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Our Expertise

We offer extensive expertise in all aspects of commercial law, with a core focus on achieving success for our clients.

Corporate

Corporate

We have expertise in all areas of corporate law, including:

  • Mergers and acquisitions (domestic and international)
  • Private equity
  • Venture capital
  • Start-ups and growth stage businesses
  • Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
  • Corporate governance and advisory
  • Exits
  • Management buy-outs and buy-ins
  • Capital markets
  • Partnerships and limited partnerships 
  • Overseas investment
  • Stock exchange listings and compliance
  • Capital raisings
  • Property syndications
  • Wholesale investment funds
  • Employee share schemes
  • Shareholders’ agreements and constitutions
  • Restructuring
Commercial

Commercial

We have extensive expertise across commercial law, including in the following areas:

  • Supply agreements
  • Distribution agreements
  • Manufacturing agreements
  • Outsourcing
  • Terms and conditions of trade 
  • Franchising
  • Licensing
  • Service contracts
  • Management agreements
  • Intellectual property commercialisation
  • Website terms and conditions
  • Technology, media and telecommunications
Property

Property

We cover the full spectrum of property law, including:

  • Acquisitions and disposals
  • Due diligence investigations
  • Retail, industrial and residential developments
  • Leasing
  • Unit titles
  • Subdivisions
  • Property financing
  • Property syndications and investment funds
  • Property joint ventures
  • Commercial property investment
  • Real estate private equity
  • Overseas investment
  • Property management
  • Construction
  • General property law advisory
Litigation

Litigation

We are dedicated to delivering the highest levels of service on disputes or litigation matters. Our expertise includes:

  • Commercial litigation
  • Debt recovery
  • Intellectual property litigation
  • Liquidations
  • Receiverships
  • Contractual disputes
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Employment litigation
  • Property litigation
  • Construction litigation
  • Insolvency litigation
  • Voluntary administrations
  • Defamation
  • Arbitration and mediation
  • Fair trading litigation
Insolvency

Insolvency

We specialise in insolvency and restructuring, with a focus on the following areas of practice:

  • Insolvency litigation
  • Receiverships
  • Liquidations
  • Voluntary administrations
  • Bankruptcies
  • Debt recovery
  • Security enforcement
  • Restructuring, turnaround and workouts
  • Distressed asset sales
  • Mortgagee sales
  • Creditor claims
  • Director’s duties
  • Board advisory on insolvency
  • Cross-border insolvency and restructuring
  • Shareholder claims
Employment

Employment

We provide tailored advice across a range of employment law issues, including:

  • Employment litigation
  • Employment contracts
  • Redundancies
  • Personal grievances
  • Health and safety
  • Employee and workplace policies
  • Dismissals
  • Restraints of trade
  • Employee share schemes
Private Wealth and Family

Private Wealth and Family

We have a specialism in the area of private wealth and family law, including in the following areas:

  • Trusts
  • International trust advice
  • Ownership structuring
  • Asset protection
  • Charities and incorporated societies
  • Philanthropy
  • Conveyancing ​​
  • Wills and estate administration
  • Relationship property
  • Divorce
  • Contracting out agreements
  • Succession and inheritance planning
Banking and Finance

Banking and Finance

We act on a range of banking and finance matters, including:

  • Corporate and acquisition finance
  • Property and construction finance
  • Project finance
  • Consumer finance
  • Syndicated lending
  • Security arrangements
  • Mezzanine finance
  • Refinancing
  • Debt capital raisings
Regulatory

Regulatory

We have expertise on regulatory matters, including in the following areas:

  • Overseas Investment Office consents
  • Financial services regulation
  • Financial advisers regulation
  • Privacy
  • Data protection
  • ESG (environmental, social and governance)
  • Modern slavery
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Consumer and advertising regulation
  • Regulatory investigations
  • AML regulation
  • General regulatory and compliance issues
China Desk 中国业务

China Desk 中国业务

We are well positioned to assist Chinese clients on their legal matters in New Zealand, whether they are based in New Zealand or abroad.

The firm regularly acts for Chinese entities, investors and businesspeople on their New Zealand legal affairs.

We are fortunate to have lawyers who are able to speak, read and write in Chinese, which allows us to easily facilitate the provision of our services to our Chinese clients.

For more information, please email any of the firm's Partners.

CHK拥有出众的专业实力为中国客户处理新西兰的法律事务,无论他们身处新西兰境内还是国外。我们经常为中国企业、投资人和商人处理他们在新西兰的法律事务。我们有幸拥有能够说、读、写中文的律师,这使我们能够轻松地为中国客户提供服务。如需了解更多信息,请发送邮件至我们任意合伙人的邮箱。

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