Avocats – New Zealand

Tara Wylie

Partner

Simpson Grierson

Theresa Le Bas

Partner

Tompkins Wake

Tim Barclay

Partner - Property and Real Estate

Anthony Harper

Tim Bunker

Partner - Property and Real Estate

Anthony Harper

Tim Mahood

Tim is a prominent commercial litigator with more than two decades of experience advising clients on Tech, Media, and IP disputes. He navigates issues crucial to their business strategies, operations, and transformative projects with expertise and insight. In addition to being a highly sought-after litigator, Tim's clients frequently turn to him for counsel on a range of Tech, Media, and IP matters. These include privacy and confidentiality issues, data advisory, media law (covering defamation and broadcasting standards complaints), passing off, and consumer law (especially under the Fair Trading Act and Australian Commercial Law). Tim has significant experience in trans-Tasman commercial litigation and Tech, Media, and IP sectors, mainly within senior courts and arbitral bodies. He is a qualified practitioner in both New Zealand and Australia. Tim previously attained a ranking in Chambers during his tenure as a partner at Griffith Hack in Sydney, achieving a Band 3 status in IP within two years of relocating from New Zealand to Australia. Chambers recognises Tim as a Band 3 lawyer for Intellectual Property. Legal 500 recognises Tim as a ‘Leading Partner’ in IP, and Tim’s clients say “Tim Mahood is an outstanding litigator. Pragmatic, solution-focused and highly skilled. Top of his field.” and “He strikes an excellent balance between commercial viability and legal robustness. He thinks through all the angles, but isn't afraid to land on an opinion or think outside the square to get to the outcome we're seeking”. Tim is ranked as Silver in WTR 1000 for litigation and enforcement. Doyle’s Guide recommends Tim as a TMT lawyer, and ranks Tim as a leading lawyer for Intellectual Property, he is also recognised in Best Lawyers. Atypically for a litigator, Tim brings substantial practical commercial expertise, having served as General Counsel of NIWA for six years, a prominent environmental research organisation in Australasia. This background underscores his focus on aligning clients' commercial strategies, considering dispute resolution tactics merely as one means to achieve favourable commercial results. Tim is one of the rare lawyers in the field who has technical qualifications, holding an undergraduate science degree and being a registered patent attorney.

Hudson Gavin Martin

Tina Liu

Senior Associate

Tompkins Wake

Tom Arieli

Partner

Tompkins Wake

Tom Barnes

DLA Piper New Zealand

Tom Maasland

Partner and Head of Technology

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Tom Pasley

Partner

Robertsons

Tony Nicholson

Tony is a specialist property, real estate and construction lawyer. He acts for both corporates and high net worth private clients on the acquisition, development, leasing, management and disposition of major commercial projects. He has extensive experience in all types of leasing (commercial, retail and industrial), property joint ventures, subdivisions and infrastructure and mining projects. Tony has acted for numerous foreign investors who have purchased, developed or invested in real estate in New Zealand. He also has an interest in the marine industry having acted for foreign purchasers on the construction and acquisition of super yachts in New Zealand.

Burton Partners

Virginia Wethey

Partner

Fee Langstone

Will Barnes

Senior Associate

Simpson Grierson

Wook Jin Lee

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Zandra Wackenier

Partner

Tompkins Wake