Our Awards and Recognition

2024

Best Lawyers

• Stephanie Ambler, leading authority in Family Law
• Shelley Slade-Gully, leading authority in Intellectual Property Law
• Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• James MacGillivray, leading authority in Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation
• Kerri Dewe, leading authority in Corporate Law
• Mark Lowndes, leading authority in Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Technology Law and Telecommunications Law

Chambers and Partners

• Asia Pacific - Tompkins Wake, Dispute Resolution, Band 4
• Asia Pacific - Tompkins Wake, Real Estate, Band 3
• Asia Pacific - James MacGillivray, Dispute Resolution, Band 3
• Asia Pacific - Mark Lowndes, Corporate/Commercial, Band 4
• Asia Pacific - Scott Ratuki, Corporate/Commercial, Band 4
• Asia Pacific - Shelley Slade-Gully, Intellectual Property, Up and Coming

Doyles Guide

• Recommended Lawyer, Employment and Workplace Health and Safety Law - Daniel Erickson
• Leading Employment and Workplace Health & Safety Law Firm - Recommended Firm
• Leading Family and Relationship Property Law Firm, Tier 1
• Preeminent Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Stephanie Ambler
• Leading Lawyers, Family and Relationship Property - Zandra Wackenier and Kate Sullivan
• Recommended Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Fiona Mackenzie
• Rising Star, Family and Relationship Property - Grace Walker

IFLR1000

• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Bryce Davey, Notable Practitioner, M&A
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Kerri Dewe, Highly Regarded Lawyer, M&A
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Mark Lowndes, Expert Consultant, M&A, Technology and telecommunications
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Notable Firm, Mergers & Acquisitions 2024
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Notable Firm, Project Development 2024
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Notable Firm, Restructuring & Insolvency 2024

The Legal 500

• Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyers, Bridget Parham, Bryce Davey, Campbell Stewart, Chen Jiang, Daniel Erickson, Fraser Wood, Gemma Bodle, James MacGillivray, Jasmine Findlater, Joseph Bracewell, Kate Cornegé, Kate Searancke, Kerri Dewe, Mark Hammond, Mark Lowndes, Mark Renner, Peter Duncan, Peter Fanning, Phil Taylor, Robert Bycroft, Scott Ratuki, Shelley Slade-Gully, Stephanie Ambler, Theresa Le Bas, Tom Arieli and Zandra Wackenier.
• Asia Pacific - Leading Firm, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Projects and Resources Management (including Environment), Real Estate and Construction, Labour and Employment.

NZ Law Awards

• Excellence Awardee, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year
• Excellence Awardee, Employer of Choice (>100 Lawyers)
• Excellence Awardee, Large Law Firm of the Year
• Excellence Awardee, Law Firm Leader of the Year (>100 Lawyers) – Jon Calder 

2023

Best Lawyers

• Stephanie Ambler, leading authority in Family Law
• Shelley Slade-Gully, leading authority in Intellectual Property Law
• Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• James MacGillivray, leading authority in Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation
• Mark Lowndes, leading authority in Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Technology Law and Telecommunications Law

Benchmark Litigation

• Benchmark Litigation - Recommended Firm, Tier 3

Chambers and Partners

• Asia Pacific - Tompkins Wake, Dispute Resolution, Band 4
• Asia Pacific - Tompkins Wake, Real Estate, Band 3
• Asia Pacific - James MacGillivray, Dispute Resolution, Band 3
• Asia Pacific - Mark Lowndes, Corporate/Commercial, Band 4
• Asia Pacific - Scott Ratuki, Corporate/Commercial, Band 4

Doyles Guide

• Recommended Lawyer, Employment and Workplace Health and Safety Law - Daniel Erickson
• Rising Star, Employment and Workplace Health and Safety - Fiona Dalziel
• Leading Family and Relationship Property Law Firm, Tier 1
• Preeminent Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Stephanie Ambler
• Leading Lawyers, Family and Relationship Property - Zandra Wackenier and Kate Sullivan
• Rising Star, Family and Relationship Property - Helen Radinovich

The Legal 500

• Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyers, Bridget Parham, Bryce Davey, Catriona Gordon, Campbell Stewart, Chen Jiang, Daniel Erickson, Fiona Dalziel, Fraser Wood, James MacGillivray, Karina McLuskie, Kate Cornege, Kate Searancke, Kerri Dewe, Mark Hammond, Mark Lowndes, Mark Renner, Peter Duncan, Peter Fanning, Phil Taylor, Robert Bycroft, Scott Ratuki, Shelley Slade-Gully, Stephanie Ambler, Theresa Le Bas, Tom Arieli and Zandra Wackenier.
• Asia Pacific - Leading Firm, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Projects and Resources Management (including Environment), Real Estate and Construction, Labour and Employment.

