Tompkins Wake

Corporate & Commercial

Special Counsel

Robert is a corporate and commercial lawyer with a wide range of experience advising local and international clients on many aspects of doing business in New Zealand.  He is versatile, with particular industry and legal expertise in the areas of Life Sciences, Technology, Energy & Resources and Project Management. Robert is a skilled negotiator, a specialist "plain English” draftsman and has the ability to find practical answers to complex problems.

Robert has acted for and advised:

Multiple international companies doing business in New Zealand, including PepsiCo Inc. and Microsoft. A number of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies on all aspects of their New Zealand operations, including negotiations with the government procurement organisation PHARMAC. New Zealand Energy Corp (and other local and overseas explorers) on all aspects of petroleum exploration and operations in New Zealand, including local establishment, permitting, land access, drilling and service contracts, joint venture operating agreements, oil and gas sale contracts, and associated M&A, financing and regulatory matters. Acquisition, development and operation of privately owned gold, coal and tungsten mines and associated commercial structuring, Overseas Investment Act compliance and other regulatory matters. 

BCom, LLB, University of Auckland