Lawyers in New Zealand

Phillipa Muir

Chair

Simpson Grierson

Rachel Brown

DLA Piper New Zealand

Rachel Moylan

Rachel is a senior technology and commercial lawyer with a focus on procurement matters. Prior to joining in 2022, Rachel spent over 10 years in the United Arab Emirates working in house, including for telecommunications and technology companies and for international law firms. Rachel was the primary technology lawyer at the UAE’s first challenger telecoms provider and was responsible for providing legal support to facilitate the roll out of telecoms networks and the purchase of mobile infrastructure from several key multinational network vendors. She also held a senior role with an Abu Dhabi based technology supplier (at that time a joint venture between an Abu Dhabi state owned investment fund and a multinational information technology company) which was operating the region’s first tier 4 data centre and providing cloud based and other technology services to regional clients. In her roles at international law firms in the UAE, Rachel assisted international and regional clients by providing legal support for all their technology requirements, including software development, licensing and implementation and support services projects across multiple jurisdictions. Since returning to New Zealand and starting at HGM in 2022, Rachel has continued to support customers and suppliers by helping to resolve complex legal issues to successfully complete the purchase and delivery of technology products and services for businesses operating within and outside of the technology sector.

Hudson Gavin Martin

Rachel Taylor

DLA Piper New Zealand

Raymond Scott

Senior Associate

Simpson Grierson

Rebecca Rendle

Partner

Simpson Grierson

Rebecca White

Special Counsel - Employment

Anthony Harper

Renee Butler

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Reuben Woods

DLA Piper New Zealand

Richard Gordon

Partner and Co-head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Richard Idoine

Senior Associate - Dispute Resolution

Anthony Harper

Richard Watts

Partner

Simpson Grierson

Richard Wells

Partner

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Robert Berry

Robert is a Partner in the Commercial Property team at Hesketh Henry. He is experienced in complex business and property and also has an extensive insolvency practice. Robert has over 17 years corporate, commercial and property experience, acting for a wide variety of corporates, businesses, property owners, not-for-profit organisations and individuals. Robert joined Hesketh Henry as a partner in 2006.

Hesketh Henry

Robert Bycroft

Special Counsel

Tompkins Wake

Rodney Craig

Partner

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Ross Patterson

Consultant

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Russell Stewart

Partner

Fee Langstone

Sally McKechnie

Partner

Simpson Grierson

Sam Wilson

Partner - Corporate and M&A

Anthony Harper

Samuel Choi

Sam brings a practical, solutions-focused approach to helping clients navigate technology, data, and commercial challenges. Known for his ability to quickly understand complex technology environments and deliver clear, commercially practical advice, he works with a broad range of clients, from early-stage start-ups to global corporates, across sectors including financial services, insurance, telecommunications, and manufacturing. He has particular expertise in software licensing and implementation, IT procurement, regulatory compliance, data protection, and IP commercialisation. Sam often operates as an extension of in-house legal and procurement teams, helping clients manage legal and commercial risk and support effective, commercially aligned contracting on both the customer and supplier side. Samuel started his career at HGM and rejoined in 2022 after several years in the UK, where he served as Technology and Innovation Counsel at Tesco PLC. There, he provided legal support for a number of the retailer’s most high-profile and innovative technology projects.

Hudson Gavin Martin

Sarah Anderson

Special Counsel - Construction

Anthony Harper

Sarah Anderton

Sarah specialises in resource management and environmental law and has a particular background in major projects. She has extensive experience acting on a range of matters for infrastructure providers, developers, and local authorities. Sarah routinely provides advice in relation to resource consenting, designations, plan changes, plan reviews and appeals arising out of those processes.

Lane Neave

Sarah Chapman

Special Counsel

Simpson Grierson