NZ Law Awards

• Excellence Awardee, Employer of Choice (>100 Lawyers)
• Excellence Awardee, Large Law Firm of the Year
• Excellence Awardee, Law Firm Leader of the Year (>100 Lawyers) – Jon Calder 

NZ|Lawyers

• Rising Star - Jacinda May, Senior Associate

Human Resources New Zealand (HRNZ)

• Winner, Technology Award 2023
  
  

2022

Best Lawyers

• Best Lawyers - Mark Lowndes, Lawyer of the Year, Technology Law (Auckland)
• Best Lawyers - Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• Best Lawyers - James MacGillivray, leading authority in Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation
• Best Lawyers - Mark Lowndes, leading authority in Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Technology Law and Telecommunications Law.

Benchmark Litigation

• Benchmark Litigation - Commercial and transactions, Tier 3

Chambers and Partners

• Asia Pacific - Tompkins Wake, Dispute Resolution, Band 4
• Asia Pacific - James MacGillivray, Dispute Resolution, Band 4
• Asia Pacific - Mark Lowndes, Corporate/Commercial, Band 4

Doyles Guide

• Leading New Zealand Māori Law, Māori Land & Treaty of Waitangi Law Firm, Recommended
• Recommended Lawyer, Employment and Safety Law - Daniel Erickson
• Leading Family and Relationship Property Law Firm, Tier 1
• Preeminent Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Stephanie Ambler
• Leading Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Zandra Wackenier
• Recommended Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Kate Sullivan
• Rising Star, Family and Relationship Property - Lauren Gamble

Human Resources Director (HRD)

• 5 Star Employer of Choice 2022

NZ Law Awards

• Winner, Employer of Choice (<100 Lawyers)
• Excellence Awardee, Large Law Firm of the Year
• Excellence Awardee, Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year – Liquidation of Autoterminal New Zealand Limited
• Excellence Awardee, Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year – Tina Liu
• Excellence Awardee, Managing Partner of the Year (<100 Lawyers) – Jon Calder 

NZ|Lawyer

• Rising Star - Tina Liu, Morgan Brady and Fiona Dalziel
• Elite Women - Stephanie Ambler and Theresa Le Bas

The Legal 500

• Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist - Australia and New Zealand - James MacGillivray
• Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyers, Bridget Parham, Bryce Davey, Campbell Stewart, Fraser Wood, James MacGillivray, Kate Cornege, Kate Searancke, Kerri Dewe, Mark Hammond, Mark Lowndes, Mark Renner, Marianne Mackintosh, Peter Duncan, Peter Fanning, Phil Taylor, Robert Bycroft, Scott Ratuki, Shelley Slade-Gully, Stephanie Ambler, Theresa Le Bas, Tom Arieli and Zandra Wackenier.
• Asia Pacific - Leading Firm, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Projects and Resources Management (including Environment), Real Estate and Construction
  
  

2021

• New Zealand Lawyer, Elite Women List 2021 - Stephanie Ambler
• New Zealand Law Awards Excellence Award - M&A Deal of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Insolvency and Restructuring Deal of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Employer of Choice (51-100 Lawyers)
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Mid-Size Law Firm of the Year
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Kerri Dewe, Highly Regarded Lawyer, M&A, 
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Mark Lowndes, Highly Regarded Lawyer, M&A, Technology and telecommunications
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Notable Firm, Mergers & Acquisitions 2021
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Notable Firm, Project Development 2021
• New Zealand Lawyer - Jon Calder, Most Influential Lawyers List 2021
• Doyles Guide - Leading Family and Relationship Property Law Firm, Tier 2
• Doyles Guide - Leading Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Stephanie Ambler and Zandra Wackenier
• Benchmark Litigation - Commercial and transactions, Tier 3
• Best Lawyers - Mark Lowndes, leading authority in Corporate Law, Information Technology Law and Telecommunications Law
• Best Lawyers - James MacGillivray, leading authority in Arbitration and Mediation | Litigation
• Best Lawyers - Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• AsiaLaw Profiles - Mark Lowndes, Notable Practitioner, Corporate and M&A
• AsiaLaw Profiles - Notable Firm, Corporate and M&A, Construction, Dispute Resolution, Real Estate
• Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific - Tompkins Wake, Dispute Resolution, Band 4
• Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific - James MacGillivray, Dispute Resolution, Band 4
• Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific & Global - Mark Lowndes, Corporate/Commercial, Band 4
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Firm, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Projects and Resources Management (including Environment), Real Estate and Construction, Corporate and M&A
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyers, Andrew Orme, Bridget Parham, Bryce Davey, Campbell Stewart, Fraser Wood, James MacGillivray, Kate Cornegé, Kate Searancke, Kerri Dewe, Mark Hammond, Mark Lowndes, Mark Renner, Marianne Mackintosh, Peter Duncan, Peter Fanning, Phil Taylor, Robert Bycroft, Scott Ratuki, Shelley Slade-Gully, Simon Jass, Stephanie Ambler, Theresa Le Bas and Tom Arieli

