Buddle Findlay

Buddle Findlay

Headquarters	Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
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

Buddle Findlay is a large top tier commercial law firm that operates throughout New Zealand, with offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

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.

Practice areas

Buddle Findlay is a full service firm, with teams operating in:

• 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.

External links

• Buddle Findlay website