New Zealand
These tables show the best performing law firms overall in our rankings in this jurisdiction based on our assessment of aggregated rankings across all practice areas.
Anderson Lloyd
Anthony Harper
Bell Gully
Buddle Findlay
Chapman Tripp
Duncan Cotterill
Simpson Grierson
Webb Henderson
Webb Henderson
Wilson Harle
Wynn Williams
Comparative Guides
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New Zealand: TMT
Contribution fromRussell McVeaghRussell McVeagh
New Zealand: Class Actions
Contribution fromWynn WilliamsWynn Williams
New Zealand: Renewable Energy
Contribution fromRussell McVeaghRussell McVeagh
New Zealand: Construction
Contribution fromHesketh HenryHesketh Henry
News & Developments
ViewWorkplace death leads to $11m proceeds of crime test case
In 2017, Ron Salter, and his waste fuel collection business, Salters Cartage Ltd, were convicted for a series of breaches of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
Fee Langstone - 21 March 2024
RMA Redemption – Page v Greater Wellington Regional Council [2024] NZCA 51
It is not often that a person is sentenced to prison for breaching the Resource Management Act. It is even more infrequent that such convictions are overturned on appeal.
Fee Langstone - 21 March 2024
Press Releases
MinterEllisonRuddWatts reaffirmed as employer of choice
Leading New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts has again been named as a top employer in the NZ Lawyer 5-star Employer of Choice 2023 list.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts - 21 March 2024
Press Releases
Firm named National Firm of the Year for Gender Diversity at the Asia-Pacific Women in Business Law Awards
MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ leadership of greater gender diversity and gender initiatives in the legal profession was again recognised at the Asia-Pacific Women in Business Law Awards 2023, with the firm taking out the award for ‘National Firm of the Year for Gender Diversity’.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts - 21 March 2024