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

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office through a merger with Malloy Moody & Greville, and a partial merger with Holmden Horrocks & Co. Through a merger with

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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

References

{{reflist Law firms of New Zealand Companies based in Wellington