Expertise Areas

Banking and Finance

We have one of the largest financial services practices in the country. We provide a comprehensive range of services to leading banks, financial institutions, investment banks, corporates and sovereigns. All of our partners and senior lawyers have practised as financial services lawyers in either London or New York. Our team help structure, negotiate and complete transactions, advising on capital and credit market issues, derivatives, structured finance, securitisation and other asset-backed financing, cross-border leasing, project financing, investment management and insolvency.

Property

Property ownership, use, development and financing require wide-ranging legal skills. Our approach draws on multidisciplinary skills to provide strategic advice across all aspects of a transaction or project. We focus on providing practical commercial advice to assist our clients achieve their business and project objectives.

Corporate

Bell Gully's corporate team has earned a national and international reputation for providing practical commercial and innovative legal advice on major transactions to many leading listed companies.

Employment

Human resources management has a significant impact on a business' success and reputation. Bell Gully's employment law team works with our clients to manage effectively all employment law, industrial relations, occupational health and safety, disciplinary and discrimination issues. We have a strong appreciation of the needs of employers and we aim to find commercial and innovative solutions to their often complex employment and industrial issues.

Government

Our public law practice brings with it the depth of experience forged over many years of providing clients with policy, regulatory and strategic advice.

Insolvency

Bell Gully has a wealth of expertise and experience in insolvency, corporate restructuring, receivership and liquidation law in New Zealand. We have been involved in the largest, most complex and significant cases in New Zealand for several decades. Our specialist team is also regularly engaged to assist on major cross-border insolvency issues.

Technology

Bell Gully has forged a strong reputation for the expertise of its technology practice. Our clients and our work with them is at the forefront of industry development and innovation.

Litigation

Bell Gully's litigation practice is New Zealand's largest and widely acknowledged as its strongest. With a team of experts covering the full range of commercial and public law expertise, our practice deals with complex and contentious commercial disputes in all areas, including, banking and finance, corporate and securities, employment, insurance, intellectual property, media, tax, property and public law. Our team of more than 50 barristers and solicitors regularly appear before courts and tribunals at all levels and are involved in a significant proportion of the major commercial litigation conducted in New Zealand. During the last five years, we have appeared in more than 60 cases reported in the New Zealand Law Reports, the official publication of leading cases.

Tax

Bell Gully has the leading legal taxation department in New Zealand. Our specialist team is consistently recognised as the market leading legal tax team in New Zealand. International Tax Review named Bell Gully as the country's leading legal tax practice in World Tax 2007.