Well Connected

Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand's leading commercial law firms. We are also one of the largest with over 350 people, including 48 partners and more than 220 legal staff, in our Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch offices.

Our legal expertise covers all areas of commercial law with specialists providing clear direction on New Zealand's business, trading, and regulatory environment. Our clients include many of the world's leading organisations.

We are consistently ranked as a leading New Zealand law firm in the Mergermarket and Thomson league tables. We are also widely ranked as a top tier firm in the leading international legal directories, with many partners listed as leaders in their field. 

Connected to International Networks

Our reputation extends globally. Through our global connections, we can provide clients with a superior service offering both in New Zealand and anywhere in the world. Our affiliations include:

Lex Mundi

We are the exclusive New Zealand member of Lex Mundi - the world's leading association of independent law firms. Lex Mundi includes 160 law firms and over 21,000 lawyers operating in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Our membership of this prestigious network enables us to provide clients with global representation practically anywhere in the world.
www.lexmundi.com

Pacific Rim Advisory Council (PRAC)

We are a co-founder and the exclusive New Zealand member of PRAC. PRAC is a unique global strategic alliance for the exchange of information among law firms who handle substantial business in the Asia-Pacific region.
www.prac.org

International Bar Association (IBA)

This membership enables us to make use of the networking opportunities, online resources, learning and support offered by the world's leading organisation of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.
www.ibanet.org

Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)

The IPBA is an international association of commercial lawyers who have an interest in the Asia-Pacific.
www.ipba.org

Employment Law Alliance (ELA)
Simpson Grierson is the exclusive New Zealand member of the ELA - a global network of over 3,000 specialist employment and labour lawyers. We have access through this network to lawyers in more than 75 countries and in all 50 U.S. states.
www.employmentlawalliance.com/

The International Trademark Association (INTA)
Our lawyers attend INTA's annual and leadership conferences each year making use of the opportunities to meet with clients and law firm associates from around the world. These provide excellent networking and benchmarking opportunities.
www.inta.org/Pages/Home.aspx

In addition to the above, we have strong relationships with many law firms internationally including a strong successful history of partnering with many Australian law firms, as well as leading US and magic circle law firms in the UK.

Connected to Decision-makers

Our firm is active in advising on policy and key legislative changes. We have partners currently serving on the Financial Markets Authority and the Overseas Investment Technical Reference Group.

We also recognise our clients need to have face-to-face access to key business and policy decision-makers. We regularly host functions bringing together our clients with key business figures, politicians and analysts in an environment where they can interact and network. 

Recent speakers at Simpson Grierson include:

The Hon. John Key - Prime Minister of New Zealand

Dr Allan Bollard - Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

The Hon. Bill English - Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Finance

Andrew Ferrier - Chief Executive, Fonterra

Dr Don Brash - Former Reserve Bank Governor and Head of the 2025 Government Taskforce