Bell Gully tops PLC Which Lawyer? 2008 rankings for New Zealand

Bell Gully has achieved top-tier rankings in six practice areas in PLC Which Lawyer? 2008, more than any other New Zealand law firm.

Bell Gully received top rankings in banking and finance, corporate/M&A, dispute resolution, labour and employee benefits, restructuring and insolvency, and tax. The firm is also highly recommended for its real estate (property) expertise and recommended for its intellectual property work.

PLC Which Lawyer? 2008 also names 23 of the firm's partners and consultants as stand-out individuals in their practice areas, more than any other New Zealand law firm. The publication notes Bell Gully has "the added distinction of boasting an exceptional wealth of talent".

PLC Which Lawyer? is a publication based on independent and objective research which identifies the leading lawyers and law firms practising in the core areas of commercial law in over 80 jurisdictions around the world.


Individuals recognised by PLC Which Lawyer? 2008

Practice area Individual
Banking and finance Murray King
David McPherson
Corporate/M&A

David Boswell
Andrew Brown
Peter Castle
Garry Downs
David Flacks
Brynn Gilbertson
Gavin Macdonald

Dispute resolution

Mike Colson
Brian Latimour
Roger Partridge
Ralph Simpson
Rob Towner

Labour and employee benefits

Andrew Scott-Howman
Rob Towner

Real estate

Mark Crosbie
Jane Holland

Restructuring and insolvency

Mark O'Brien
Murray Tingey

Tax

Niels Campbell
Joanne Hodge
David Simcock
Willy Sussman