Lawyers and business services

Buddle Findlay provides robust, practical advice on a wide range of agribusiness, horticulture and forestry industry related legal issues, including corporate, commercial, financing and environmental law for entities operating and investing in the sector.

We have a real understanding of Asia, both culturally and socially. Our expertise, language skills and contacts make us the ideal partner for Asian companies who want to do business in New Zealand.

Buddle Findlay has been advising banks and financial institutions for more than 100 years. We focus on providing clear commercial advice and innovative solutions to guide lenders and borrowers through transactions of all sizes and complexity.

We are specialists in biotech and therapeutic products, such as medicines, medical devices, and natural health products. We provide clear and practical legal advice in these complex and fast-growing areas.

Protecting our land and environment is becoming increasingly important for Aotearoa New Zealand. We are dedicated to helping our clients on their climate change and sustainability journey, as many businesses increase their commitment to developing environmental goals.

We are a major force in litigation and dispute resolution in New Zealand. We resolve some of the country's most significant and complex disputes.

We have a leading competition and antitrust practice. We help businesses navigate the complexities of the Commerce Act and Commerce Commission investigations in a practical way - applying our experience acting both for and against regulators.

We offer comprehensive legal services for construction and projects, from structuring and financing, through to completion and disputes, both in New Zealand and internationally. Our leading construction and projects team delivers outstanding outcomes for our clients.

We provide strategic and pragmatic legal advice on New Zealand’s largest and most complex domestic and cross-border transactions. We find solutions that suit the size, complexity and structure of our clients' organisations.

We advise organisations across the education sector, from regulators and funders to providers. We work with most of the large universities across New Zealand, and act for the regulator and funder of all tertiary education organisations.

We are renowned employment law experts. What sets us apart is our collaborative and strategic approach. We consider all aspects of an employment relationship issue – legal, practical and interpersonal, and your strategic goals.

We are at the centre of many key developments in New Zealand's energy and renewables sector. Our experience, collaborative approach and intellectual capital helps us meet our clients' needs, overcome challenges, and leverage the opportunities of the energy industry.

Buddle Findlay has a leading resource management and environmental law practice with specialist teams in all three offices. We are known for our 'can do' attitude and ability to work effectively with both clients and their consultants.

We are leading health law specialists, with significant depth and breadth of expertise across the health sector. Having advised a wide range of public and private health sector clients for decades, we thoroughly understand the diverse and complex issues affecting the health sector.

We have worked on some of the largest deals in the food and beverage industry over the past decade.

Buddle Findlay offers a full spectrum of intellectual property services, drawing on a worldwide network to protect clients in New Zealand and internationally.

We collaborate with sponsors, developers, contractors and financiers at every stage of infrastructure projects. We are committed to the optimal and efficient management of all aspects of infrastructure projects to help our clients achieve successful outcomes.

We are a leading corporate law firm - one that understands that business is not approached in the same way all over the world. Our team commits a large amount of time to understanding the perspective of overseas clients who want to invest in New Zealand.

We are seen as a leader in local government law in New Zealand. We provide strategic legal advice to regional and city councils throughout New Zealand.

Buddle Findlay has one of New Zealand's leading Māori law teams. Our team provides extensive advice to the Crown, local government and private entities on Māori law issues and on working effectively with Māori. Our team is led by Paul Beverley who works widely with the Crown and local authorities on Māori law issues.

Our cross-practice team helps clients comply with privacy laws, and plan for, and respond to, data breaches and security incidents.

Safeguarding your assets can be hard, and knowing when and how much specialist legal support you require can be even harder. At Buddle Findlay, we work with high net-worth individuals and families to help protect their assets for generations to come.

Our team works with clients to achieve outstanding results on New Zealand's most high-profile property and real estate matters. We provide a full range of property law services throughout New Zealand — offering our clients both practical local knowledge and national expertise.

We are the legal adviser of choice on public law and regulatory issues in New Zealand. Our extensive experience working with both the government and private sectors means we are well placed to help you solve issues, from the day-to-day issues to the more complex and controversial.

Our market leading team has decades of taxation experience working alongside the most influential and significant corporates in New Zealand and offshore. Our team of highly regarded experts are trusted by clients to deliver legally robust and commercially pragmatic solutions.

We are a leader in technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) law. Our multi-disciplinary approach and practical commercial advice ensure we work with New Zealand's most high-profile organisations in the sector.

New Zealand is working on significant and transformational transport projects. We are a preferred legal provider, and are proud to support clients as they deliver these projects.

We drive the technology and digital capability of the firm, managing systems, infrastructure and legal technology tools, and actively exploring innovation in how legal services are delivered.

Our finance team manages the financial operations of the firm across all three offices, from billing and trust accounting to management reporting and financial planning.

We support the firm's profile, client relationships and growth, spanning brand, communications, pitches, events and market strategy.

We attract, develop and support the people who make Buddle Findlay what it is, across recruitment, learning and development, wellbeing and workplace culture.

We manage the firm's knowledge infrastructure, covering legal research resources, precedents and information services that support our lawyers to deliver excellent advice.

We keep the firm running smoothly, supporting practice group efficiency, workflow and operational performance across the business.

We manage the firm's regulatory, ethical and risk obligations, supporting governance, professional standards and firm-wide compliance.

We offer flexible working arrangements across all three offices, including hybrid working, adjusted hours, and part-time options. Flexible working is embedded in how we operate.

We hold Rainbow Tick certification and other recognised workplace accreditations, and are committed to a workplace where everyone, regardless of background, identity, or experience, can bring their full self to work.

Pro bono work and community engagement are part of how we work. Our community strategy Te Hapori focuses on building a stronger New Zealand, across mental health, access to justice, children's wellbeing and reducing inequality.

We welcome interest from talented lawyers and business services professionals at all levels, whether or not a specific vacancy is advertised. Get in touch with our recruitment team or view our current opportunities.

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