# Leading New Zealand law firm > Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand's leading full-service commercial law firms. ## Who We Are - [Who We Are](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/who-we-are/): Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand's leading full-service commercial law firms. ## What We Do - [What We Do](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/): Simpson Grierson is one of New Zealand's leading full-service commercial law firms. - [Banking & Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/banking-finance-lawyers/): Legal experts for major banking corporate financing, transactional compliance, and financial sector regulations. - [Asset Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/asset-finance-lawyers/): Law specialists for asset finance, advising on equipment financing, operating leases and receivables-based structures. - [Debt Capital Markets](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/debt-capital-markets-lawyers/): Leading legal specialists for institutional debt capital raises, bond issuances, and capital market compliance. - [Leveraged & Acquisition Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/leveraged-acquisition-finance-lawyers/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in leveraged and acquisition finance, buyouts, debt structures and corporate lending. - [Local Government Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/local-government-finance-lawyers/): Professional legal expertise for local government finance, from borrowing structures to major infrastructure financing arrangements. - [Project Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/project-finance-lawyers/): Legal specialists for non-recourse infrastructure project finance, consortium structures, and lender advisory. - [Property Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/property-finance-lawyers/): Property law experts for commercial property development funding, real estate security, and facility construction. - [Security Enforcement & Finance Litigation](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/security-enforcement-finance-litigation-lawyers/): Law specialists for security, enforcement and finance litigation, advising on insolvency, receivership and debt recovery. - [Structured Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/structured-finance-lawyers/): Trusted legal experts for multi-tiered securitisation structures, complex debt facilities, and credit portfolios. - [Sustainable Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/sustainable-finance-lawyers/): Expert lawyers for sustainable finance, advising lenders and borrowers on ESG lending, green finance and transition funding. - [Commercial Arrangements](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/commercial-arrangements-lawyers/): Expert commercial lawyers for strategic business partnerships, supply chain distribution, and complex logistics agreements. - [Food & Beverage](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/food-beverage-lawyers/): Commerial law specialists for food and beverage labelling compliance, product composition, and grocery regulations. - [Franchising](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/franchising-lawyers/): Trusted law experts for commercial franchise business structuring, master licensing, and network compliance. - [Sales & Marketing](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/sales-marketing-lawyers/): Leading lawyers with expertise in sales and marketing, consumer law, advertising compliance and commercial risk management. - [Competition Law](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/competition-law/): Legal experts for Commerce Commission clearance, restrictive trade practice defence, and cartel leniency applications. - [Construction](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/construction-lawyers/): Trusted legal experts for innovative contract procurement, major build alliancing, and construction dispute resolution. - [Consumer & Fair Trading Law](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/consumer-fair-trading-law/): Commercial lawyers for Fair Trading Act and Consumer Guarantees Act compliance, Commerce Commission investigations, product recall navigations. - [Corporate & M&A](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/corporate-mergers-acquisitions-lawyers/): Specialist M&A lawyers with expertise in landmark corporate mergers, cross-border M&A, and significant asset divestments. - [Corporate Advisory & Governance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/corporate-advisory-governance-lawyers/): Corporate law experts for constitutional organisational design, director duties, climate change obligations, litigation risks and ESG factors. - [Equity Capital Markets](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/equity-capital-markets-lawyers/): Corporate law specialists for accelerated renounceable entitlement offers, equity market placements, and share underwriting. - [Managed Investment Schemes](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/managed-investment-schemes-law/): Trusted law specialists for retail fund structuring, KiwiSaver scheme compliance, and financial market licensing. - [Mergers & Acquisitions](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/mergers-acquisitions-lawyers/): Specialist M&A lawyers with expertise in public takeovers, private sales, contested bids and complex business restructures. - [Private Equity & Venture Capital](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/private-equity-venture-capital-lawyers/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in private equity, venture capital, fund formation and complex investment transactions. - [Strategic Partnerships](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/strategic-partnerships-lawyers/): Specialist law experts for Privacy Act compliance, data protection governance, and cybersecurity crisis management. - [Employment](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/employment-lawyers/): Leading employment lawyers for industrial workplace trend audits, workplace culture reviews, and employment law disputes. - [Health & Safety](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/health-safety-lawyers/): Employment law experts for WorkSafe investigation defense, health and safety compliance, and crisis management. - [Environment, Planning & Resource Management](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/resource-management-environment-lawyers/): Specialist law experts for Resource Management Act consents, environmental court hearings, and planning compliance. - [Intellectual Property](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/intellectual-property-lawyers/): Professional legal expertise for integrated brand identity protection, IP commercialisation, and enforcement action. - [Copyright](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/copyright-lawyers/): Intellectual property law specialists for copyright fair dealing compliance, moral rights protection, and parody exceptions. - [Patents](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/patents-lawyers/): Intellectual property law experts for patent prosecution, proprietary technology protection, and industrial IP litigation. - [Trade Marks](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/trade-mark-lawyers/): Expert law advisers for global trade mark registration, brand protection portfolio strategy, and opposition defense. - [Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/litigation-dispute-resolution-lawyers/): Dispute resolution legal specialists for high-stakes commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and arbitration. - [Class Actions](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/class-actions-lawyers/): Dispute law experts for high-stakes representative claims, multi-party commercial litigation, and class action defence. - [Media Law](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/media-law/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in media law, defamation risk, privacy, confidentiality and reputation management. - [Product Liability](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/product-liability-lawyers/): Expert lawyers for multi-jurisdictional product liability claims, safety standards compliance, and recall defense. - [Overseas Investment in New Zealand](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/overseas-investment-in-new-zealand/): Trusted lawyers with expertise for Overseas Investment Office