Buddle Findlay

Buddle Findlay is a full-service New Zealand law firm advising businesses, public institutions and communities on commercial and public law. Established in 1982 through the merger of two Wellington firms, with heritage tracing back to the late nineteenth century, the firm operates from three offices - in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch - giving lawyers exposure to work across the country's main commercial and government centres.

The firm's practice spans corporate and commercial law, banking and financial services, construction and infrastructure, employment, environment and planning, intellectual property, Māori law, property, public law and regulation, tax, technology, media and telecommunications, and litigation. Client sectors include banking and financial services, construction and infrastructure, technology, media and telecommunications, the public sector, property and real estate, start-ups, Māori business and communities, and tax.

Buddle Findlay publishes a number of practical resources, among them a guide to litigation and a guide to doing business in New Zealand. It also offers Back of a Napkin, a free agreement generator for New Zealand start-ups and co-founders. The firm's client base spans businesses, public institutions and communities.