NEW ZEALAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Ashton Goatley, Henry Willis, Sarah Keene and Erin Hickey, Webb Henderson
Webb Henderson specialises in corporate and M&A projects (including inbound foreign investment), joint ventures, partnerships, takeovers, capital markets and corporate governance, as well as banking and fi - nance, competition law and regulatory advice. Across its Auckland and Sydney offices, the firm comprises 16 partners and a total of 54 lawyers. The Auckland office is headed by partners Graeme Quigley and
Garth Sinclair, who are highly regarded corporate lawyers, each with more than 25 years’ experience specialising in M&A, strategic projects, joint ventures and corporate governance work. Webb Henderson regularly advises major New Zealand corporates and overseas investors on their most significant transac - tions and projects in New Zealand.
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Ashton Goatley is a partner in the corporate advisory team at Webb Henderson and was awarded Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year at the 2024 New Zealand Law Awards. Ashton advises New Zealand and
Sarah Keene is a competition/ antitrust partner in the Auckland office of Webb Henderson with over 25 years’ experience in the areas of competition and consumer law, and economic regulation. She regularly
international clients on complex transactions (including joint ventures, M&A, and commercial contracts), corporate governance and regulatory matters. Ashton’s recent experience includes advising on a range of inbound foreign investment transactions, domestic M&A, corporate governance structures and processes, capital markets transactions, and regulatory matters in the insurance and energy sectors. Henderson. In 2020, Henry was named New Zealand Dealmaker of the Year at the prestigious Australasian Law Awards. Henry specialises in corporate law, with particular expertise in M&A and capital raising. His practice extends across the full value range of transactions, including early-stage investments, family business sales, and public markets takeovers and schemes of arrangement. Henry has advised a variety of entities in relation to New Zealand capital-raising initiatives. He has had a leading role in some of the most significant recent New Zealand IPOs. Henry Willis is a corporate partner in the Auckland office of Webb
acts on New Zealand’s most complex and contentious M&A, working seamlessly with local and international teams in advising whether to seek clearance, and leading teams running clearance or authorisation applications and appeals. Sarah also advises clients facing competition, consumer and economic regulatory investigations, including cartel leniency applications, dawn raids, advocacy with the regulator, injunctions and appeals. Her practice also includes advising major corporations operating in New Zealand on competition and consumer law compliance and audits.
Erin Hickey is a senior member of Webb Henderson’s corporate advisory team. She has experience of advising domestic and international clients on a range of corporate and commercial matters, including
corporate governance, M&A and other transactional work. Erin is qualified as a lawyer in South Africa.
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