Buddle Findlay
Buddle Findlay is a large top tier commercial law firm that operates throughout New Zealand, with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Headquarters | Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch |
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No. of offices | 3 |
Major practice areas | General Practice |
Key people | Peter Chemis (National Chairman), David Perry (Auckland Chairman), Paul Beverley (Wellington Chairman), John Buchan (Christchurch Chairman), Philip Maitland (Chief Operating Officer) |
Date founded | 1895 (Wellington) |
Website | www.buddlefindlay.com |
History
In 1895 the Wellington firm of Buller & Anderson was founded, shortly thereafter in 1899 Findlay Dalziell & Co was founded. Buller & Anderson became Buddle Anderson Kent & Co following a series of mergers, while Findlay Dalziell & Co would eventually become Findlay Hoggard Richmond & Co. In 1982 the two firms merged to form Buddle Findlay. Four years later, the firm established an Auckland office through a merger with Malloy Moody & Greville, and a partial merger with Holmden Horrocks & Co. Through a merger with Christchurch firm Brookman Stock in 1989, the firm's Christchurch office was opened.[1]
Practice areas
Buddle Findlay is a full service firm, with teams operating in:[2]
- Aviation
- Banking and financial services
- Competition and antitrust
- Construction and projects
- Corporate and commercial
- Employment
- Environment and resource management
- Health
- Health and safety
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Litigation and dispute resolution
- Local government
- Māori law
- Payments
- Privacy and data protection
- Property
- Public and administrative law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology, media and telecommunications
Rankings
The Legal 500 lists Buddle Findlay as a top tier firm in the areas of corporate mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance, and employment.[3]