Anderson Lloyd is continuing to take pride in being an employer of choice in a changing and demanding legal market. They possess a reputation for hiring the best people and continuing to develop, support and encourage them in a challenging and engaging workplace.
Nationally recognised as the best law firm of their size for the last two years and with Partners that are recognised through both domestic and global awards, they continue to work on some of the region’s leading matters.
As part of this continued growth they continue to pride themselves in providing straightforward outcome focused advice that separates then from their competition as they work to support industries that are pivotal to New Zealand's economic growth which include maintaining its dominant position as New Zealand's leading private sector PPP and project finance practice.
As the only New Zealand team to have advised on a successful PPP project as sole sponsor counsel, the Projects team advised the successful consortia on all three of New Zealand’s major projects including the Auckland Prison, Schools 2 and the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway PPP. The Projects team advise on all aspects of the projects including project financing and equity documentation, and due diligence aspects including resource management, property, corporate and regulatory compliance
In addition to their continued success advising on PPP projects, Anderson Lloyd has advised on a number of complicated, innovative and significant infrastructure deals during 2015-16.These include the Tauranga Social Housing Transfer, the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme and
OceanaGold's acquisition of Waihi mine ($USD101m), where the team advised OceanaGold on all aspects of the acquisition of the Waihi gold mine project which was the largest mining acquisition in New Zealand in the last decade.
As well as the quality of work, Anderson Lloyd continues to maintain the focus on their employees as central to their strategic plan and focuses on creating a sustainable people centric culture that enhances their business. In addition to a leading diversity programme that addresses conscious and unconscious bias, cultural awareness, sexual orientation, gender and age.
This focus is a core part of the strategic plan and client offering and is addressed within their recruitment processes and leadership development programmes to ensure an established set of values-driven behaviours which their leaders and partners take responsibility for, and are held accountable to, to ensure staff satisfaction and engagement.
As partner Geoff Busch states: "Anderson Lloyd is a fantastic place to further your career. Our team members get the best of both worlds. We act for banks and borrowers on some of New Zealand's most high profile transactions in the project finance and corporate and acquisition finance space, while at the same time enjoy a very open, fun and collaborative working environment."
This focus on the quality of client care, development of people as well as a continued drive to enhance capability through significant investment in technology, including a leading integrated practice management system will ensure the firm continues to grow from strength to strength.
For further information on Anderson Lloyd, please go to al.nz or contact our retained consultant Neil Williams from Carmichael Fisher on + 61 430 211 145.
About Geoff Busch:
Geoff joined Anderson Lloyd as a partner in 2014 after 21 years with law firms in Auckland, London (Clifford Chance) and Sydney (Mallesons). For the last 10 of those years he was a partner, most recently with Russell McVeagh in Auckland.