Practice Areas
Mark is a partner in MinterEllisonRuddWatts' Auckland office, where he is highly regarded for advising on construction contracts for large commerical property developments, particularly within the retail, hospitality and health sectors. He provides high-end, commercial, and strategic advice to public and private sector clients about development and construction issues. He is an expert in project structuring, funding, procurement, legislative and regulatory compliance, and project documentation. He also provides commercial advice on project disputes.
Mark acts primarily for owners and developers, as well as investors and funders of projects, both domestically and internationally. He also acts for key contractors. He has extensive industry experience including large-scale residential, shopping centres, hospitals, retirement, office and commercial, heritage projects, and technology.
Regularly engaged for significant New Zealand commercial projects, Mark advises on planning, procurement strategies, and implementation.
Mark assists with contract drafting and negotiation. He also advises on dispute resolution strategies, has experience conducting independent reviews of projects, and has sat on project dispute resolution boards.
His formidable track record of achievement in development projects features high-profile office and residential towers and precincts, hospitals and medical premises, data centres, port developments, regional parks, utilities, education assets, and social housing projects.
Mark also has expertise in real estate financed transactions and the acquisition and sale of commercial property.