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DLA Piper is a leading global law firm
DLA Piper New Zealand is the first global, business law firm operating in New Zealand. We have lawyers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Across every major sector and practice, we provide innovative, commercially astute advice to organisations and businesses already operating in, or considering entry into, the New Zealand market.
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DLA Piper Welcomes UNICEF Executive Director To Strengthen Pacific Partnerships
Friday, 26 July 2024, 6:42 pm | DLA Piper
During her visit, Catherine Russell participated in several partnership meetings with key stakeholders, a fireside chat with UNICEF Aotearoa Young Ambassadors, and a meeting with the UNICEF New Zealand Board. She also met with Laura Scampion, DLA ... More >>
Driving Change: Laura Scampion's Vision For A More Inclusive And Equitable Legal Profession
Thursday, 25 July 2024, 6:42 pm | DLA Piper
Under her guidance, DLA Piper New Zealand has achieved Rainbow Tick certification, introduced a gender transitioning policy, and implemented a market-leading parental leave policy. More >>
Charging Forward With NZGIF And SolarZero
Wednesday, 24 July 2024, 5:11 pm | DLA Piper
We are proud to work with NZGIF and SolarZero on this pioneering financing model. This initiative builds on the exciting developments and future growth in our sustainable finance markets and aligns with New Zealand’s goals to charge ahead with its renewable ... More >>
DLA Piper's Renewable Finance Expert Rachel Brown Named Top Dealmaker
Monday, 22 July 2024, 4:12 pm | DLA Piper
With Rachel's strong knowledge of power purchase agreement backed lending, combined with the firm's cross-border capability, it uniquely positions the local DLA Piper team to help clients with their innovative sustainable energy projects, supporting ... More >>
No Surprises With Reuben Woods' Dealmaker Of The Year Accolade In New Zealand
Friday, 19 July 2024, 3:20 pm | DLA Piper
This accolade will come as no surprise to those familiar with his work on high-profile transactions in the past year, and throughout his career. More >>
New Whistleblowing Legislation Leaves Little Time For Organisations To Get Their House In Order
Monday, 30 May 2022, 9:53 am | DLA Piper
An Act to strengthen the protection available to whistleblowers in New Zealand will soon come into effect, leaving businesses and organisations little time to get their house in order. The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 ... More >>
Global Law Firm Appoints Two Senior Lawyers
Friday, 11 March 2022, 10:05 am | DLA Piper
DLA Piper is pleased to announce the appointments of two Senior Associates, Kierra Parker and Jacob Nutt. Kierra, who has been practising in Melbourne while completing her Masters in Environmental Law, is welcomed back to DLA Piper having been with ... More >>
Significant Increase In GDPR Fines And Data Breach Notifications - Survey By DLA Piper
Friday, 21 January 2022, 11:18 am | DLA Piper
Significant increase in GDPR fines and data breach notifications - survey by DLA Piper More >>
DLA Piper Sets Science-based Target To Halve All Emissions By 2030
Monday, 4 October 2021, 1:42 pm | DLA Piper
1 October 2021 – DLA Piper International LLP has set a science-based target (SBT) to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2019/20 pre-pandemic levels. Approved by the Science Based Target initiative, the target spans DLA Piper’s entire ... More >>
DLA Partner Selected To 'Top Diverse Board-Ready Directors List 2021'
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 1:27 pm | DLA Piper
DLA Piper Partner and Board member, Laura Scampion, has been selected for the inaugural Superdiversity Institute and the Ministry for Ethnic Communities 'Top Diverse Board-Ready Directors List 2021’. Over 300 applications were considered for the List with only ... More >>
James Fletcher joins DLA Piper as NZ Chief Operating Officer
Monday, 13 September 2021, 11:17 am | DLA Piper
DLA Piper in New Zealand is pleased to announce the appointment of James Fletcher as NZ Chief Operating Officer with effect from 1 October 2021. In making the announcement Country Managing Partner, Martin Wiseman says, "James is a leader for the times, ... More >>
DLA Piper's Market-leading Parental Leave Policy
Monday, 9 August 2021, 12:18 pm | DLA Piper
Global law firm DLA Piper has been ahead of the curve on inclusiveness policies for some time. Now DLA Piper in New Zealand are leading the private practice legal sector again with their new parental leave policy. The new policy takes large strides ... More >>
DLA Piper Auckland Office Fitout By Jasmax Wins Architecture Award
Monday, 31 May 2021, 10:35 am | DLA Piper
DLA Piper's Auckland office fitout by Jasmax has been named in the 2021 Auckland Architecture Awards, winning an award for Interior Architecture. The global law firm's new flagship premises in Commercial Bay were designed to embody its values of approachability ... More >>
DLA Piper Strengthens Banking & Finance Offering In New Zealand With New Partner Hire
Monday, 5 April 2021, 4:00 pm | DLA Piper
Global law firm DLA Piper announces the appointment of new Auckland based partner, Rachel Brown. Rachel is a specialist banking and finance lawyer and joins Michael Thompson and Katie Carson. Rachel was recognised as a 'rising star' earlier this ... More >>
DLA Piper Advises Accel-KKR And Seequent On The Sale Of Seequent Group
Friday, 2 April 2021, 4:39 pm | DLA Piper
DLA Piper has advised Accel-KKR and its portfolio company, Seequent Holdings Limited on the sale of Seequent Holdings Limited to Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY) for ~NZD 1.46 billion (USD 1.05 billion). Seequent, head-quartered in Christchurch, ... More >>
New AI Technology By DLA Piper Helps To Detect Cartel Activity
Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 8:42 am | DLA Piper
Global law firm DLA Piper announces the launch of Aiscension, a ground-breaking AI-enabled service designed to find cartel risks within corporations. Aiscension revolutionises risk detection by combining DLA Piper’s legal know-how with cutting-edge AI technology ... More >>
Global Regulators Taking A Hard-line Approach To Data Protection, Finds Law Firm DLA Piper
Monday, 25 January 2021, 4:48 pm | DLA Piper
We are only just into 2021 but already privacy and cybersecurity are back on the radar as essential issues facing New Zealand businesses, with the high-profile data breach affecting the Reserve Bank. A DLA Piper global survey makes sobering reading: ... More >>
Capital Shift For DLA Piper
Monday, 18 January 2021, 12:46 pm | DLA Piper
DLA Piper has moved its Wellington office into new waterfront premises in the Deloitte building. DLA Piper's New Zealand Country Managing Partner, Martin Wiseman, says “Our move in Wellington is another exciting step in our firm's ongoing pursuit ... More >>
DLA Piper Partner With The Prince’s Trust New Zealand To Launch Head Start
Monday, 21 December 2020, 10:56 am | DLA Piper
21 December 2020 – Global law firm DLA Piper have launched Head Start in New Zealand, a global social mobility initiative that improves access to and increases diversity within the legal profession. The Head Start programme supports talented young people ... More >>
DLA Piper And Aldersgate DLS Launch TOKO
Friday, 6 November 2020, 9:34 am | DLA Piper
Global law firm DLA Piper in collaboration with Aldersgate DLS (Digital Ledger Solutions), has launched TOKO, a unique tokenisation engine and vital component in the digital asset ecosystem. Developed with Aldersgate DLS, TOKO provides smart contract functionality ... More >>
