Tompkins Wake

Tompkins Wake is now one of New Zealand's ten largest law firms,  positioned in the country's economic and commercial heartland: the golden triangle connecting Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. From offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Rotorua, and with more than 120 lawyers and 200 staff, the firm advises corporates, iwi, multinationals operating in New Zealand, local government and private clients across the full breadth of commercial law.

Founded in 1922,  Tompkins Wake acts for four of New Zealand's ten largest exporters and eighteen local authorities, and leads the transactions, projects and disputes that shape its clients' futures: complex, high-value matters where judgment and execution decide the outcome. Clients instruct the firm for that depth of capability, delivered with genuine partner attention on every matter.

That standard is independently recognised. The firm and its practitioners are ranked and recommended across all leading directories and publications in corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, employment, projects, restructuring and insolvency, and property, with recognition sustained across successive editions. Tompkins Wake was named New Zealand Law Firm of the Year (under 100 lawyers) at the NZ Law Awards for three consecutive years.

Founded in 1922, the firm has spent a century acting for the businesses, institutions and families that drive New Zealand's commercial heartland. Its model is deliberately collaborative: specialists work as one team across offices and practice areas, so every client gets the firm's full depth, on every matter, every day.