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 is well-known for her work with public offerings, corporate governance, venture capital and private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, general corporate advisory and compliance matters, and commercial transactions.

• 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? 2006 - Corporate/M&A Recommended