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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Offices

MinterEllisonRuddWatts
PWC TOWER, 15 CUSTOMS STREET WEST
PO BOX 105 249
AUCKLAND 1143
New Zealand
Visit website 64 9 353 9700 64 9 353 9701

Jeremy Muir

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Work Department

Financial Services

Position

Partner and Head of Financial Services

Career

Jeremy is a specialist financial services, funds and investment lawyer.

He is passionate about disruptive innovation in financial services through technology (FinTech). Jeremy is widely recognised as New Zealand’s leading lawyer for cryptocurrencies, digital tokens and coins, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other blockchain projects. From helping to develop the first NZD stablecoin to being appointed as one of two special advisers to the Finance & Expenditure Select Committee enquiry on cryptocurrencies, he is at the heart of this growing sector.

Jeremy also works with retail and wholesale fund managers (including KiwiSaver and superannuation), online platforms, trustee companies, derivatives issuers, and insurers. His clients include significant Australian and international businesses with interests in New Zealand. He has market-leading expertise in structuring private equity and venture capital (PE/VC) funds, as well as other alternative asset vehicles, including hedge funds, property funds, forestry schemes, and marinas.

An authority on the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA), Jeremy assists with managed investment schemes (MIS) and financial services licences. He also advises on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) rules, financial service provider (FSP) registration, non-bank deposit takers (NBDTs), insurance prudential supervision, fair dealing and conduct of financial institutions (CoFI), financial advice, client money and property services (including custody), equity crowd-funding and peer-to-peer lending. He is the author of the Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance text for Offers of Securities under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013.

Languages

English, French

Memberships

Member, NZ Private Capital

Member, New Zealand Financial Innovation and Technology Association (FinTechNZ)

Member, Blockchain Association of New Zealand (BANZ)

Member, Institute of Financial Professionals New Zealand Inc (INFINZ)

Member, Financial Services Council NZ (FSC)

Education

Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et. Normandes l’Universite de Caen (2004)

PGDipEcon London (CeFIMs) (2003)

LLM (Hons First Class), University of Auckland (1999)

LLB (Hons), BA (French), University of Auckland (1996)

Lawyer Rankings

New Zealand > Investment funds

(Hall of Fame)

Jeremy Muir – MinterEllisonRuddWatts

The team at MinterEllisonRuddWatts is experienced in a wide array of sectors, with particular expertise in the fin-tech and cryptocurrency spaces. The firm provides compliance support, as well as transactional advice, including on the winding up and sale of investment schemes. The team is led by Lloyd Kavanagh, ‘a thought leader in the industry’, and Jeremy Muir, a veteran advisor to venture capital funds. Within the team, Claire Brabant is well-versed in fund management regulation, and Zena Razoki is also noted for her work on the establishment of investment products.

New Zealand > Banking and finance

Assisting trading banks, government bodies, investment firms and private credit funds, MinterEllisonRuddWatts is experienced across the banking and finance space, with particular knowledge in senior and mezzanine loan facility matters. The firm has further expertise in compliance and restructuring matters. Jeremy Muir and acquisition financing expert Steve Gallaugher are the firm’s practice heads. Within the team, Kate Lane advises banks on the redrafting of their loan documents. Chris O’Brien is experienced in securitisation matters. Simon Gray adds project finance expertise. Allison Hancock, who was promoted to partner in January 2024, advises clients on sustainable finance matters.

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