What ah does

Anthony Harper is a privately-held New Zealand law firm and one of the country's oldest-standing legal practices, with a documented history spanning more than 160 years. The firm operates from two offices — Auckland (headquarters at Level 34, ANZ Centre, 23–29 Albert Street) and Christchurch (Level 15, 18 Colombo Street) — and employs more than 150 people. Anthony Harper provides specialist legal advice across 27 practice areas organised along both industry verticals and legal disciplines, with externally ranked coverage in 8 practice areas by Chambers and Partners (2026) and 10 practice areas by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024).

The service portfolio spans corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, dispute resolution and litigation, property and real estate, employment, financial services and banking, restructuring and insolvency, intellectual property, construction, privacy and data protection, overseas investment, and trusts/private clients. Each practice operates as a dedicated service line with specialist lawyers, several of whom hold individual tier rankings in major legal directories. The firm has acted on significant matters including a no-less-than $320 million liquidator's claim in the CBL Insurance liquidation, the circa $151 million Scales Corporation cold storage divestment, the Synlait Milk / Dairyworks circa NZ$112 million acquisition, the Argosy Property 8 Willis Street development (Supreme Winner, 2024 Property Council Awards), and the Stonewood Group Radisson Red hotel development agreement in Auckland's CBD.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through professional legal service fees, billed on a quote-based, engagement-by-engagement basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed and complies with New Zealand Law Society Rules of Conduct on fair and reasonable charging. Go-to-market is partner-led and reinforced by directory rankings, industry recognition, client referrals, and thought leadership content across news, events, and earned media. Clients range from large NZ corporates (Woolworths, Argosy Property, Scales, Synlait, Stonewood, CBL Insurance) to SMEs and individual private clients across verticals including retail, food and beverage, agribusiness, hospitality, logistics, and community housing.

Name

ah

Legal name

Anthony Harper

Website

https://ah.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Anthony Harper is a New Zealand law firm with 150+ staff across Auckland and Christchurch offices, delivering specialist legal advice across 27 practice areas to large corporates, SMEs, and individual clients nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Fees charged for specialist legal advice across multiple practice areas including corporate transactions, commercial contracts, litigation, property law, employment law, and financial services. Revenue generated through professional legal service engagements with clients ranging from large corporates to individuals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Anthony Harper is a New Zealand law firm providing specialist legal advice and representation to businesses, individuals, and other organisations. The firm offers services across 27 practice areas including corporate and commercial transactions, dispute resolution and litigation, property and real estate, employment law, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, intellectual property, and trusts and private clients. Engagement is partner-led and sector-specialised, covering clients from large corporates to individuals.

Product overview

Anthony Harper is a New Zealand law firm offering specialist legal services across 27 practice areas (Expertise). The firm's service model is organized by industry sector and legal discipline, including Corporate and Commercial, Property and Real Estate, Employment, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Restructuring and Insolvency, Privacy and Data Protection, and others. Each practice area operates as a specialized service line with dedicated lawyers and partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate and Commercial Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognised across 8 practice areas by Chambers and Partners 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Te Toi MahanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Anthony Harper has acted for Te Toi Mahana since 2023, a community housing provider established by Wellington City Council, in respect of its 35 year lease of the Council's entire social housing portfolio comprising 1,700 homes.
• Ōtautahi Community Housing TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Anthony Harper has acted for Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust since 2016, supporting them in delivery of quality, affordable and sustainable housing solutions. The firm assists with establishment, funding, procurement, development and compliance matters, including preparation of contracts for multi-unit residential builds.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Chapman Tripp: Major NZ full-service firm with broad coverage across corporate, finance, restructuring, real estate and litigation. Overlapping practice mix and similar focus on large corporates makes it a direct peer for Anthony Harper in NZ.
• Bell Gully: One of New Zealand's largest full-service law firms, headquartered in Auckland with a Wellington office, competing across the same corporate, banking, property and dispute resolution practices that Anthony Harper serves. Closest comparable on scale, multi-discipline coverage and NZ corporate client base.
• MinterEllisonRuddWatts: Auckland and Wellington-based NZ firm affiliated with the MinterEllison global network, competing across corporate, banking, energy and property work. Comparable in scope and in the same NZ corporate client pool.
• Buddle Findlay: Top-tier NZ law firm with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, offering overlapping corporate, banking, environment, employment and real estate practices. Direct competitor for the same NZ corporates and government-related mandates Anthony Harper targets.
• Lane Neave: Christchurch-headquartered NZ firm with strong South Island presence and national reach across corporate, property, employment and dispute resolution. Directly comparable to Anthony Harper's Christchurch base and overlapping practice areas.
• Simpson Grierson: Auckland and Wellington-headquartered full-service NZ law firm serving corporates, government and individuals. Comparable on multi-discipline breadth and corporate client base, particularly in property, banking and employment.
• Russell McVeagh: Auckland and Wellington-based full-service NZ law firm with strong banking, corporate and dispute resolution practices. Competes head-to-head for large corporate clients and the same ranked practice areas Anthony Harper is recognised in.

Regional players

• Anderson Lloyd: Christchurch and Dunedin-based NZ firm with strong South Island presence across corporate, property, employment and environment. Comparable practice mix to Anthony Harper's Christchurch office and similar regional mid-market focus.
• Tompkins Wake: Hamilton and Auckland-based NZ firm covering commercial, property, employment and dispute resolution. Comparable full-service offering for NZ SME and mid-market clients, with some overlap in Auckland.

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global full-service law firm with an established Auckland office, competing for cross-border corporate, finance and property mandates in NZ. Relevant as a larger incumbent whose trans-Tasman capability Anthony Harper must compete against on international work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anthony-harper-lawyers/?originalSubdomain=nz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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