Robert is a specialist corporate and commercial lawyer. His wealth of experience includes domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, divestments, public offerings, securities law, corporate reorganisations, technology licensing, joint ventures, due diligence reviews, film and television production, financing and contract law generally.
Creating the tax, corporate and financing structures for the structured finance investment utilised to produce the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy
Advising on the structured financing investment in the "Xena" and "Hercules" television series
Advising on various corporate funding arrangements and disposals in the energy, oil and gas and dairy sectors
Advising on various acquisitions, and divestments in the building and services sector
Acted as adviser/legal project manager during the pre-opening and opening phase of Auckland's Sky City Casino
Negotiating the terms of multi-bank funding for various clients, including obtaining all necessary approvals from the relevant authorities
Advising on the scoping/methodology of the due diligence review for a major New Zealand corporates prior to their IPO, subsequently providing legal advice on Securities Act, NZSX Listing Rules and corporate law compliance
Acting for various acquisitions and divestments of forestry assets and associated manufacturing capacity
Memberships and directorships
Director, CGNZ Finance Limited
Member, New Zealand-Fiji Business Council
Member of Advisory Board, USNZ Council
Chair, Closely-Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee, Corporate Law Section, International Bar Association
Seminars and publications
Editor of "Compliance and Your Business", Thomson Brooker's, 2004
Co-author of client publication, "Investing in New Zealand"
International recognition
Leading lawyer (Mergers and acquisitions) - International Financial Law Review 2012, 2011
