Anchali Anandanayagam

Anchali helps businesses with technology, media, and telecommunications transactions. From capacity and dark fibre procurement, data protection, biometrics and other emerging technology implementation to content production, Anchali advises public and private customers and their suppliers alike on transactions where technology, media and telecommunications products and services are at the core. 

Anchali has received global recognition for her work and expertise from internationally renowned legal directories, Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Media Law International. Her open and measured approach means that she is often sought out by clients to work on complex transactions and to represent them in difficult negotiations. She is noted as being not only “an experienced lawyer with amazing technical skills,” but also “a relationship builder who can deal with people at all levels both within and between organisations”. They go on to say: “There’s a real benefit having her on our side”."

Anchali sits on the board of Women in Film and Television New Zealand.

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• Board member Women in Film and Television NZ (2017 - Present)
• NZLS Stepping Up Course Director (January 2026 - present)
• Board member Asylum Seeker Support Trust (Sep 2015 - Dec 2021)
• Director and Chair Thankyou Payroll Limited (Feb 2017 - Aug 2020)

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