Profile

Chris specialises in retail and commercial leasing, and the acquisition and disposal of real estate.  Chris has worked for significant periods both in-house and in private practice.  He spent nine years at another leading New Zealand law firm before holding a senior legal role at NZX-listed Kiwi Property Group for nearly a decade.

Chris has acted for many of New Zealand's leading property owners and developers, as well as overseas investors. He has a broad range of experience on complex and high-value transactions and brings a strong client-side perspective to his work.

Work highlights

Work highlights

Acting for Kiwi Property Group
on leasing negotiations with various high profile retailers including H&M, Zara, Mecca, Kmart, Just Group, Hoyts, Farmers, Mitre 10, The Warehouse, Pak n Save, and Woolworths

Acting for several nationwide retail companies
(including Number 1 Shoes, Noel Leeming, Fuji Xerox, Wattyl and Corys Electrical) on their leasing matters

Acting for high net worth individuals
on their purchases of New Zealand properties, including in relation to obtaining all necessary Overseas Investment Act approvals

Acting for Precinct Properties
on its leasing arrangements for the HSBC Tower (formerly the PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower) and other office towers

Advising on various matters relating to Kiwi Property Group’s major greenfield development at Drury
including the sale of land to Costco, Briscoes, and Harvey Norman

Advising on the sale of Northlands Shopping Centre in Christchurch
for NZ$160m, the Plaza Shopping Centre in Palmerston North for NZ$118m, and ASB North Wharf in Auckland for NZ$205m

Advising on the leasing of head office premises
in the Vero Centre to Suncorp, Russell McVeagh, and numerous other blue chip corporates and professional services firms

Assisting Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund
on its purchase of a 49% stake in five prime New Zealand Westfield malls for NZ$1.1b

Leading a cross-functional team
developing a suite of bespoke residential tenancy documents for Kiwi Property Group’s large-scale Build to Rent project at Sylvia Park

Experience

Expereince

Sector/Expertise

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