Awards and recognition

International legal directories

For many years, the world’s most reputable and respected legal directories have placed Bell Gully at the top of their rankings tables. Every year, directories such as Chambers, The Legal 500 and the IFLR1000 conduct extensive market research, undertaking interviews with clients and law firms to build a comprehensive picture of the legal markets around the world. Our lawyers, and the practices they have built, are consistently recognised as New Zealand’s market leaders.

Bell Gully is ranked Band 1 for eight practice areas and 43 partners and associates were awarded individual rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025.
Bell Gully was recognised in 15 practice areas, including 11 Tier 1 rankings, by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025. Our lawyers received 43 individual rankings.
The IFLR1000 2024 named Bell Gully a ‘top tier’ firm with the most ‘highly regarded’ lawyers across New Zealand Firms. Bell Gully received 22 lawyer-rankings and four ‘Tier 1’ practice area-rankings
Global Competition Review's GCR 100 has recognised Bell Gully as having an 'elite' competition practice for the past 20 years, its highest ranking in New Zealand.
International Tax Review's World Tax 2024 awarded Bell Gully's tax practice a top-tier ranking, for the 21st consecutive year. The team is ranked in tier 1 for general corporate tax and tax controversy.

Awards

We have an unparalleled track record of winning major legal awards, both in recognition of the firm’s achievements and for the excellent work completed on individual deals. These recognise the strength of our relationships with clients, the scale and breadth of the work we do, the calibre of our work and of our people, and the legal innovation that makes the deals we work on successful.

Other recent awards we have received reflect our commitment to diversity, equal opportunity and our broader service to the community.

Bell Gully is named Large Law Firm of the Year at the New Zealand Law Awards 2024.

Corporate partners, Anna Buchly and Dean Alderton were recognised in NZ Lawyer's Dealmakers 2024.
Sophie East is named as New Zealand Lawyer of the Year and in the Benchmark Litigation’s Top 100 Women in Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024 guide for commercial and transactions.