November 2, 2026
Doyle's Guide

Editorial ranking record

Buddle Findlay

Law firm · Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Auckalnd

Also published as: Buddle Finday

Current recognition

RankingTier
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - New Zealand, 2026Second Tier
Leading Construction, Projects & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - New Zealand, 2026Recommended
Leading Employment & WHS Law Firms - New Zealand, 2026Third Tier
Leading Environment & Resource Management Law Firms - New Zealand, 2026Second Tier
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - New Zealand, 2026Third Tier
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - New Zealand, 2025Second Tier

Currently ranked lawyers

NameCurrent rankings
Scot Abel
David Allen
Scott Barker
Tom Bennett
Paul Beverley
David Broadmore
Jennifer Caldwell
Peter Chemis
Mace Gorringe
Keri Johansson
Susie Kilty
Hamish Kynaston
Paula Ormandy
David Randal
Amy Ryburn
Hamish Selby
Luke Sizer
Allan Yeoman

Names in black open that person's record; names in grey have no record yet.

Ranking history

RankingEditions
Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Construction, Projects & Infrastructure Litigation Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Employment & WHS Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Environment & Resource Management Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Property & Real Estate Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Maori Law, Maori Land & Treaty of Waitangi Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Intellectual Property Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Law Firms - New Zealand
Leading Front End Construction & Infrastructure Law Firms - New Zealand

Listed here: each edition in which this name appears exactly as published, or which an editor has confirmed is the same organisation.

Practice areas

Planning & Environment, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation & Disputes, Employment (Employer & Employee), Technology, Media & Communications, Construction & Projects, Property & Real Estate, Competition & Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Indigenous Law & Rights

About this record

This page summarises Doyle's Guide's independent editorial rankings. Rankings are compiled from peer nominations and interviews and cannot be purchased. Tiers are listed in rank order; within each tier, names are alphabetical. How we rank: Methodology →

Most recent ranking
2026 edition

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