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Rankings published in 2026
M&A
Notable
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
Notable
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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Notable

Tompkins Wake
6 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Notable
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

Tompkins Wake is a Hamilton-based independent mid-sized law firm with over 65 lawyers and further offices in Auckland, Tauranga, and Rotorua.

 

Focusses / specialisms  

The firm is best known for corporate and commercial work including corporate financing, construction projects, commercial developments, health and safety and commercial acquisitions, disposals and leasing, and for infrastructure projects, land acquisitions and PPPs in power, social infrastructure, transport and utilities.

 

Key clients 

Key clients of the firm include SkyCity Entertainment, Global from Day One, Hillfarance Venture Capital, JVC Kenwood, Huawei Technologies, PepsiCo New Zealand, WEL Networks, and Hamilton City Council.

 

Research period review: 32nd edition (2022/2023)   

The firm has been active in M&A, projects, and restructuring during the research period.

In the M&A area, the firm kept busy with cross-border acquisitions advising clients from buy and sell sides.

The projects team was active in advising energy, utilities, mining, and social infrastructures and often acted for local government and companies. 

Last year, the firm hired partner Chen Jiang in the restructuring space. For corporate and projects, the firm added two senior associates Luke Bowers from Chapman Tripp and Jill Gregory from Bell Gully.

 

Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2022/2023)   

Bermele NZ$59 million acquisition of East Imperial

Hamilton City Council NZ$200 million transport project

3 results3 results
Deal Highlights
3 results3 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Foster Construction Ltd; FDL Tamahere Ltd - Project development
Tompkins Wake
New Zealand
Project development
Scott Ratuki
Foster Construction Ltd, FDL Tamahere Ltd
Project developer
Bermele Plc - M&A
2021-01-07
Tompkins Wake
New Zealand
M&A
Mark Lowndes, Kerri Dewe
Bermele Plc
Acquirer
IBC Japan Ltd - M&A
2021-01-10
Tompkins Wake
New Zealand
M&A
James MacGillivray, Tom Arieli
IBC Japan Ltd
Acquirer
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