Commercial

We're problem-solving lawyers with a strong strategic focus and a sound knowledge of commercial, accounting and taxation issues. This enables us to provide you with practical, cost-effective, timely and commercially acceptable solutions.

Our practice covers the whole range of commercial legal work and includes:

• Dealing with mergers, acquisitions and business disposals and advising on related compliance, competition law and regulatory advice
• Advising public companies on corporate governance issues including stock exchange and other statutory and regulatory requirements
• Advising Maori organizations on post-settlement governance, structural and commercial issues
• Advising advertising agencies on IP issues (including copyright infringements), dealings with the Advertising Standards Authority, and other compliance issues
• Advising liquidators and receivers on all the numerous legal issues they face in the course of their work
• Advising high net worth individuals on their commercial requirements
• Acting for asset financiers in relation to obtaining and perfecting security over high value assets such as private business jets
• Advising on and preparing tailor-made commercial contracts, including joint venture agreements, supply and distribution agreements, franchise agreements, shareholders agreements, agreements for services, terms of supply