Ranking tables
Asia-Pacific New Zealand Corporate/Commercial
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
- MinterEllisonRuddWatts 13 Years Ranked
- Russell McVeagh 13 Years Ranked
- Bell Gully
- Chapman Tripp
Band 2
- Buddle Findlay 13 Years Ranked
- Harmos Horton Lusk
- Simpson Grierson
Band 3
- DLA Piper New Zealand
- Webb Henderson
Band 4
- Dentons Kensington Swan 13 Years Ranked
- Mayne Wetherell 12 Years Ranked
- Anderson Lloyd
- Flacks & Wong
Band 5
- Anthony Harper
- Wynn Williams Lawyers
Senior Statespeople
Star Individuals
- John Strowger
Band 1
- Andrew Harmos
- James Gibson
- Roger Wallis
Band 2
- David Hoare Russell McVeagh9 Years Ranked
- Grant Dunn Buddle Findlay13 Years Ranked
- Joe Windmeyer Russell McVeagh13 Years Ranked
- Mark Forman MinterEllisonRuddWatts5 Years Ranked
- Martin Wiseman DLA Piper New Zealand13 Years Ranked
- Neil Millar MinterEllisonRuddWatts11 Years Ranked
- Anna Buchly
- Garth Sinclair
- Graeme Quigley
- Haydn Wong
- Michael Pollard
- Rachel Dunne
- Tim Tubman
Band 3
- Ben Paterson Russell McVeagh4 Years Ranked
- Simon Vodanovich Buddle Findlay13 Years Ranked
- James Cooney
- Nathanael Starrenburg
Band 4
- Chris Parke Dentons Kensington Swan12 Years Ranked
- Ian Beaumont Russell McVeagh1 Years Ranked
- Mark Lowndes Tompkins Wake11 Years Ranked
- Mark Stuart MinterEllisonRuddWatts4 Years Ranked
- Martin Thomson DLA Piper New Zealand12 Years Ranked
- Reuben Woods DLA Piper New Zealand11 Years Ranked
- Amon Nunns
- Chris Bargery
- Daniel Wong
- Dean Alderton
- Glenn Joblin
- Joshua Pringle
- Pip England
- Tim Mitchelson
- Toby Sharpe
Band 5
- David Thomson Buddle Findlay3 Years Ranked
- Matthew Olsen Mayne Wetherell4 Years Ranked
- Andrew Matthews
- Ash Hill
- David Flacks
- David Gould
- James Hawes
- Josh Blackmore
- Michael Gartshore
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 MinterEllisonRuddWattsCorporate/Commercial2023 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedMinterEllisonRuddWatts' well-established practice offers broad capabilities across a range of M&A, joint ventures, corporate governance and ECM transactions. Its corporate team is engaged on complex matters for significant domestic and international clients, and has an established reputation advising private equity clients on acquisitions and disposals. Its experience spans multiple industry sectors, including food and beverages, manufacturing and mining. Its key clients include Macquarie Group, Tourism Holdings and Refining NZ.1 Russell McVeaghCorporate/Commercial2023 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedRussell McVeagh is a full-service firm with a commercial practice which advises an impressive cross-section of domestic and international clients. It offers a broad capability with notable expertise on high-value corporate acquisitions, joint ventures and ECM transactions. Its commercial team handles deals in a wide range of sectors, including energy, finance, insurance, healthcare and real estate. The firm is also able to assist clients with corporate restructuring procedures. Its key clients include ANZ, Fonterra and Tilt Renewables.
Band 2
2 Buddle FindlayCorporate/Commercial2023 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedBuddle Findlay's broad corporate practice offers in-depth M&A expertise to an impressive range of both domestic and international clients. The firm advises on a variety of M&A, private equity and block trade deals, as well as transactional regulatory issues. Its team acts for a range of banks, funds, domestic and international corporates and government entities on deals in a wide range of industry sectors. Its key clients include Contact Energy, Brookfield Asset Management and Infratil.
Band 3
Band 4
4 Dentons Kensington SwanCorporate/Commercial2023 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedDentons Kensington Swan is a full-service firm with significant expertise in advising international clients - notably including Chinese and other Asian businesses - on their investments in New Zealand. The corporate/commercial team advises on M&A, corporate restructuring, joint ventures and equity transactions. Its team represents clients in a variety of areas including infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing and finance. The firm is noted for advising Māori businesses with regard to the full range of issues impacting the development of their operations, as well as fielding a full suite of strategic corporate governance advice. Its key clients include Warner Music, Campus Living Villages and Allectus Capital.4 Mayne WetherellCorporate/Commercial2023 | Band 4 | 12 Years RankedMayne Wetherell's respected corporate team is proficient in advising on capital markets, foreign investments and general commercial matters. The firm is well placed to handle cross-border M&A, with in-depth knowledge of New Zealand's foreign investment regulations. It acts on behalf of a range of corporates, shareholders, institutional investors and private equity houses.