Directories & Rankings

We are ranked as a top-tier law firm in the world's most prestigious league tables and international legal directories. These tables and directories include the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), Chambers Global, Asia Pacific Legal 500 and the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers.

Thomson Reuters League Tables

Simpson Grierson was the only New Zealand law firm listed among the top 15 firms for announced deals with Australian or New Zealand involvement in Q4 2009. We are also the only New Zealand firm in the published list for announced deals with Japanese involvement. These Thomson M&A tables are based upon a single set of globally consistent criteria, submission guidelines, transaction classifications, and eligibility rules, allowing them to accurately analyse transactions from around the world.

Mergermarket League Tables

Simpson Grierson was the only New Zealand law firm to appear on the published deal table for the Asia Pacific region for all of 2009. Mergermarket ranks firms according to the volume and value of commercial deals that they have been involved with during the year.

IFLR1000 2011 edition

"The remarkable increase in the quality of transactions undertaken by Simpson Grierson's M&A team is without question one of the key attractions of the practice."

"We recommend Simpson Grierson for their professionalism, expertise and knowledge."

"We were also impressed by their willingness to understand and engage with our business and be able to provide commercial advice in a timely manner."

"They have coverage and backup in all fields which makes it easy as a one-stop shop."

Chambers Global 2009/10 edition

"The intelligent and knowledgeable lawyers go above and beyond to meet client needs."

"The lawyers exhibit a high level of expertise and depth of knowledge, and leave no stone unturned."

Asia Pacific Legal 500 2009/10 edition

Simpson Grierson has one of the highest numbers of recommended lawyers in the most recent edition and consistently ranks highly across all practice areas.

The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2009/10 edition

Simpson Grierson ranks a close second of all New Zealand law firms for Leading Lawyer mentions. However, we have more lawyers standing alone as leading in their area of practice and more lawyers appearing across separate areas of practice than any other New Zealand law firm.

Environment Law Guide 2009/10 edition

The Environment Law Guide 2009, published by Australian Legal Business (ALB) magazine, ranks Simpson Grierson as a 'leading firm' and singles out an impressive number of our environmental lawyers as among the best in Australasia.