MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Real Estate

Independent Consultant

Andrew is a former MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner who now works as an independent consultant. Andrew’s services are provided to clients by Monteith Advisory Limited.

As a leading commercial property and infrastructure lawyer who specialises in major development and infrastructure projects, Andrew provides strategic and legal advice to both private and public sector clients in relation to their significant projects.

Experienced in all forms of contract preparation and negotiation, Andrew assists with procurement strategy, bid evaluation and complex development arrangements, acquisitions and divestments. He has particular expertise in property due diligence, leasing, large scale developments and subdivisions, joint venture development arrangements, build-to-rent, and public works/public sector procurement. He is also an expert in New Zealand’s foreign direct investment regime, regularly acting for offshore investors who require consent under the Overseas Investment Act for acquisitions of interests in “sensitive land”.

Sought after by public sector clients to advise on their public/private development arrangements with private sector developers, Andrew has advised the lead Government housing agencies implementing the Government’s core housing affordability policy initiatives, restructuring of New Zealand’s water assets and rail projects.

In the private sector, Andrew has advised both local and international commercial/retail portfolio owners, such as Marriott, IKEA, Tourism Holdings and Brookfield DCI Datacentres on their significant acquisition and development projects in New Zealand.

Andrew is an Officer of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Real Estate Committee.

English

Member, Property Council of New Zealand

Member, Technical Advisors Panel

Officer of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Real Estate Committee

LLB, University of Otago (1994)