Mark Williamson
DLA Piper New ZealandOften handling public sector construction and infrastructure matters, DLA Piper New Zealand is skilled at real estate developments and transactions. Mark Williamson heads the construction space from Auckland, and his recent caseload encompasses sizeable supermarket developments. Justin March spearheads the real estate space and is praised for his ‘extensive experience in commercial property law.’ Heath Brunton specialises in the development and leasing of urban regeneration projects, while Nick Byrnes is knowledgeable of energy projects.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The DLA Piper team is experienced, personable, and provides both well considered and accurate transactional documents.'
‘Justin Marsh is very diligent, legally accurate, and provides advice that consider the commercial realities of the legal issue.'
- 'Justin Marsh has extensive experience in commercial property law in the New Zealand market and we benefit significantly from that experience. ’
Key clients
- Foodstuffs North Island Limited
- Maersk
- Auckland Council
- Fred Hollows Foundation (NZ)
- Savory Construction Limited
- Nelson City Council
- IAG New Zealand Limited
- Mitre 10
- Contact Energy
- Aquila Capital
- OCS Group NZ Limited (1M)
- Foodstuffs North Island Limited
- Goodman Property Trust
- Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust
- Cornwall Park Trust Board
- Maersk
- LOGOS New Zealand Development Management Pty Limited
- Tātaki Auckland Unlimited
- Salesforce
- Busy Bees NZ Bidco Limited
- Warner Bros Discovery
- Simplicity Living
- Kärcher
- Aquila Capital
- Lululemon
- CCIS ANL Australia Pty Ltd
- IAG
Work highlights
- Acted for MAERSK on the design and construction of a large coolstore in Hamilton, including the drafting and negotiation of a bespoke design and construction contract.
- Acted for The Fred Hollows Foundation (NZ) on drafting a design and construction contract for the Papua New Guinea Centre of Excellence for Eye Health.
- Acted for Foodstuffs North Island on the development of a large new PAK'nSAVE store in Highland Park.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Williamson, Justin March