MinterEllisonRuddWatts fields a strong team that is highly regarded for its ability to cover a wide range of competition law mandates from merger control and anti-competitive conduct to anti-dumping and anti-subsidy matters. Practice head Ross Patterson, dubbed as the ‘most experienced practitioner in town’ by one client, regularly represents clients in some of New Zealand’s highest profile merger clearances, authorisations, and Commerce Commission investigations. The ’excellent’ Jennifer Hambleton has a particular speciality in merger clearances, enforcement actions, and disputes, regularly advising commercial and government clients in all levels of the New Zealand courts. Associate April Payne assists public and private sector clients with both contentious and non-contentious competition, consumer, and health and safety mandates.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Dr Ross Paterson is the most experienced practitioner in town. Really knows how to get to the issue and find a commercial solution.'
‘High-quality lawyers, pragmatic.'
‘Both Ross Patterson and Jennifer Hambleton are excellent to deal with. High-quality legal advice, easy to understand, commercially focused.’
Key clients
- Tourism Holdings Limited
- Life Health Foods
- Camplify
- NZ Bus
- Viagogo
- Tegel
- Action manufacturing
- Westpac
- Zespri
- ASB
Work highlights
- Acted for Tourism Holdings Limited on the merger and clearance application in relation to the merger of thl and Apollo Tourism & Leisure.
- Advised Tegel on its opposition to the New Zealand Tegel Growers Association’s application for authorisation to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of its members’ supply of chicken growing services to Tegel for a 10-year period.
- Acted for NZ Bus on the sale of its business to Kinetic NZ Holdings Ltd (Kinetic).
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Jennifer Hambleton
MinterEllisonRuddWattsPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ross Patterson