close
MENU
How to guide
How to guide
Home
NBR Marketplace
The NBR List
NBR Video

Categories

General Business Investment Economics Te Ao Māori Politics Infrastructure Australia Tech & Innovation Finance Law Professional Services Primary Industries Retail Property Deals Marketing & Media Tourism Energy Luxury Property Aviation News Comings & Goings

Analysis

All Economy Matters Edwards on Politics Hunter’s Corner Last Word Margin Call On the Money Shoeshine Underarm NBR Focus

Featured

The NBR Podcast Morning Brew The Grind Entrepreneurs Your Business Beehive Banter Toil & Trouble Market Outlook Dollars & Sense Local Edge Private Bin Audio Articles Podcasts NZ Aviation News Back Issues NBR Radar (Archive) Opinion (Archive) NBR Rich List (Archive)
Professional Services
3 mins to read
3

Full-service firms ‘way of the future’: Wynn Williams, SBM merge

Tie-up follows several other legal industry mergers in the past six months.

Wynn Williams managing partner Ash Hill and SBM partner Penny Swarbrick.

Hamish McNicol Fri, 21 Feb 2025

National law firm Wynn Williams and Auckland employment boutique SBM Legal are merging, although the leaders of both say it is too early to say whether the recent flurry of law firm tie-ups represent a trend.

Announced today but effective from May 5, SBM Legal’s two partners and eight other

Want to read more? It's easy.

Choose your best value subscription option

Student

Exclusive FREE offer for uni students studying at a New Zealand university (valued at $499).
View terms and conditions.
Individual
Group membership
NBR Marketplace

Smartphone Only Subscription

NZ$29.95 / monthly

Monthly Premium Online Subscription

NZ$49.95 / monthly

Smartphone Only Annual Subscription

NZ$299.00 / yearly

Yearly Premium Online Subscription

NZ$499.00 / yearly

Premium Group Membership 10 Users

NZ$385+GST / monthly

$38.5 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 20 Users

NZ$660+GST / monthly

$33 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 50 Users

NZ$1375+GST / monthly

$27.5 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Premium Group Membership 100 Users

NZ$2100+GST / monthly

$21 per user - Pay by monthly credit card debit

Yearly Premium Online Subscription + NBR Marketplace

NZ$999.00 / yearly

Already have an account? Login
Hamish McNicol Fri, 21 Feb 2025
Contact the Writer: Hmcnicol@nbr.co.nz
News tip? Question? Typo? Let us know: editor@nbr.co.nz
© All content copyright NBR. Do not reproduce in any form without permission, even if you have a paid subscription.
Tags
Wynn Williams SBM Legal employment law Legal Services Law & Courts

Free News Alerts

Sign up to get the latest stories and insights delivered to your inbox – free, every day.

I’m already subscribed/joined
Related News
Professional Services

Open the channels: seven law firms form association
Professional Services

‘Worst kept secret’: Kennedys acquires Wellington law firm
Professional Services

Growth phase: Lane Neave acquires boutique Clendons
Professional Services
1

Succession planning sees merger of two Auckland law firms
Last Word
4

Anyone want to buy a law firm?

Free News Alerts

Sign up to get the latest stories and insights delivered to your inbox – free, every day.

I’m already subscribed/joined
Related News
Professional Services

Open the channels: seven law firms form association
Professional Services

‘Worst kept secret’: Kennedys acquires Wellington law firm
Professional Services

Growth phase: Lane Neave acquires boutique Clendons
Professional Services
1

Succession planning sees merger of two Auckland law firms
Last Word
4

Anyone want to buy a law firm?
Full-service firms ‘way of the future’: Wynn Williams, SBM merge
Professional Services,
107907
true
Subscribe Login