AJ Park is delighted to have 28 intellectual property experts recognised in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers.
Special congratulations to Tim Jackson for once again being identified as a Lawyer of the Year awardee for intellectual property in New Zealand - one of only 60 lawyers across all practice areas in the country. Tim is a Special Counsel in AJ Park's Wellington office and works with local clients to protect and commercialise innovations in foreign markets, and with international clients looking to protect and enforce their IP in New Zealand and Australia.
In addition to our individual lawyers' recognition, the firm has ranked among the Top-Listed firms in two national and four metro award categories, cementing our expertise and leadership position in the market.
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
Here is the complete list of AJ Park experts recognised in the 2025 Best Lawyers list for New Zealand; we congratulate them all:
Auckland
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Amanda Griffiths, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Anton Blijlevens, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Chris Way, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
- Telecommunications Law
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Damon Butler, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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David Simunic, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Duncan Schaut, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Hadleigh Brown, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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James Robinson, Principal
- Biotechnology Law
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Natalie Harre, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Sam Pearson, Principal
- Biotechnology Law
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Sean Brogan, Principal
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Intellectual Property Law
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Wes Jones, Principal
- Information Technology Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Technology Law
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Sarah Harrison, Special Counsel
- Intellectual Property Law
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Victoria Watts, Special Counsel
- Intellectual Property Law
Wellington
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Andy Locke, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Duncan de Geest, Principal
- Biotechnology Law
- Intellectual Property Law
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Fiona Pringle, Principal
- Biotechnology Law
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Helen Bellchambers, Principal
- Biotechnology Law
- Intellectual Property Law
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Jonathan Aumonier-Ward, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Kieran O'Connell, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Michael Brown, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Penelope Catley, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Sarah Barclay, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
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Thomas Huthwaite, Principal
- Intellectual Property Law
- Christine Egan, Special Counsel
- Intellectual Property Law
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Tim Jackson, Special Counsel
- Biotechnology Law
- Health Care Law
- Intellectual Property Law
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Chris Ross, Special Counsel
- Intellectual Property Law
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Kate Giddens, Special Counsel
- Intellectual Property Law
Best Lawyers methodology
The Best Lawyers Purely Peer Review™ methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. Best Lawyers believes that lawyers are the best resource to provide feedback on the caliber of work performed by their peers.
