Our People

Alastair specialises in public and commercial law. He advises clients on legislative design, decision making by statutory bodies…

Allan is a partner in Buddle Findlay's Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) team. He specialises in providing…

Amy specialises in commercial law. She advises on a range of commercial matters but has a particular focus on technology, media and…

Bridie has over 15 years' experience in a range of litigation matters in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.…

Charlotte specialises in leasing, construction and land-related property advice. She has been involved in the development…

Daniel specialises in banking and finance and has extensive experience working in New Zealand, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East…

Daniel has earned his reputation as a leading practitioner in the property sector by developing strong and lasting relationships with…

David specialises in all aspects of resource management, environmental and natural resources law and local government law…

David specialises in commercial litigation. He has over 17 years' experience in resolving banking and finance, insolvency, insurance…

David specialises in banking and financial services, and restructuring and insolvency law. He represents banks and financial…

David specialises in resource management, environmental and Māori law. He has advised clients at the heart of intensive RMA…

David specialises in corporate and commercial law with considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures…

Grant specialises in corporate and commercial law and has over 20 years experience. He previously spent six years with the London…

Hak Jun specialises in banking and financial services and has extensive experience in property law and overseas investment…

Hamish specialises in employment relations, litigation, health law, health and safety, and education…

Hamish specialises in intellectual property and leads the Buddle Findlay intellectual property team…

Jan leads the Christchurch banking and financial services team.  She has particular expertise in regulatory compliance including…

Jennifer specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law, with extensive experience as a strategic…

John specialises in corporate and commercial law and in particular, commercial property. He acts on a wide range of transactions…

Julia is a commercial partner with a focus on a range of property transactions.  She has acted for both public and private sector…

Kelly specialises in commercial litigation. She advises on a wide range of commercial litigation issues, including insurance, contract…

Lisette specialises in corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on commercial contracting, corporate governance and merge…

Luke specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. He regularly acts on matters involving complex corporate fraud, insolvency…

Mark specialises in corporate and commercial law and advises on a range of financial, commercial and corporate law matters, including…

Miriam specialises in banking and finance. Prior to re-joining Buddle Findlay in 2013, Miriam was transaction director at…

Natasha is a member of our public law team in Wellington, and has extensive experience in the health, education, and science and…

Nick specialises in corporate and commercial law with considerable experience across a broad range of mergers and acquisitions…

Olly specialises in litigation and dispute resolution. Olly's experience and areas of interest include company law, contract law…

Paul was the National Chair of Buddle Findlay from 2017 to March 2020. Paul specialises in Māori Law, Treaty settlement negotiations…

Paul specialises in banking and finance law and has a broad range of experience in domestic and cross-border financings with…

Peter specialises in employment law, industrial relations and related areas, and leads Buddle Findlay’s national employment team…

Peter is an expert in all aspects of banking and financial services law, with over 30 years' experience…

Philip specialises in providing commercial, IT, telecommunication, media and television/film sector advice including strategic advice…

Renee is a member of our Wellington corporate and commercial team, specialising in commercial contracting, information and…

Rupert is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate …

Sarah specialises in corporate and commercial law with a broad range of experience in capital markets and securities transactions…

Scott specialises in insolvency and debt restructuring, corporate and secured finance, and specialist personal property security and…

Scott specialises in litigation and insolvency law. He advises both private and public sector clients…

Sherridan specialises in advocacy and commercial litigation, with considerable expertise and experience in…

Susan specialises in litigation, local government, insurance, industrial relations and health and safety. Susan currently advises…

Susie specialises in competition, fair trading, overseas investment consents and economic regulation, particularly of infrastructure in…

Terence specialises in banking and finance, corporate and commercial, and property law…

Thad specialises in resource management and Māori law. Thad has a particular specialty in RMA consenting and…

Tom specialises in real estate, construction, procurement and infrastructure projects…

Tony has a highly regarded practice acting for public and private sector clients. He is the lead tax advisor for Buddle Findlay’s most…

Vanessa specialises in resource management, infrastructure, and environmental law.…

Willie specialises in commercial litigation including construction, insurance and insolvency law. He has broad experience in…

Aisling is a senior commercial lawyer who specialises in health and technology matters…

Anna specialises in competition and consumer law, economic regulation of infrastructure, and public law…

Bassam is a highly driven commercial lawyer specialising in infrastructure and construction projects…

Benjamin specialises in corporate and commercial law. He advises clients on a range of matters, including mergers and acquisitions…

Blake specialises in property, local government and banking law. He acts for various local authorities, central government, and a…

Brannavan specialises in property, litigation, insolvency and debt recovery. Brannavan has been involved in large scale…

Catherine specialises in health, education, privacy and commercial law. She advises a wide range of public and private sector clients…

