Qualifications
BA, LLB(Hons), University of Canterbury
Admitted
2016, New Zealand
Sam specialises in corporate and commercial law with a focus on construction and finance.
He advises clients across a range of industries on these matters as well as on restructuring and insolvency, commercial contracting, mergers and acquisitions and general commercial law.
Recent highlights
- Antarctica New Zealand on the consultancy, procurement and construction contracts for the Scott Base Redevelopment project.
- The purchaser on the management-buy-out of the NPD Fuel Group.
- Besix Watpac on its contracts for Te Kaha, the new multi-use arena in Christchurch.
- Christchurch Airport on its development contracts for its proposed grid-scale solar farm at KÅwhai Park.
- The receivers of Smiths City Group in relation to the receivership of the Smiths City Group companies.
- StockCo in respect of its downstream financing, livestock leasing and associated security arrangements, as well as its upstream funding and financing arrangements.
- The South Island Office on its acquisitions of Original Foods New Zealand and Sara Lee in Australia and New Zealand, including assisting with the capital raise and acquisition finance aspects of these transactions.
- QMS Media on the merger of its New Zealand businesses with MediaWorks Investments.
Affiliations
- Restructuring & Insolvency Turnaround Association of New Zealand.
- Society of Construction Law.
