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, Jeremy Sim, Michael Brown, Paul Johns 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

Trade mark leaders in New Zealand | Amanda Griffiths, Margot Smith, and Penelope Catley

Patent leaders in New Zealand | Andy Locke, Anton Blijlevens, Anton Gibson, Duncan de Geest, James Robinson, Jeremy Sim, and Wes Jones

Prosecution and strategy | AJ Park – Gold

Enforcement and litigation | AJ Park – Silver

Recommended Individuals | Amanda Griffiths, Kate Giddens, Penelope Catley, Sarah Harrison, and Thomas Huthwaite

"Reputed for its gold-standard IP offering, the venerable AJ Park remains the go-to IP firm on both sides of the contentious/non-contentious divide. An illustrious roster of clientele, including many of the most iconic Trans-Tasman brands and over one-third of global Fortune 500 companies, taps into the vast reservoir of expertise and knowledge offered by its trademark team. Currently home to 105 fee earners, it easily tops the New Zealand IP market in terms of sheer size and quality."

Global Elite Thought Leader (Patent Agents & Attorneys, NZ) | Dr Fiona Pringle

Thought Leader for IP (Patents, NZ) | Wes Jones

Recommended for IP (Patent Agents & Attorneys, NZ) | Mike Brown, Matt Devine

Recommended for IP (Trade marks, NZ) | Penny Catley

Recommended for IP (Patents, NZ) | Tim Jackson