Financial Services
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : New Zealand
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Chambers Review
DLA Piper has an elite national investment funds and financial services offering with a deep bench of some of New Zealand's most experienced lawyers. The law firm is heavily involved in developing areas of investment platforms, advising startups, fund managers and custodians. DLA Piper provides full assistance across all fund matters from fund design, establishment and management to advising on financial markets conduct. The team leverages the strength of its Asia-Pacific funds and regulatory practice to assist banks and funds entering the market.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper advised Apex Group NZ on a restructuring of strategies and funds within a KiwiSaver savings scheme.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"DLA Piper has a highly responsive team that provides quality advice and support."
"A particular strength of DLA Piper is being able to understand the commercial imperative of the client."
"The legal insight, expertise and drive of the team makes the client experience extremely positive."
"DLA Piper has a highly responsive team that provides quality advice and support."
"A particular strength of DLA Piper is being able to understand the commercial imperative of the client."
"The legal insight, expertise and drive of the team makes the client experience extremely positive."
Notable Practitioners
Alasdair McBeth has over four decades of experience under his belt. Based in Wellington, he advises on a variety of regulatory, strategic and transactional mandates.
"Alasdair McBeth is a pragmatic advisor with commercial acumen and excellent knowledge of New Zealand funds industry law."
Rachel Taylor is best known for her compliance and investment scheme-related expertise.
"Rachel Taylor isvery astute and has great industry knowledge."
"Rachel is deeply experienced with a pragmatic approach and shapes her response to fit our business needs."
Tom Barnes focuses closely on product development and establishment matters and regulatory issues.
"Tom Barnes is articulate and quickly understands and communicates issues to his client base and I have complete trust in the advice that he supplies."
"Tom is focussed on the detail, commercially pragmatic and has deep knowledge of the law relevant to New Zealand fund managers and investors."
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