Mr Nick Gillies > Hesketh Henry > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
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HSBC Tower, Level 14
188 Quay Street
Auckland 1010
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Mr Nick Gillies
Work Department
Construction / Dispute Resolution
Position
Nick is a partner in the Disputes Team, and is a specialist construction lawyer.
Career
Prior to joining Hesketh Henry, Nick worked for Russell McVeagh, before spending eight years with a specialist construction law firm, Beale and Company, in London. Nick leads Hesketh Henry’s dedicated construction team, which is now one of the largest in New Zealand. He acts on the full range of building and engineering law issues (both contentious and non-contentious), and is trusted by some of New Zealand’s leading civil and vertical contractors as well as international consulting engineering firms.
Languages
English
Memberships
AMINZ
DRBF
NZSCL (New Zealand Society of Construction Law)
Education
LLB (Hons) / Bcom
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals: Real estate and construction)Auckland-based Hesketh Henry is ‘a stand out in the New Zealand market for its construction litigation practice‘, handling a wide range of complex and high-profile construction disputes. The team garners praise for being ‘practical and commercially robust‘ and ‘easy to work with‘, and is led by Nick Gillies, who ‘combines excellent technical skills with strong commercial acumen.‘ Christina Bryant is a key contact, with a solid track record in handling disputes up to Supreme Court level; Glen Holm-Hansen combines insolvency, regulatory and litigation expertise. Additionally, Gillies works alongside Helen Macfarlane to assist clients with construction and consultancy contracts. On the real estate side. Robert Berry is well known for advising on ground leases; he jointly heads the group with Brian Coburn, who acts for international high-net-worth individuals. Jacintha Tan, Barret Blaylock, and Sarah Holderness are names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals: Real estate and construction New Zealand > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction New Zealand