Big Three (law)
Big Three is a term often used in New Zealand to refer to those firms which, collectively, are perceived to be the highest ranked law firms headquartered in New Zealand.
The following firms are seen as composing the "Big Three" (listed alphabetically):
- Bell Gully
- Chapman Tripp
- Russell McVeagh
These three firms are the leading law firms in New Zealand corporate and commercial law, and considered to be the 'top tier'.
Sometimes the group is expanded to include Buddle Findlay, Simpson Grierson and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts.
See also
- Magic Circle (law) - five firms with headquarters in London regarded as the leading firms in the United Kingdom.
- Global Quartet or Big Four, referring to members of the Magic Circle other than Slaughter and May as it has, in general, not pursued a policy of expansion
- Golden Circle, a term used for example, by The Economist, or Silver Circle coined by The Lawyer magazine in 2005 to describe mid-market or boutique law firms in the UK with profits per partner levels similar to those of the Magic Circle but being much smaller in terms of overall turnover and numbers of lawyers
- White shoe firms or Charmed Circle, referring to law firms perceived to be the leading New York City law firms
- Seven Sisters, referring to the seven Canadian law firms considered to be the top tier
- Big Three law firms, referring to three Texas law firms considered to be the top tier
- Big Six law firms (Australia), referring to six Australia largest law firms.