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Top 25 Big six law firms based in New Zealand

RevenueBase identified 90 big six law firms headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026 and tracks 3,313 professional contacts across them, including 2,195 with verified work emails and 48 with mobile numbers. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers big six law firms headquartered in New Zealand, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 23, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 23, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
90Companies
3,313Contacts tracked
2,195Verified emails
48Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest big six law firms based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 90 big six law firms based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 23, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to big six law firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 2026201-500395 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We relish our position and reputation as an innovative and leading law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
2Indirect evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 2026201-500364 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are an enterprising business who has taken opportunities when they arise.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
3Indirect evidencePo Box 1433, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 2026201-500326 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Buddle Findlay is progressive, well respected and at the forefront of the legal profession.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
4Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 2026201-500295 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bell Gully is independently recognised as New Zealand’s leading commercial law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
5Partial evidenceDunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-200196 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a leading New Zealand law firm focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for our clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
6Partial evidenceAuckland Cbd, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-200142 contacts →

Partial evidence

“McVeagh Fleming is a full-service law firm with a legacy of more than 100 years advising clients across Auckland and beyond.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
7Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20081 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gibson Sheat is a full-service commercial law firm with offices in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Masterton.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
8Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“There is a marked difference in the way Greenwood Roche operates.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
9Indirect evidenceDunedin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20073 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Getting straight to the point through expertise, experience and understanding.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
10Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20068 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Corcoran French is a full-service general practice law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
11Indirect evidenceHamilton 3240, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Norris Ward McKinnon.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
12Indirect evidenceAuckland Central, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20063 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1907, Glaister Ennor has been a cornerstone of Auckland’s legal community.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
13Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We're on the shore, and we're on your side.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
14Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 180 years we have been helping New Zealand businesses, institutions, families and individuals to develop, to succeed and to rest assured that their legal matters are in very…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
15Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5039 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fee Langstone is a law firm that takes a professional, principled, yet personable, approach to business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
16Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5035 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Wynyard Wood is a law firm built on a strong tradition of client service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
17Indirect evidenceCambridge, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since 1906, we have delivered tailored legal solutions by partnering and forming long lasting relationships with clients and the wider community.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
18Partial evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5031 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Hudson Gavin Martin is a corporate and commercial law firm specialising in technology, media and intellectual property.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
19Partial evidenceChristchurch, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Mortlock McCormack Law is a commercial law firm engaged in the provision of quality, cost effective legal, business and personal solutions for our clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
20Indirect evidenceAuckland Central, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202651-20028 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“On 16 October 2020, AJ Park acquired Baldwins.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
21Indirect evidenceAuckland, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Wilson Harle is a commercial litigation practice with a broad spectrum of expertise and experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
22Partial evidenceLevin, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a local law firm who would love to look after you, your business and the small print.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
23Partial evidenceWellington, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ford Sumner is a Wellington based law firm with a retainer client base including local, national and international organisations in a range of industry sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
24Partial evidenceTakapuna, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded as a commercial practice in the 1980s, Schnauer and Co has since grown to encompass nearly every area of the law – so we can walk alongside our clients throughout their…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026
25Indirect evidenceHamilton, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 23, 202611-5018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are lawyers who have specialist expertise and extensive commercial experience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 23, 2026

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Big six law firms based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Sep 23, 2026
66.3%Verified-email coverage
1.4%Mobile-number coverage
36.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
47.8%Largest-city concentration · Auckland
Sep 23, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
30
11-50
42
51-200
14
201-500
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Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 25.0d

Company record updated

Median 74.0d

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among big six law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in New Zealand whose own description of what they do matches “big six law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names big six law firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among big six law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside New Zealand are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,195 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 23, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names big six law firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many big six law firms are there based in New Zealand?

RevenueBase identified 90 big six law firms headquartered in New Zealand as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Chapman Tripp, headquartered in Auckland, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most big six law firms?

Auckland leads with 43 headquartered companies, followed by Christchurch (10) and Hamilton (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,195 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 90 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 23, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.