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Bell Gully

New Zealand

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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 1
15 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Anderson Lloyd
6 practice areas
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Anthony Harper
4 practice areas
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DLA Piper New Zealand
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Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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Lane Neave
4 practice areas
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Webb Henderson
8 practice areas
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Notable

TWA Legal
4 practice areas
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Vince & Rice
5 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 1
10 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
9 practice areas
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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Harmos Horton Lusk
7 practice areas
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Notable

Lane Neave
4 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 1
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Harmos Horton Lusk
7 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
9 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Anderson Lloyd
6 practice areas
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Anthony Harper
4 practice areas
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DLA Piper New Zealand
6 practice areas
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Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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Webb Henderson
8 practice areas
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Notable

Tompkins Wake
6 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 1
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
View profile
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
View profile
Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Anderson Lloyd
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper New Zealand
6 practice areas
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Greenwood Roche
4 practice areas
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Notable

Tompkins Wake
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 2
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Buddle Findlay
9 practice areas
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Chapman Tripp
10 practice areas
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Russell McVeagh
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Anthony Harper
4 practice areas
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Bell Gully
10 practice areas
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Dentons Kensington Swan
10 practice areas
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts
9 practice areas
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Simpson Grierson
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

TWA Legal
4 practice areas
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Notable

Anderson Lloyd
6 practice areas
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Lane Neave
4 practice areas
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Mayne Wetherell
9 practice areas
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Tompkins Wake
6 practice areas
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Vince & Rice
5 practice areas
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Bell Gully
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1840, Auckland-based Bell Gully is among the Big Three and one of New Zealand’s largest firms with over 400 employees including 200 lawyers and a further office in Wellington. The firm is strongest in its banking and finance, debt and equity capital markets, project development and M&A works.

21 results21 results
Dean Alderton
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Sarah Anderson-Butler
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Restructuring and insolvency
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
Ian Becke
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Project development
Project development : Social infrastructure
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Industry Sector:
Transport
Real estate
Construction and materials
Mining
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
New South Wales
Anna Buchly
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Social infrastructure
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
New South Wales
James Cooney
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Jennifer Coote
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Corporate and M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
David Coull
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Industry Sector:
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
Sam Dykes
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
Tim Fitzgerald
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
Natasha Garvan
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Project development
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
James Gibson
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Industry Sector:
Energy
Financial services
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
New York
Chris Goddard
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
Jennifer Gunser
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Angela Harford
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Project development : Social infrastructure
Project development : Energy
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
Chris Hodges
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Glenn Joblin
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Zac Kedgley-Foot
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Scott Lochhead
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Projects
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
David McPherson
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
Banking
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
Industry Sector:
Transport
Food and beverage
Social infrastructure
Bar Admission:
New Zealand
Amon Nunns
Firm:
Bell Gully
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
New Zealand
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Deal Highlights
8 results8 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Rabobank - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Bell Gully
Netherlands
Bond issue
Rabobank
Issuer
Ampol Ltd. - M&A
2021-10-11
Bell Gully
New Zealand
M&A
Ampol Ltd.
Buyer
Modern Times Group MTG AB - M&A
2021-03-24
Bell Gully
New Zealand
M&A
Modern Times Group MTG AB
Buyer
Bentley Systems Inc. - M&A
2021-03-11
Bell Gully
New Zealand
M&A
Bentley Systems Inc.
Buyer
Rabobank - Bond Issue
2021-12-01
Bell Gully
Netherlands
Bond issue
Rabobank
Issuer
Rabobank - Bond Issue
2022-03-01
Bell Gully
Netherlands
Bond issue
Rabobank
Issuer
Rabobank - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Bell Gully
Netherlands
Bond issue
Rabobank
Issuer
Igneo Infrastructure Partners - M&A
2022-11-22
Bell Gully
New Zealand
M&A
Dave McPherson, Dean Alderton, Glenn Shewan, Laura Littlewood, Sam Dykes
Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Buyer
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IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2021 Q&A - Anna Buchly - Bell Gully, New Zealand
Bell Gully partner Anna Buchly gives describes the current and past landscape of diversity and inclusion in the New Zealand legal industry
Adam Majeed, May 05 2021
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