Matthews Law: Leading Competition & Consumer Law Firm in Auckland

Matthews Law is a specialist competition and consumer law firm recognised as market leaders in New Zealand. The firm provides expert advice on antitrust law, economic regulation, and consumer law, with particular strengths in understanding policy, law and economics alongside commercial realities. They offer extensive offshore exposure and multi-jurisdictional experience, having achieved successful outcomes across most sectors including aviation, dairy, financial services, energy, health, insurance, postal, shipping, and telecommunications, media and technology (TMT).

The firm delivers end-to-end services on competition law and consumer issues, assisting clients with regulator investigations and providing direct, conflict-free specialist services. As a niche player, Matthews Law is focused, collaborative and flexible, understanding that legal issues are only part of the picture. They strive to add value by understanding clients' objectives and industries to ensure legal strategy advances broader commercial strategy. Their experience and grasp of commercial imperatives enables them to be commercial, pragmatic and results-focused.

Matthews Law supports a diverse range of entities, including those listed on major stock exchanges such as NZX, ASX, NASDAQ, HKEX and LSE. Leading domestic and international law firms, major accounting firms, senior managers, in-house legal teams and board members regularly instruct the firm. Founded in 2013 by Andrew Matthews, who brings over 20 years' experience dealing with competition authorities in New Zealand, the UK and EU, the firm has established itself as New Zealand's leading specialist competition law practice.