Ms Kate Telford > Hesketh Henry > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
Hesketh Henry Offices
HSBC Tower, Level 14
188 Quay Street
Auckland 1010
New Zealand
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Ms Kate Telford
Work Department
Commercial Law / Corporate Advisory / Information Technology / M&A
Position
Kate is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team.
Kate’s principal area of practice is general corporate and commercial law. Kate regularly advises clients on a range of commercial agreements including joint venture and shareholder agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, sponsorship agreements and terms of trade. She also assists corporate clients in relation to compliance with a wide range of legislative matters, including the Companies Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Takeovers Code 1993 and Overseas Investment Act 2005.
In addition, Kate has extensive experience advising clients in relation to acquiring, disposing of and investing in businesses.
Kate is a director of Project Employ Ltd, a charitable company that helps young people with disabilities learn the skills they need to gain meaningful employment in the community. Hesketh Henry provides pro bono legal assistance to Project Employ.
Prior to joining Hesketh Henry, Kate practised in large law firms in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Kate became a partner at Hesketh Henry in 2012.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Corporate and M&A
Seeing recent growth in instructions in the sub-sea cable and telecoms sector, Hesketh Henry advises a broad range of clients, including those within the forestry, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, IT, and healthcare sectors. The firm is adept at cross-border matters, with a specialism in supply-chain commercial agreements. Led by Kate Telford, who regularly advises on the acquisition and disposal of businesses, the team is also home to the ‘fantastic’ Erich Bachmann
, an expert in matters relating to Germany. Julika Wahlmann-Smith bolsters the firm’s expertise in advising foreign investors from Germany.