Dentons New Zealand draws on its regulatory, competition, disputes, and M&A expertise to enhance it commercial and technology abilities. The firm’s global position allows it to provide a seamless service on matters that span multiple jurisdictions. Hayley Miller leads the team, specialising in software development and SaaS offerings. Other key members of the group include Campbell Featherstone, who focuses on the health sector, and Güneş Haksever, a technology and privacy expert, who is also qualified in Turkey.
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‘Hayley Miller's team has a wealth of tech contracting experience and do an excellent job of drafting.’
‘Hayley Miller is very commercially minded and easy to instruct; she seems to intuitively understand the materiality of an instruction. She is very sharp and can quickly pick out the key risks and direct attention towards them.’
‘Dentons is able to be at the leading edge of TMT work, aided by their well-integrated international relationship with the Dentons network.’
‘Campbell Featherstone is a leading practitioner in TMT. He is both excellent on the law and very current and knowledgeable on TMT risks which are evolving rapidly.’
Key clients
- Accenture NZ Ltd
- Airbnb
- Airways Corporation of NZ
- Altus Group Limited
- Amazon
- AMP Services (NZ) Limited
- ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited
- ASB Bank Limited
- Bathurst
- BNI Networking & Referral Ireland Holding Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Altus on its acquisition of software company Forbury.
- Advising BNI, the franchisor, on acquiring the shares in a franchisee, and the business and assets of a sub-franchisee in New Zealand.
- Acted for Snapper Services Limited in connection with a number of its matters, including establishing the suite of SaaS and related documentation to support Snapper’s back-end data analytics platform, MOSAIQ, which it provides to transport operators globally.
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Practice head
Hayley Miller
Other key lawyers
Campbell Featherstone; Güneş Haksever