Tom Swindells
Senior Associate
tom.swindells@martellimckegg.co.nz
+64 9 300 7606
+64 21 0835 0721
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Background
After spending his early career in England, and qualifying as a solicitor there in 2009, Tom moved to New Zealand and joined Martelli McKegg in 2017, subsequently being admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. He now works with commercial clients on a broad range of matters, including:
- Mergers and Acquisitions – advising vendors and purchasers in connection with the sale and purchase of shares and businesses
- Corporate – company incorporations, company restructures and other company matters; drafting shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements and limited partnership agreements
- Commercial – drafting, negotiating and advising on a range of contracts including franchise agreements, services agreements, licences, terms and conditions, policies
Specialisations
Commercial LawProfessional Development
Professional memberships
- Committee member of The Law Association of New Zealand (TLANZ)
- Emerging Leader Contact of the Meritas Law Firm Network
Qualifications
- Admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2009
- Admitted New Zealand, 2020
- BA (Hons), Economics & Politics with North American Studies
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice