Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Our firm represents clients in high-stakes negotiations and dispute resolution processes, aiming for optimal outcomes while effectively managing risks. We leverage strategic negotiation techniques and deep legal expertise to navigate complex conflicts skillfully and accurately. Our areas of proficiency include:

Commercial Contract Disputes

We expertly manage disputes arising from commercial contracts, particularly in technology and outsourcing agreements, ensuring our clients’ rights and interests are protected.

IT Dispute Resolution

Our team addresses IT-related disputes, including benchmarking conflicts and failures in project execution, employing tailored strategies for resolution.

Mediation, Arbitration, and Litigation

We guide clients through mediation and arbitration processes, recommending the most effective dispute resolution methods while preparing for litigation if necessary.

Contract Renegotiation and Realignment

Our services extend to renegotiating major contracts mid-term, ensuring clients can adjust to evolving circumstances and maintain favourable agreements.

Team Experience Includes

Serving as the lead commercial negotiator for NZ Health Partnerships successfully restructuring a multi-million-dollar critical infrastructure project to achieve stakeholder alignment and project viability.

Advising EDS on resolving a multi-million-dollar benchmarking dispute with Telecom, developing strategies that led to a favourable outcome.

Assisting Housing Corporation New Zealand in rectifying challenges in an underperforming national contact centre systems integration project, delivering strategic recommendations and support throughout the resolution process.

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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