Dispute Resolution - New Zealand
What the Team is Known For
Lindsay Francis & Mangan is a litigation and arbitration boutique, handling a broad range of contentious or potentially contentious matters, including intellectual property and insolvency-related issues, but maintaining a particularly close focus on high-profile corporate and commercial disputes and regulatory litigation. The firm's extensive in-house international experience facilitates the handling of cross-jurisdictional disputes and the representation of foreign corporates. It regularly handles matters arising from the real estate, resources, retail and technology sectors, and is prominent in the representation of individual corporate directors and officers.
Strengths
"Its thinking has been innovative, sensible and commercial. The solicitors have added significant value in every instance."
"Lindsay Francis & Mangan operated an experienced team on the matter with the client working directly with the partner, enabling them to react quickly to client needs and the demands of the case."
Work Highlights
Lindsay Francis & Mangan acted for Macquarie Capital in a litigation arising out of a project finance transaction, under which Macquarie purchased a 29-year concession to operate SkyCity's thousands of car parks in downtown Auckland but terminated the concession three years into the 29-year term.
Notable Practitioners
Timothy Lindsay acts for both domestic and international clients across a broad range of commercial and regulatory issues, bringing to his work valuable and extensive experience in both the litigation and arbitration of cross-border disputes. "Tim Lindsay is personable and a pleasure to work with. His advice is on point, and he is able to appreciate the broader picture when providing advice." "Timothy is commercially astute and a great strategic thinker."
Kim Francis has both national and international experience, advising on complex commercial, public, regulatory and insolvency disputes. "Kim is an outstanding practitioner. He has excellent litigation skills, is an innovative thinker and has great commercial sense." "Kim is a very strong public and commercial litigator with a sophisticated, rigorous approach to complex issues and a wonderful client service ethic."
