Corporate Governance

Our Corporate Governance services help companies and not-for-profit entities navigate New Zealand’s governance requirements with confidence, ensuring compliance and alignment with best practice. We deliver tailored strategies that address each organisation’s unique challenges.

Board Advisory Services

We provide expert advice on establishing and improving corporate governance frameworks, ensuring that boards in New Zealand operate effectively while aligning with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Fiduciary Duties & Regulatory Insights

Our team counsels directors and executives on their fiduciary duties, helping them understand the legal implications and responsibilities of their role. We help clients ensure full compliance with all relevant regulatory obligations.

Corporate Governance Framework Structuring

We aid tech start-ups, early-stage and high-growth businesses in New Zealand to develop tailored corporate governance frameworks that provide stability and clarity, positioning them for future success and sustainable growth.

Corporate Compliance and Ethics Policies

Our work includes crafting robust compliance programs and ethics policies that cultivate a culture of integrity, minimise risks, and foster trust with stakeholders and investors.

ESG Advisory Services

We emphasise the importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors in corporate decision-making in New Zealand, advising clients on best practices to enhance their ESG strategies and reporting processes.

Team Experience Includes

Advising Momentum Insurance Limited, where we played a critical role as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Assisting multiple technology start-ups, including blockchain, fintech start-ups and early-stage businesses in structuring effective corporate governance frameworks and shareholder agreements that support rapid growth.

Providing corporate governance in New Zealand and compliance advice to industry organisations such as FinTech NZ and NZ Tech, actively promoting best practices within the sector.

All initial consultations are complimentary

We believe you should be able to discuss your needs before committing to legal fees. That’s why our initial meetings on new matters are complimentary.

Once we’ve talked through your situation, we’ll outline a clear way forward and provide a transparent estimate of any costs involved.

LLOYD KAVANAGH

Formerly General Counsel, New Zealand Milk Limited

Chris Linton is an outstanding IT and communications lawyer. Uniquely, she brings together a high level of technical understanding, strong legal ability, and value-adding commercial input.
When you are looking for outstanding external legal advice, you seek out highly qualified technical specialists who also have the business acumen to work with your own business people. Lawyers who combine those skills are rare – Chris Linton is one of very few.

Formerly to Former

Formerly General Counsel, New Zealand Milk Limited

Chris Linton has been outstanding, as both the primary legal advisor and the engagement lead. Chris has always gone the extra mile to ensure that the initiative is at all times on a sound legal footing, including proactively advising on industry developments that present either risk or opportunity.

Michael Foley

GSN Programme Manager, State Services Commission

The service delivered was … of the highest quality, including meeting the rigours of public sector scrutiny. We have been particularly impressed with, and appreciative of, [the firm’s] ability and willingness to be responsive to often unreasonable timeline demands driven by public sector decision-making processes

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