Impressive Rankings in International Law Directory

04 Nov 2010

Simpson Grierson is the only New Zealand commercial law firm to have a leading lawyer in every category of the just released Asia Pacific Legal 500 2010/11 international legal directory. This feat is complemented by the firm's recognition as 'top tier' in four of the directory categories - corporate & M&A, employment, intellectual property, and real estate & construction. Simpson Grierson also achieved tier two status in the remaining five categories.

"This is a great result for the firm, following on from our recent positive rankings in the IFLR1000 legal directory," said Kevin Jaffe, chairman of Simpson Grierson. "We look forward to building on this international recognition in 2011."

Simpson Grierson partners named as leading lawyers in the directory are:

• Banking & Finance - Steve Flynn, Andrew Harkness
• Corporate & M&A - Peter Hinton, Kevin Jaffe
• Dispute Resolution - William Akel
• Employment - Phillipa Muir
• Intellectual Property - Earl Gray
• Projects & Resource Management- Elisabeth Welson
• Real Estate & Construction - Greg Towers
• Restructuring & Insolvency - Peter Stubbs
• Tax - Stuart Hutchinson

The Asia Pacific Legal 500 has a 20 year publishing history and provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers in over 100 countries.

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