles

1

Band 1

  1. Bell Gully
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    Bell Gully
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 1 | 21 Years Ranked

    Bell Gully's acclaimed bench of highly skilled corporate lawyers caters to an impressive, blue-chip client base. In addition to handling high-value mergers, demergers, joint ventures and acquisitions, the firm provides an extensive offering in capital markets, private equity and restructuring as well as corporate governance matters. Its team handles transactions across a multitude of industries, including energy, construction and finance.

  2. Chapman Tripp
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 1
  3. Russell McVeagh
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 1
2

Band 2

  1. Harmos Horton Lusk
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 2
  2. MinterEllisonRuddWatts
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 2
  3. Simpson Grierson
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 2
  4. Webb Henderson
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 2
3

Band 3

  1. Buddle Findlay
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 3
  2. DLA Piper New Zealand
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 3
  3. Mayne Wetherell
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 3
4

Band 4

  1. Anderson Lloyd
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 4
  2. Dentons New Zealand
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 4
5

Band 5

  1. Anthony Harper
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 5
  2. Flacks & Wong
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 5
  3. Morrison Partners
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 5
  4. Tompkins Wake
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 5
  5. Wynn Williams Lawyers
    Corporate/Commercial
    2026 | Band 5