Mr David Shillson > Dentons New Zealand > Wellington, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
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40 Bowen Street
Pipitea
Wellington 6011
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Mr David Shillson
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial law, Insolvency and Restructuring
Position
Partner
Career
David is a senior partner in our corporate and commercial team. He has over 40 years’ experience he has considerable expertise in transactional work involving mergers and acquisitions, investment structuring and in advising on risk and governance issues that arise. He is a highly-respected and trusted partner to both business and public entities.
He advises listed and unlisted companies (locally and internationally), central and local government, and a wide variety of business organisations on a range of complex matters that impact an organisation. He has particular expertise in transactions in the infrastructure, transportation and energy sectors.
David regularly advises on asset and share transactions and has transactional expertise in the Takeovers Code and New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Regulations. When advising on such transactions he will often have responsibility for undertaking and project managing legal due diligence of the business, assets and/or shares being sold or acquired and provide advice on the funding and structuring of such transactions and investment vehicle.
In corporate finance matters David’s experience includes equity and debt raising, asset finance, receivables and trade finance and restructuring & insolvency. He acts for borrowers, financiers and receivers in assessing stressed businesses and assets and in developing strategies for realisations and managing risk.
For local authorities and council owned organisations, David often provides legal guidance on significant commercial projects which relate to infrastructure and services provided to communities. He has an active practice in the sector, with insights of the issues relating to governance of local authorities and the funding models available to them.
Languages
English
Memberships
David is a member of INSOL New Zealand and the Institute of Directors.
Education
LLB, Victoria University of Welington (1981) LLM, (Hons, First Class),
Victoria University of Wellington (1995) Admission date: June 1981
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)The ‘client-focused’ team at Dentons New Zealand leverages the firm’s expansive global network to advise on complex cross-border M&A transactions and is actively involved in a range of domestic acquisitions and joint ventures. Auckland-based practice head Chris Parke has notable expertise in the insurance, infrastructure, TMT, healthcare and food sectors. The ‘outstanding’ David Shillson
is praised for his ‘breadth of experience and depth of expertise.’ Wook Jin Lee, who is ‘smart, commercial and savvy’, regularly acts for listed issuers, private businesses, and private equity fund managers on the full spectrum of corporate deals and capital markets transactions. The team is strengthened by the arrival of tax partner Bruce Bernachhi. Heida Donegan departed.
New Zealand > Restructuring and insolvency
The team at Dentons New Zealand is frequently instructed by banks, trade creditors, directors and insolvency practitioners. The practice works closely alongside the firm’s construction and major projects practice to assist with debt recovery and enforcement work and has particular expertise in this area. Auckland-based practice head James McMillan draws on 19 years of experience acting for banks, insolvency practitioners, directors and construction companies. David Shillson and Liz Lim have a corporate focus, specialising in banking and finance matters from the Wellington and Auckland offices, respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and M&A New Zealand
- Restructuring and insolvency New Zealand
- Hall of Fame New Zealand > Corporate and M&A