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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 3
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
9 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

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
6 practice areas
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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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TWA Legal
4 practice areas
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Vince & Rice
5 practice areas
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Capital markets
Tier 3
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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Lane Neave
4 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bell Gully
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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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Tompkins Wake
6 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
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
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Tier 2

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

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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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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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Dentons Kensington Swan

In August 2019, Kensington Swan combined with global firm Dentons in a rare international entry into New Zealand’s legal market, easily becoming the largest international firm in the country. The firm has offices in Auckland and Wellington. The firm’s corporate and finance practice is diversified, and it has a specialised China business group that assists Chinese entrants into the New Zealand market.

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Ghella Abergeldie Joint Venture - Project development
2021-02-25
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Project development
Paul Buetow
Ghella Abergeldie Joint Venture
Bidder
CPB Contractors - Project development
2021-02-25
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Project development
Paul Buetow
CPB Contractors
Contractor
Haydn & Rollett - Project development
2020-10-30
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Project development
Paul Buetow
Haydn & Rollett
Contractor
Warner Music Group - M&A
2022-02-15
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
M&A
Wook Jin Lee
Warner Music Group
Acquirer
WELL Health Technologies Corp - M&A
2021-01-04
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
M&A
Martin Dalgleish
WELL Health Technologies Corp
Acquirer
Left Lane Capital Partners II Aggregator LP - Fund raising
2022-01-21
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Fund raising
Wook Jin Lee
Left Lane Capital Partners II Aggregator LP
Investor
Allectus Capital Limited; Wavemaker Pacific Partners PTE Limited - Fund raising
2022-03-31
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Fund raising
David Shillson
Allectus Capital Limited, Wavemaker Pacific Partners PTE Limited
Investor
ANL Trustee Company Limited - Secondary share offering
2022-10-01
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Secondary share offering
Wook Jin Lee
ANL Trustee Company Limited
Investor
GreenMount Capital NZ Limited - Fund formation
2021-12-15
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Fund formation
Wook Jin Lee
GreenMount Capital NZ Limited
Sponsor
HSBC Bank - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
James McMillan
HSBC Bank
Creditor
Kāinga Ora - Insolvency
2021-12-22
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
Brendan Cash
Kāinga Ora
Creditor
Left Lane Capital Partners II Aggregator LP - M&A
2022-01-21
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
M&A
Wook Jin Lee
Left Lane Capital Partners II Aggregator LP
Investor
Let’s Get Wellington Moving (a joint initiative between Greater Wellington Regional Council, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Wellington City Council) - Project development
2022-02-24
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Project development
Nicky McIndoe
Let’s Get Wellington Moving (a joint initiative between Greater Wellington Regional Council, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Wellington City Council)
Concessionaire
Malcolm Hollis and Craig Sanson of PwC as liquidators of DDL - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
James McMillan
Malcolm Hollis and Craig Sanson of PwC as liquidators of DDL
Liquidator
ASPAC Dairy Holdings; MC Knights Manufacturing - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
James McMillan
ASPAC Dairy Holdings, MC Knights Manufacturing
Receiver
Quench Collective - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
James McMillan
Quench Collective
Liquidator
Sarsfield Engineering Limited - Insolvency
2021-12-23
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
James McMillan
Sarsfield Engineering Limited
Creditor
Calibre Partners - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
James McMillan
Calibre Partners
Receiver
Silex Systems Limited - Secondary share offering
2021-10-27
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Secondary share offering
Wook Jin Lee
Silex Systems Limited
Issuer
STA Travel - Insolvency
2022-02-24
Dentons Kensington Swan
New Zealand
Insolvency
James McMillan
STA Travel
Liquidator
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M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
M&A
The tie-up will allow Dentons to better position itself to meet clients’ needs across Greater China, the firm said
M&A
New hires were made in the corporate, M&A, PE and finance practices in Washington, Houston, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and London
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate and M&A practices in New York City, Boston, Frankfurt and Toronto
M&A
The firm’s innovation and intelligence director for Europe, and the co-head of Europe corporate and M&A practice, talk about the firm’s proprietary AI tool, M&A use cases and cost implications
M&A
Sources in Africa and Western Asia say businesses need to manage their legal budgets carefully to stay competitive in economically volatile regions
New hires were made across the finance and funds practices in Singapore, Riyadh, Brussels, Washington, DC and New York
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