applications, sensitive land clearances, and international capital. - [Pacific Islands Law](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/pacific-islands-lawyers/): Specialist legal advisors for cross-border Pacific jurisdiction commercial transactions and regulatory frameworks. - [Privacy, Data Protection and Cyber-Security](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/privacy-data-protection-cyber-security-lawyers/): Trusted law specialists for privacy, data and cyber-security, advising on data breaches, governance and regulatory obligations. - [Private Client and Trusts](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/private-client-and-trusts-lawyers/): Legal expertise for private clients and trusts, spanning estate planning, tax, asset protection and succession matters. - [International Trusts and Non-New Zealand Residents](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/international-trusts-and-non-new-zealand-residents-lawyers/): Specialist legal advisors for international trust structures, offshore client succession, and cross-border wealth. - [New Zealand Trusts](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/new-zealand-trusts-lawyers/): Law specialists for New Zealand trusts, advising on trust structures, asset planning, tax efficiency and estate matters. - [Pro Bono](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/pro-bono-lawyers/): Specialist legal advisors delivering impactful community advocacy, human rights support, and non-profit counsel. - [Public Law](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/public-law/): Experienced legal professionals for statutory interpretation, administrative law remedies, and crown relationship management. - [Judicial Review](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/judicial-review-lawyers/): Litigation experts for judicial review challenges, government decision-making, regulatory disputes and urgent injunctions. - [Real Estate](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/real-estate-lawyers/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in commercial real estate, property development, infrastructure and strategic transactions. - [Tourism & Hotels](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/tourism-hotels-lawyers/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in tourism and hotels, spanning property transactions, financing, operations and regulation. - [Regulatory](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/regulatory-lawyers/): Expert lawyers for regulatory matters, advising on financial services, compliance, investigations and evolving regulatory frameworks. - [Restructuring & Insolvency](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/restructuring-insolvency-lawyers/): Leading legal specialists for corporate turnaround restructuring, distressed asset governance, and insolvency advisory. - [Tax](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/tax-lawyers/): Expert lawyers for tax matters, advising on corporate transactions, cross-border investments, public sector taxation and tax disputes. - [Technology](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/services/technology-lawyers/): Trusted lawyers with expertise for enterprise technology procurement, tech systems delivery, and digital risk management. - [Agribusiness](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/agribusiness-law/): Trusted legal experts for primary sector operations, rural property law, and agricultural corporate transactions. - [Central Government & Public Sector](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/central-government-public-sector-lawyers/): Specialist public sector lawyers helping government agencies deliver complex projects, manage risk and achieve strategic outcomes. - [Climate Change](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/climate-change-law/): Expert lawyers for climate reporting disclosure compliance, transition risks, ETS and green governance frameworks. - [Digital & New Technologies, Including AI](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/digital-new-technologies-ai-law/): Leading legal specialist advice for technology and telecommunication strategies and projects, digital innovation and infrastructure. - [Agritech](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/agritech-law/): Leading agritech lawyers helping clients navigate technology, IP, data, funding and commercial arrangements across the sector. - [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/artificial-intelligence-law/): Experienced legal professionals for emerging AI technology procurement, tech system governance, and deployment risk mitigation. - [Fintech](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/fintech-law/): Specialist legal advisors for fintech businesses including peer-to-peer lending compliance, digital payment builds, and financial market licensing - [Education](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/education-law/): Specialist legal experts for educational institution statutory compliance, school build litigation, Board obligations, and risk frameworks. - [Energy & Renewables](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/energy-renewables-lawyers/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in renewable energy, electricity markets, project development and emissions regulation. - [Fintech](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/fintech-law/): Specialist legal advisors for fintech businesses including peer-to-peer lending compliance, digital payment builds, and financial market licensing - [Forestry](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/forestry-law/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in the forestry sector, emissions trading, overseas investment and long-term supply arrangements. - [Health & Aged Care](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/health-aged-care-law/): Expert law advisers for primary healthcare group divestments, retirement village builds, and aged care assets. - [Infrastructure Projects](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/infrastructure-projects-lawyers/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in insurance claims, dispute resolution, regulatory compliance and risk management. - [Insurance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/insurance-law/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in insurance claims, dispute resolution, regulatory compliance and risk management. - [Life Sciences](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/life-sciences-lawyers/): Expert lawyers for multinational pharmaceutical and animal health compliance, clinical trial governance, and PHARMAC negotiations. - [Local Government](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/local-government-law/): Law specialists for local government advising on governance, plan and policy development, local body elections, infrastructure, public works and bylaws. - [Māori Business | Te Paringa Tai](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/maori-business-lawyers-te-paringa-tai/): Specialist legal advisors for Treaty settlement management, iwi corporate structures, and Maori land development. - [PPPs and Infrastructure Funding & Finance](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/ppps-and-infrastructure-funding-finance-law/): Trusted legal experts for public private partnership structures, consortium financing, and crown project funding. - [Sports, Entertainment and Venues](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/sports-entertainment-and-venues-lawyers/): Expert lawyers for in media rights exploitation, national sports body governance, and major stadium management. - [Telecommunications](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/telecommunications-lawyers/): Expert lawyers for telecommunications network providers and suppliers, mobile network infrastructure sharing, and tower divestments. - [Urban Development](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/urban-development-lawyers/): Experienced lawyers with expertise in urban development, infrastructure, planning consents and large-scale renewal projects. - [Water & Wastewater](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/what-we-do/focus-industries/water-wastewater-law/): Trusted legal experts for major water utility infrastructure, development of future water service delivery models, and wastewater builds. ## Our People - [Our People](https://www.simpsongrierson.com/people/) ## Insights & News - 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