Shelley is a Partner in the corporate group of Simpson Grierson's commercial department, a group of specialist corporate and securities lawyers providing strategic advice on high-profile and complex transactions.  She is also one of the principal corporate advisers in Simpson Grierson's private capital (private equity and venture capital) group.

She has led significant mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, corporate governance, venture capital and private equity transactions and general corporate advisory and compliance matters, and commercial transactions.

• Acted for Haier in its acquisition of a strategic 20% stake in Fisher & Paykel Appliance Holdings Limited, a dual listed NZX and ASX company (2009)
• Acted for Old Fashioned Foods on the sale of Baker Halls (2009)
• Advising bidder for Frucor (2008)
• Assisting BG Group in relation to its proposed acquisition of Origin Energy (2008)
• Acting for underwriters and joint lead managers of the proposed YPG Bond Finance bonds issue (2007)
• MFS Living and Leisure Group takeover offer for Tourism Holdings (2007)
• Acting for joint lead managers on Works Infrastructure Finance ROADS (redeemable optionally adjustable, distributing securities) issue (2007)
• Advising potential bidder for Mediaworks (2007)
• Fulton Hogan's disposal of its EnviroWaste business to Ironbridge Capital (2006)
• Old Fashioned Foods' acquisition of Hansells (2006)
• Gullivers Travel Group's target company response to Australian travel and property management company S8's takeover offer (2006)
• Gresham Rabo (Food & Agribusiness Investment Fund)'s investment in Old Fashioned Foods (2005)
• Gullivers Travel Group's $160 million IPO and listing on both NZSX and ASX (2004)
• Methven's IPO and listing on NZX (2004), including private equity sell-down
• Pumpkin Patch's $100 million IPO and listing on NZX (2004), including private equity sell-down
• New Zealand Venture Investment Fund's negotiation and establishment of venture capital funds with private sector managers and investors, including IOM, TMT/Direct Capital, No 8 Ventures, Endeavour I-Cap and iGlobe Treasury (2002/3)
• Westpac Banking Corporation's issue of A$600 million FIRSTS (fixed interest resettable trust securities) capital raising (traded on the ASX) and US$750 million Trust Preferred Securities offering (2003)

• New Zealand Venture Capital Association - Member
• Australian Venture Capital Association - Member
• PLC Which Lawyer? 2009 - Corporate/M&A Recommended