Cedric specialises in a wide range of resource management and environmental issues arising from aviation…

Damien specialises in technology, media and telecommunications and general commercial law…

Fiona specialises in tax with particular expertise in commercial transactions…

Frances specialises in the Resource Management Act (RMA) and Māori law…

Lara has a wide range of domestic and international banking, financial services and corporate experience.  She specialises in funds…

Myles specialises in transactional banking and restructuring.  He has extensive experience on corporate transactional banking and…

Nicola specialises in health law, information privacy, managing complaints, employment and industrial relations, and dispute…

Paul specialises in banking and finance with a focus on event driven finance, complex and cross-border financing, syndicated lending…

Peter specialises in litigation, insolvency and credit recovery. He advises both private and public sector clients on a broad range…

Rebecca specialises in financial markets regulation, including in relation to financial product disclosure and compliance…

Shaun specialises in employment law, industrial relations, human rights, and health and safety…

Sophie specialises in intellectual property law and the provision of commercial advice in an IP context.  She has extensive experience…

Simon specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), general corporate advice and the laws and rules regulating New Zealand’s…

Alastair specialises in representing and providing alcohol licensing advice to medical officers of health…

John specialises in intellectual property law and has extensive experience in New Zealand and overseas…

Mel specialises in local government, property and construction law…

Shane has more than 25 years' experience in banking, finance, structured finance (including securitisations) and securities law…

Simon specialises in financial sector regulation, payments and clearing systems, and projects and advice for financial institutions…

Stephen specialises in negotiation and documentation of commercial property transactions, development and construction advice…

Tony specialises in competition law and regulatory processes, especially in infrastructure industries. Tony’s practice is unique…

Alastair specialises in commercial property and local government law. He advises local authorities, Crown entities, banks and…

Alex specialises in commercial contracting with a focus on technology, privacy and data protection and intellectual property…

Amy specialises in corporate and commercial law with particular experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures…

Amy specialises in property, public and local government law. She advises clients on a wide range of commercial…

Anna specialises in trust, commercial, corporate and property law. Anna has particular expertise in trust law and advises on the…

Calina specialises in general commercial litigation, insolvency and contractual and leasing disputes.…

Celia specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution…

Cerridwen specialises in resource management, environmental and Māori law. She advises on a range of resource management matters…

Charlotte specialises in tax for corporate transactions...…

Danielle specialises in general commercial and corporate law, commercial and residential property, and trust law…

Diana specialises in public law and advises government departments, Crown entities and private clients on a range of public, regulatory…

Ed specialises in real estate, construction and procurement…

Elizabeth specialises in commercial contracting and procurement, with a focus on technology media and telecommunications…

Emma specialises in financial services regulation and corporate law.  She has experience advising a broad range of financial…

Emma specialises in health, privacy and employment law…

Erika specialises in health, privacy and employment law…

Esther specialises in environmental and resource management law, acting for a range of public and private sector clients including…

Faisal specialises in banking and finance. He has a broad range of experience acting for lenders and borrowers in property finance…

Holly specialises in health, employment and privacy law. Her health expertise includes advising on treatment and consent…

Jane specialises in litigation and dispute resolution…

Jenna specialises in environment and resource management, and local government law. She advises a wide range of local authority…

Kelly advises on a broad range of international and domestic financing transactions representing borrowers and banks…

Keri specialises in IP, technology and media law with a commercial focus. She works closely with media, science and technology…

Leigh specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law, with particular experience working on large scale…

Libby specialises in resource management and Māori law…

Lisa is a member of the Auckland environmental and resource management team. Lisa has extensive experience promoting…

Lorraine specialises in employment law, health and safety, information law, litigation and dispute resolution…

Louise specialises in construction and commercial property transactions…

Mark specialises in resource management, environmental, and Māori law. He has a particular focus on the consenting of major energy…

Mathew specialises in environmental and resource management law and advises on a wide range of resource management, environmental and…

Matthew specialises in insolvency and enforcement transactions. He also has experience in restructuring, refinancing and secured…

Natalie specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law. She has represented public and…

Rebecca specialises in public sector legal support, including public sector contracting and procurement, and health and information law…

Ryan specialises in corporate and commercial law.  He advises clients on a range of matters, including commercial contracts…

Scott specialises in property, local government law, and regulatory issues. He acts for various territorial authorities, central…

Stephanie advises on the full spectrum of commercial and residential real estate work including acquisitions and disposals…

Tom specialises in corporate law, with broad experience advising on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets…

Victoria specialises in environment, resource management, natural resources and local government.  Victoria's practice also includes…

Victoria specialises in corporate and commercial law, with broad experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures…

Will specialises in banking and finance with particular expertise in derivatives and securities financing…