Profile
David specialises in banking and financial services, and restructuring and insolvency law.
He represents banks and financial institutions in the areas of general transactional banking, syndications, structured finance and structured property finance. His advisory practice includes acting for financial institutions and other credit providers on personal property and consumer credit law.
David advises domestic and foreign banks, insolvency professionals, corporate trustees, Crown entities and other organisations on restructures, workouts and on the full range of insolvency assignments. He is a regular presenter at conferences domestically and internationally and is at the vanguard of insolvency law reform in New Zealand. He is a contributing author to New Zealand's leading insolvency law reference text Heath and Whale on Insolvency.
"Considered the leading restructuring lawyer in the whole of New Zealand without a doubt."
IFLR1000
"Having a trusted legal adviser is really important to us. Buddle Findlay gives great legal advice and service and we have a very strong relationship built over many years."
"Impressed clients observe that 'he really knows his stuff. He's easy to deal with and we have a good working relationship with him - He's a very constructive and solution-orientated lawyer'."
Chambers and Partners
- Recognised by IFLR1000 as a highly regarded lawyer for restructuring and insolvency
- Restructuring Turnaround and Insolvency Association of New Zealand (Past-Chairman, Committee Member and inaugural Life Member)
- INSOL International (immediate past-Director (NZ), Member)
- Banking and Financial Services Law Association (Member)
Experience
Sector / Expertise
International
Work highlights
Advising PwC
as administrators of Postie Plus
Advising the Abano Group
on its trans-Tasman corporate borrowing programme
Advising McGrathNicol
as receivers of Pacific T&R
Advising the Banking Syndicate
on the financing programme for the Todd Property Group and the Todd Wine Group
Advising KordaMentha
as receivers of VNC Cocktails
Advising NZGT
as Security Trustee for the Mediaworks Senior Lenders