Advising Precision Farming
on a strategic partnership with Livestock Improvement Corporation for the development of a web-based farm management platform
Advising Craigs Investment Partners
on its role as Registered Volume Provider to the Fonterra Shareholders' Market in its capacity as an Independent Agent in relation to trading on the Fonterra Shareholders' Market
Advising AgResearch
on a genetic research collaboration agreement with Beef+Lamb NZ, and on land disposals in the central North Island, including vendor due diligence, leasing arrangements, forestry/deforestation issues and ETS liability
Acting for major banks such as ANZ Bank, Bank of New Zealand and Rabobank
on the funding of various agri-business transactions and industries, including dairy conversions, acquisition of land (including avocado orchards and kiwifruit orchards), honey and beehives, and vineyards
Advising NYSE listed Abbott Laboratories
on its joint venture with Fonterra to develop a US$300m dairy farm hub in China
Acting for Olam International
on the acquisition of its cornerstone stake in Open Country Dairy and subsequent partial sell down of interests to Talley's Group, and on its takeover offer from NZ Farming Systems Uruguay
Advising Wairarapa Moana Incorporation
on its capital raising to develop a whole milk powder factory at Mokai, and a water take resource consent application involving complex issues of water allocation with the Waikato Regional Council
Acting for Mr Apple
on its international brand and trade mark portfolio
Advising Greenfield Agribusiness
on the formation of the Greenfield Rural Opportunities Fund
Advising New Zealand Dairies and its parent company
on matters arising from the construction of its dairy processing plant in South Canterbury
Advising Deloitte
on the receivership of Big Sky Dairy Farm, Central Otago's largest single dairy farm
Advising the Receivers of New Zealand Dairies
on the clearance application by Fonterra to acquire the dairy processing assets of New Zealand Dairies
Advising Rakaia Engineering
on the legal issues arising out of the development and sale of rotary milking platforms
Advising the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and Ministry of Economic Development
on regulatory and public policy matters including the preparation of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 and major reviews of the legislation
Advising the Tukituki Catchment Proposal Board of Inquiry
which considered and determined a water quality and quantity based plan change related to farm intensification and a designation and resource consents for a dam and irrigation scheme covering some 25,000ha of central Hawke’s Bay
Advising a major iwi land owner in the Taupo District
on an agreement with the Lake Taupo Protection Trust to reduce nitrogen discharges and associated nitrogen consenting and farm practice issues under the Waikato Regional Plan
Advising Daiken and ITOCHU
on their joint venture acquisition of Carter Holt Harvey's Rangiora MDF Plant and continuing wood supply contracts with CHH