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Top 25 Commercial law firms based in New Zealand

Name: Commercial law firms based in New Zealand
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 433 companies tracked

There are 433 commercial law firms headquartered in New Zealand (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 8,521 professional contacts across them, including 5,368 with verified work emails and 130 with mobile numbers. Auckland is the largest hub.

This list covers commercial 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. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

433Companies

8,521Contacts tracked

5,368Verified emails

130Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest commercial law firms based in New Zealand

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 433 commercial law firms based in New Zealand, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	Chapman Tripp	Auckland	201-500	392	318
2	Simpson Grierson	Wellington	201-500	381	261
3	Russell Mcveagh	Wellington	201-500	371	217
4	Duncan Cotterill	Queenstown	201-500	364	310
5	Minterellisonruddwatts	n/a	201-500	342	248
6	Buddle Findlay	Auckland	201-500	324	235
7	Bell Gully	n/a	201-500	309	214
8	Anderson Lloyd	Dunedin	51-200	198	140
9	Tompkins Wake	Hamilton	201-500	159	120
10	Lane Neave	Queenstown	51-200	154	119
11	Wynn Williams	Christchurch	51-200	152	101
12	Mcveagh Fleming	Auckland	51-200	142	121
13	Holland Beckett	Whakatane	51-200	136	74
14	Tavendale Partners	Ashburton	51-200	106	81
15	Hesketh Henry	Auckland	51-200	85	60
16	Gibson Sheat Lawyers	Masterton	51-200	81	71
17	Saunders Robinson Brown	Christchurch	51-200	80	66
18	Cavell Leitch	n/a	51-200	79	44
19	JB Morrison Lawyers	Wellington	51-200	76	62
20	Parry Field Lawyers	Christchurch	51-200	76	56
21	Martelli Mckegg	Auckland	51-200	73	64
22	Gallaway Cook Allan Lawyers	Wanaka	51-200	73	52
23	Greenwood Roche	Auckland	51-200	72	62
24	Corcoran French	Christchurch	51-200	68	51
25	Norris Ward Mckinnon	Huntly	51-200	67	44

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Commercial law firms based in New Zealand at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

AucklandLargest hub · 163 HQs

130Contacts with mobile numbers

39Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

218

11-50

161

51-200

201-500

Commercial law firms by metro

Metro	Companies
Commercial law firms in Auckland	163
Commercial law firms in Wellington	33
Commercial law firms in Christchurch	28
Commercial law firms in Hamilton	20
Commercial law firms in Dunedin	15
Commercial law firms in Tauranga	13
Commercial law firms in Nelson	9

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “commercial law firms”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in New Zealand.
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: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 39 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

How many commercial law firms are there based in New Zealand?

There are 433 commercial law firms headquartered in New Zealand as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

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 commercial law firms?

Auckland leads with 163 headquartered companies, followed by Wellington (33) and Christchurch (28).

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 5,368 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 433 companies.

How current is this list?

The list is refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. It was last verified on August 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 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, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.