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Every day, our 135+ lawyers help enterprising companies and individuals to navigate their legal issues so that they can achieve their goals. If you want to work with lawyers who have both subject matter and industry expertise, big firm experience, and who can support you both nationally and internationally, then we’d love to hear from you.

Sustainability, environment and wellbeing focus

Duncan Cotterill is committed to our role in the community, both as a business, employer and to our people and clients. We are developing a sustainability strategy which will set out the firm’s initiatives and actions with regards to the firms commitment to our environment, our people and community, and a sustainable future.

Community involvement

Pro-bono work allows us to draw on our knowledge and expertise to benefit charities, people, local communities and organisations that align with our core values. It’s part of belonging and giving back. Examples of the types of work we have acted on in a pro-bono capacity are governance issues, intellectual property and brand protection, employment, establishment of trusts and company incorporations.

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Our firm facts

245 +

employees

110 +

qualified lawyers

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5 offices across New Zealand –
Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Queenstown

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  • 30+ ASX and NZX listed companies work with us
  • Appointed to the All of Government Panel for External Legal Services.
  • New Zealand member of TerraLex, a global network of high quality legal professionals operating across 100+ countries.
  • Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), giving access to 5,900 trademark owners, professionals and academics from more than 190 countries.
  • A signatory to the Gender Equality Charter.
  • Member of the New Zealand Women’s Empowerment Principles.
  • An Accredited Living Wage Employer 2024/2025.

Our clients

AIG
Animates
ASB
Civil Aviation Authority
Craigmore
Delta Insurance
Farmlands
FarmRight
FENZ
FMG
Genesis
IAG
IHC
Lincoln University
Mackersy Property
MainPower
MBIE
PGG Wrightson
Sport New Zealand
Synlait
Trade Me
University of Canterbury
Vero Liability

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