2020

• New Zealand Lawyer, 2020 Employer of Choice, Winner
• Best Lawyers 2021 - Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• Best Lawyers 2021 - Mark Lowndes, leading authority in Corporate Law
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Firm, Banking and Finance, Corporate M& A, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Projects and Resource Management (including Environment) and Real Estate and Construction
  
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Individual, Mark Lowndes
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyers, Bridget Parham, James MacGillivray, Kate Cornegé, Marianne Mackintosh, Mark Hammond, Mark Renner, Peter Duncan, Peter Fanning, Phil Taylor, Scott Ratuki, Shelley Slade-Gully, Stephanie Ambler, Theresa Le Bas and Tom Arieli
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Next Generation Partner, Kerri Dewe
• The Legal 500 United Kingdom - Recommended Lawyer, Wayne Hofer
• Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific & Global - Mark Lowndes, Ranked Lawyer, Corporate/Commercial, New Zealand
• Doyles Guide - Preeminent Lawyer, Family and Relationship Property - Zandra Wackenier
• New Zealand Lawyer, 2020 Innovative Law Firms, Winner
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Notable Firm, Project Development (Infrastructure projects, Energy and natural resources projects, Non-commercial construction (prisons, hospitals, etc.))
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR1000) - Notable Firm, M&A
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Mid-size Law Firm of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Managing Partner of the Year (<100 Lawyers), Jon Calder
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Employer of Choice (51-100 Lawyers)
  
  

2019

• Chambers and Partners, Asia Pacific - Liz Lim, Recognised Practitioner, Banking and Finance, New Zealand
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Firm, Corporate M& A, Projects and Resource Management (including Environment)
  
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyers, Bridget Parham, Bryce Davey, Marianne Mackintosh, Mark Renner, Phil Taylor, Phil Monahan, Robert Bycroft, Theresa Le Bas and Tom Arieli
• Best Lawyers 2019 - Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• New Zealand Lawyer, 2019 Innovative Law Firms, Winner
• Asialaw Profiles - Notable Firm, Real Estate and Construction Law
• Asialaw Profiles -  Scott Ratuki, Notable Practitioner, Construction Law
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Mid-size Law Firm of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Winner - Managing Partner of the Year (<100 Lawyers), Jon Calder
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Mid-Market Deal of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Employer of Choice (51-100 Lawyers)
• International Financial Legal Review (IFLR 1000), Notable Firm, Banking and Finance

2018

• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Leading Firm, Corporate M& A, Projects and Resource Management (Tier 3) Read more here
• The Legal 500 Asia Pacific - Recommended Lawyers, Bridget Parham, Bryce Davey, Mark Renner, Phil Taylor, Robert Bycroft, Theresa Le Bas, Tom Arieli
• Best Lawyers 2018 - Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Mid-Market Deal of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Mid-size Law Firm of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Employer of Choice (51-100 Lawyers)
• We are Waikato Awards, New Zealand Property Council - Women In Property Finalist, Kate Searancke
• Westpac Waikato Business Awards - Chief Executive of the Year, Jon Calder

2017

• Best Lawyers 2017 - Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Mid Size Law Firm of the Year
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Consumer, Media and Tech Deal of the Year

2016

• Best Lawyers 2016 (Global Edition) - Robert Bycroft, leading authority in Biotechnology Law
• New Zealand Law Awards Finalist - Mid Market Deal of the Year