Buddle Findlay
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| 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), Steve Nightingale (Wellington Chairman), John Buchan (Christchurch Chairman), Philip Maitland (Chief Operating Officer) |
| Date founded | 1895 (Wellington) |
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| www.buddlefindlay.com | |
Buddle Findlay is a large commercial law firm that operates throughout New Zealand. Founded in Wellington in 1982, the firm grew out of the merger of two Wellington law firms, Buddle Anderson Kent & Co and Findlay Hoggard Richmond & Co.
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]
- Banking & Finance
- Competition
- Corporate & Commercial
- Employment
- Environment & Resource Management
- Health
- Information and Communication Technology
- Infrastructure
- Insolvency and Restructuring
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Local Government
- Maori Law
- Property & Construction
- Public Law
- Taxation
Rankings
The Legal 500 lists Buddle Findlay as a top tier firm in the areas of restructuring and insolvency, and project and resource management. In banking & finance, corporate mergers & acquisitions, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, real estate and construction, and tax Buddle Findlay is considered a second tier firm (placing it in the top 8 - 10 law firms operating in those areas).[3]
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