Simpson Grierson law firm news

Revealing the winners at the 2011 ALB-Macquarie Bank Law Awards: which firms collected the honours this year?

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch, destroying dozens of buildings in the city centre and causing "multiple fatalities".

Lex Mundi has welcomed five new members to its Client Advisory Council, bringing the current total to 12.

Russell McVeagh partner Christian Whata has been appointed a judge of the High Court of New Zealand.

New Zealand firm Simpson Grierson has added two new partners.

National broadband networks, rising corporate IT expenditure and new software development opportunities are all adding up to an increased demand for legal advice.

In February this year, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English laid out a stark assessment of the NZ economy. Rising unemployment, sluggish growth even in the pre-GFC era and a five year drop in exports were the highlights – or lowlights – of what English described as an extended passage of decline.

Two PRC firms dominated the M&A deals volume chart in Greater China this year, with King & Wood and Grandall Legal Group securing leads in Mergermarket's latest top ten legal advisors league table.

New Zealand's Attorney-General Chris Finlayson is considering making pro bono work a requirement for law firms engaged in government contracts.

Law firms with private equity clients can expect to be burdened with a heavy workload in the next 12 months, but determining exactly what practice groups will shoulder that workload requires partners to look at their clients’ situations

After the retirement of chairman and rugby aficionado Rob Fisher, newly-elected chairman Kevin Jaffe packs into the Simpson Grierson scrum. He outlines his plans with ALB''s Renu Prasad

ALB looks at the unique challenges for North-based New Zealand firms in the South Island market

Lawyers in Australia and New Zealand are spreading the love by supporting ALB’s Christmas Initiative supporting World Vision and providing the world’s poorest communities with much needed help. However, this seems to be a task that’s easier for kiwi lawyers than Australians so far with Kensington Swan and Simpson Grierson currently topping the giving charts

ALB Guide: Energy & Resources 2009 is the latest in an exciting series of detailed insights into specific practice areas and the leading firms and lawyers operating within them

New Zealand’s Kensington Swan is all set to open its doors in Abu Dhabi – but where will the work come from?

New-Zealand firm Simpson Grierson’s commercial litigation team, securities enforcement & finance litigation and construction groups have been expanded, with the hire of five specialist lawyers

New Zealand’s Commerce Minister Simon Power has announced changes to be considered for the country’s financial regulation regime, focusing primarily on the Qualifying Financial Entity (QFE) model

Mallesons Stephen Jaques has topped the Mergermarket Australasian M&A league tables, advising on 30 deals valued at US$24.4bn between January and September this year

Simpson Grierson has promoted commercial litigation specialists James Craig and Ben Upton to partner.

Mark Verbiest has been appointed to the Securities Commission of New Zealand, at a time when the 11-member board is looking at streamlining capital raising processes and reforming securities law.