Adrianne Reid

Adrianne has over 10 years’ experience specialising in public law and banking and financial services.  She advises public sector organisations on commercial undertakings, crisis management, and structuring matters.  She also assists lenders and borrowers with a range of banking and finance transactions.

With an excellent understanding of the machinery of government, Adrianne knows how to deliver on commercial and policy initiatives.  This insight has been gained from numerous public sector secondments, including in the offices of the Minister of Finance and the Minister for State Owned Enterprises, the Treasury, and with New Zealand Green Investment Finance.  Adrianne also acts as external counsel for public sector clients, including the Treasury and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

She advises on the establishment and disestablishment of public sector organisations, the application of the Crown Entities Act and the State-Owned Enterprises Act, and Public Finance Act matters.  She reviews and comments on draft legislation, advises on public law process issues, and drafts agreements to give effect to policy and commercial proposals.  She also prepares advice for Ministers and considers and responds to Overseas Investment Act (OIA) requests and media queries.

Adrianne has a separate banking and financial services practice.  She is experienced in transactions relating to general corporate financing, property and construction financing, asset finance, receivables finance, and project finance.  She advises on personal property securities (PPSA) issues, debt restructuring transactions and recoveries, enforcement, and insolvency issues.  She has a particular interest in the financing of energy projects, including structuring arrangements to optimise bankability.

She acts for major New Zealand banks, the NZBA, specialist financiers, large corporate borrowers, the Crown, and receivers.

Valued by clients for her responsiveness and pragmatism, Adrianne works with her clients to understand and meet their needs.  Her experience advising boards and Ministers allows her to provide succinct and easily digestible legal advice, even when the issues are complex.  Drawing on both her in-house secondments and her experience as external counsel, Adrianne brings a valuable and pragmatic perspective on the intersection of public law, corporate law, and political considerations.