Chapman Tripp is placed in the top tier of recommended New Zealand firms in each practice area featured in the 2010 IFLR1000 Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms.
The practice areas are: Banking and Project Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Restructuring and Insolvency. Chapman Tripp also has the most leading lawyers in two of those practice areas: banking and project finance and capital markets.
Practice area |
Leading lawyers |
IFLR1000 says |
Banking and project finance |
Michael Anderson
Mark Reese
Dermot Ross
Matthew Yarnell |
Chapman Tripp is frequently commended by both clients and competitors for top-notch banking and project finance advice. One client calls Chapman Tripp "A top tier firm with a leading, if not the best, banking and finance team in New Zealand."
Another notes "Chapman Tripp has good depth in the banking area and provides a broad range of expertise in this field. The people we have dealt with have been proactive in assisting with solutions. They also organize the work required to meet timeframes." |
Capital markets |
Barry Brown
Mark Reese
John Sproat
Matthew Yarnell |
“Chapman Tripp gave a strong performance in capital markets this year: the team won clients' praise and competitors' respect, acting on a number of complex deals.” |
Mergers & acquisitions |
Barry Brown
Stephen Lowe
John Strowger |
Chapman Tripp is mostly seen acting on domestic private equity transactions and outbound work for local funds, particularly those targeting Australia. A client calls the firm "commercial and pragmatic and easy to deal with," recommending "John Strowger for M&A work."
Another client seeks out the firm for M&A work because of the team's "multiple capable partners, effective non-partner back-up, and client-focused, commercial perspective that completes and gets deals done". The client adds: "I know of no partners we would not comfortably use. All are very client-focused and efficient at delivery." |
Restructuring & insolvency |
Michael Arthur
Michael Harper |
Chapman Tripp maintains a strong track record for satisfied clients. "Past experience in using this firm for restructuring and insolvency transactions has delivered a superior result. They are practical and commercial and able to see the big picture, suggest useful compromises where needed and are not afraid of unconventional approaches backed up by appropriate legal advice," says one client. |
For full IFLR1000 New Zealand results visit: www.iflr1000.com/Jurisdiction/88/New-Zealand.html