Career highlights
Acting for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), implementing the Government's Land for Housing Programme.
Acting for the Ingka Group on its entry into the New Zealand market and the acquisition and development of its first flagship IKEA store in Auckland.
Acting for DCI Data Centers on its site procurement and datacentre developments in New Zealand.
Advising the Queenstown Lakes District Council on its transformational project to unlock and procure a $1 billion mixed use development in central Queenstown.
Advising on M&L Hospitality Group’s staged acquisition of adjoining commercial properties in Auckland’s CBD for subsequent development into a mixed use integrated multi-storey development including retail, office, hotel, and possible residential use.
Advising Marriott Inc on development and management arrangements of its New Zealand hotels.
Advising New Zealand’s largest multi-media group, MediaWorks, on the strategic sale of its television broadcast and production business to global entertainment giant Discovery, Inc.
Affiliations
- Member, Property Council New Zealand (PCNZ)
- Member, Technical Advisors Panel
- Officer, Real Estate Committee, International Bar Association (IBA)
Achievements and recognition
- Hall of Fame, Real Estate, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
- Tier 1 team, Real Estate, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific
- Recognised, Real Estate, Chambers Asia-Pacific
- Recognised, Real Estate Law , Best Lawyers