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We are the largest legal team in New Zealand dedicated to technology, media and intellectual property.

It’s what we do. It’s what we’ve always done.

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The Leading Legal Team in New Zealand

With an unparalleled understanding of technology, media, and intellectual property, our legal team in New Zealand stands out. We are dedicated to the vital role these areas play in business - it's our expertise, our passion.

We take great pride in being the only law firm in New Zealand to hold Tier 1 rankings for both TMT and IP in Chambers and The Legal 500 directories.

Technology

Technology underpins all business. Used properly, technology is a key business asset. It takes real expertise, right from the start, to unlock this potential and minimise risk. That’s where we come in. Our unmatched expertise in technology law allows us to support our clients wherever they are in their life-cycle – from major digital transformations for large organisations and tech partnerships between multinationals, to indie game developers releasing their first product.

Media

The media landscape is rapidly changing. Building on deep experience in the traditional methods of developing, exploiting, and protecting content, we have worked alongside our clients as they’ve embraced the digital transformation of media. We advise well-known Hollywood studios through to local content producers. Our clients include broadcasters, games developers, film and TV producers, subscription news sites, OTT media entities, event managers, sports promoters and recording labels. We are New Zealand’s leading advisors to the gaming and interactive entertainment industry.

IP

Your intellectual property is more than just an idea - it's a vital asset that drives the future of your business. Our clients are businesses of all sizes and at all stages of their brand development. We work with you at the outset of your project or business, when our renowned IP team can help you build the foundation (including corporate and licensing structures) to promote and protect your intangible assets. We continue to guide you in navigating the marketplace with confidence, and we are by your side if your IP is threatened or in dispute.

Technology

Technology underpins all aspects of our personal and working lives. From early beginnings through to today’s Industry 4.0, tech businesses exist to innovate and develop these technology products and services. The use of tech is integral to virtually every business and its operations. Tech can be a powerful asset in helping businesses understand consumer behaviour. It can also unearth how to engage and connect with other organisations in smarter and more efficient ways.

Media

We have established a strong reputation for our media and IP work: whether it's film and TV production, visual effects and post production, access agreements, location permit arrangements for filming, brand strategy, registered protections, IP licensing and commercialisation, structuring, partnering etc; or our Dispute Resolution work.

IP

Intellectual property (IP) law protects more than just an idea. It’s often the very foundation of your business and encompasses the core assets that are integral to who you are, what you do and how you do it.

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Technology

Technology underpins all aspects of our personal and working lives. From early beginnings through to today’s Industry 4.0, tech businesses exist to innovate and develop these technology products and services. The use of tech is integral to virtually every business and its operations. Tech can be a powerful asset in helping businesses understand consumer behaviour. It can also unearth how to engage and connect with other organisations in smarter and more efficient ways.

Media

We have established a strong reputation for our media and IP work: whether it's film and TV production, visual effects and post production, access agreements, location permit arrangements for filming, brand strategy, registered protections, IP licensing and commercialisation, structuring, partnering etc; or our Dispute Resolution work.

IP

Protect your ideas – protect your business.

We advise businesses of all sizes and at all stages of their brand development. And we are entrusted with the management and protection of an extraordinary group of locally and internationally famous brands.

We work with you at the outset of your project or business, when our renowned intellectual property team can help you build the foundation to promote and protect one of your most important assets. And we are by your side if your intellectual property is being threatened – or is being used by others.

We help our clients with:
• IP rights protection and strategy, including trade marks registration
• IP-related enforcement and dispute resolution
• IP commercialisation, including licensing and franchising agreements
• IP-focused projects key to a client’s innovation strategy.

We are an approved provider in Callaghan Innovation's Beyond IP intangible asset management programme, where we work with businesses that are accepted into the programme to build and implement an IP strategy that is tailored to their specific business needs.