Press release – Thursday 26 January 2017
Bell Gully competition team secures ‘Elite’ ranking for a 12th consecutive year
The Global Competition Review has awarded Bell Gully’s competition team an ‘Elite’ ranking in the GCR 100 global survey of the world’s leading
competition law practices for a 12th consecutive year.
The survey highlights the team’s role in guiding Cavalier Wool Holdings through the merger of its wool scouring
operations with those of New Zealand Wool Services International, although they were the only two wool scouring
businesses in New Zealand, and in spite of a third-party court challenge.
The team’s involvement in a number of major transactions was also a focus. Examples include the acquisition of Nuplex
Industries by Allnex by way of scheme of arrangement, and Fletcher Building’s acquisition of road construction and
maintenance business Higgins Group Holdings.
The ‘Elite’ ranking in the specialist competition law publication comes shortly after Bell Gully’s competition practice
was confirmed as having retained its ‘Band 1’ practice ranking in Chambers Asia Pacific 2017. The legal directory named five Bell Gully lawyers for their competition work in January, including a top tier ranking
for practice leader Torrin Crowther, who has previously been included in the GCR’s “40 under 40” global survey of the
top competition lawyers under the age of 40.
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About Bell Gully:
Bell Gully’s team of around 200 lawyers combines market-leading corporate, commercial, financial services, tax, property
and dispute resolution capability with a wide array of specialist skills. We work closely with many of New Zealand’s
leading companies and are recognised as a leading New Zealand legal adviser in a number of independent international
legal directories.