Buddle Findlay is a commercial law firm that operates throughout New Zealand, with offices in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
History The Wellington firm of Buller & Anderson (Arthur Percival Buller and John Anderson) was founded in 1895, and Findlay Dalziell & Co (John Findlay and Frederick George Dalziell) opened soon after in 1899. Buller & Anderson became Buddle Anderson Kent & Co (Thomas Buddle, John Anderson) following a series of mergers, while Findlay Dalziell & Co would eventually become Findlay Hoggard Richmond & Co. In 1982 the two firms merged to form Buddle Findlay. Four years later, the firm established an Auckland office through a merger with Malloy Moody & Greville, and a partial merger with Holmden Horrocks & Co. Through a merger with Christchurch firm Brookman Stock in 1989, the firm's Christchurch office was opened.
Practice areas Buddle Findlay is a full service firm, with teams operating in: Aviation Banking and financial services Competition and antitrust Construction and projects Corporate and commercial Employment Environment and resource management Health Health and safety Insurance Intellectual property Litigation and dispute resolution Local government Māori law Payments Privacy and data protection Property Public and administrative law Restructuring and insolvency Tax Technology, media and telecommunications
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