AJ Park's awards and recognition

Individual awards

Lawyer of the Year awardee for IP | Tim Jackson

Biotechnology Law | Duncan de Geest, Fiona Pringle, Helen Bellchambers, James Robinson, Sam Pearson, and Tim Jackson

Health Care Law | Tim Jackson

Intellectual Property Law | Amanda Griffiths, Andy Locke, Anton Blijlevens, Chris Ross, Chris Way, Christine Egan, Damon Butler, David Simunic, Duncan de Geest, Duncan Schaut, Hadleigh Brown, Helen Bellchambers, Kate Giddens, Michael Brown, Natalie Harre, Penelope Catley, Sarah Barclay, Sarah Harrison, Sean Brogan, Thomas Huthwaite, Tim Jackson, Victoria Watts, and Wes Jones

Information Technology Law | Wes Jones

Technology Law | Wes Jones

Telecommunications Law | Chris Way

National Awards

Top-Listed in New Zealand in Intellectual Property Law with 26 lawyers

Top-Listed in New Zealand in Biotechnology Law with 6 lawyers

Metro Awards

Most Recognised Lawyers in Wellington with 14 lawyers

Top-Listed in Wellington in Intellectual Property Law with 13 lawyers

Top-Listed in Auckland in Intellectual Property Law with 13 lawyers

Top-Listed in Wellington in Biotechnology Law with 4 lawyers

Intellectual Property in New Zealand | AJ Park - Band 1

Up and Coming lawyers | Thomas Huthwaite

Intellectual Property in New Zealand | AJ Park – Tier 1

Leading individuals | Anton Blijlevens, Penelope Catley, and Amanda Griffiths

Recommended lawyers | Duncan De Geest and Michael Brown

Specialist firm AJ Park houses a "deep bench of accomplished practitioners" and "is well positioned to advise clients on the gamut of IP matters". 

Anton Blijlevens and Wes Jones

Intellectual Property Specialist Law Firm of the Year | AJ Park

Excellence Awardee for the Employer of Choice (<100 lawyers) award | AJ Park

"A very strong and compelling submission. Very impressive work- especially the number of applications filed. The firm delivers responsive client service and high-quality, actionable advice."

IAM Global Leaders 2025 | Anton Blijlevens, David Simunic, Duncan de Geest, Michael Brown, Wes Jones

Patent prosecution | AJ Park - Highly-recommended

Litigation | AJ Park – Recommended

Highly Recommended and Recommended individuals | Andy Locke, Anton Blijlevens, Anton Gibson, Chris Way, Dr David Simunic, Dr Duncan de Geest, Hadleigh Brown, Helen Bellchambers, Dr James Robinson, Michael Brown, and Wes Jones

Following the merger with Baldwins in 2020, AJ Park remains to be the largest IP group in New Zealand by an overwhelming margin. Unmatched in size, the IPH-affiliated specialist outfit has also enjoyed a stellar reputation as the prosecution shop par excellence and stands as one of the region’s elite patent practices.

Copyright & related rights in New Zealand (2024) | AJ Park – Recommended

Patent disputes in New Zealand (2024) | AJ Park – Tier 1

Patent prosecution in New Zealand (2024) | AJ Park – Tier 1

Trade mark disputes in New Zealand (2024) | AJ Park – Tier 1

Trade mark prosecution in New Zealand (2024) | AJ Park – Tier 1

Notable practitioners (2024) | Anton Gibson, Eve Brown, James Robinson, Kate Giddens and Tim Jackson

Patent stars (2024) | Anton Blijlevens, Chris Way, Hadleigh Brown, Helen Bellchambers and Wes Jones

Rising stars (2024) | Gillian Nelson, Matthieu Mouscardes and Thomas Huthwaite

Trade mark stars (2024) | Amanda Griffiths, David Harper and Penelope Catley

Top 250 Women in IP (2024) | Helen Bellchambers

Best Specialist IP & Related Services Firm (>$20m revenue) | AJ Park – finalist

Best CX Firm: Specialist IP & Related Services | AJ Park – finalist

New Zealand Firm of the Year | AJ Park – winner

Trans-Tasman IP Firm of the Year | AJ Park – finalist

Asia-Pacific IP Boutique of the Year| AJ Park – finalist

Asia-Pacific Practitioner of the Year | Hadleigh Brown – finalist

Prosecution and strategy | AJ Park – Gold

Enforcement and litigation | AJ Park – Gold

Recommended Individuals | Thomas Huthwaite, Natalie Harre, Sarah Harrison, Kate Giddens, Sean Brogan, Penelope Catley

"Reliable, efficient and competitive, AJ Park has carved its way to the acme of trademark practice in New Zealand. It currently manages IP assets for over a third of the global Fortune 500 and many of New Zealand’s most innovative companies, leveraging adjacent departments to blend technical, legal and commercial expertise."

Index Global Elite Thought Leader | Dr Fiona Pringle

Index Thought Leader | Wes Jones

Index Recommended | Penelope Catley, Tim Jackson, Natalie Harre, Helen Bellchambers, and Michael Brown