TMT

DLA Piper New Zealand

With the ability to draw on TMT lawyers across 40 jurisdictions, DLA Piper New Zealand handles cross-border matters for its international client base regularly. The firm is experienced in corporate and M&A matters, as well as telecoms, cybersecurity regulation, and AI implementation. Nick Valentine, a specialist in cybersecurity, leads the team. Edward Eisdell-Moore adds expertise in procurement and IT systems implementation advice to the team.

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Testimonials

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‘Deep knowledge of the client's business, up to speed with developments in the industry.’
‘Nick Valentine has good knowledge of market practice in IT contracts.’
'Nick Valentine leads a strong practice, and is very client focussed, technically strong and easy to deal with.'
'Extremely strong team across multiple disciplines. Excellent subject matters experts within the organisation.'
'Nick Valentine provides excellent advice.'

Key clients

Air New Zealand
Foodstuffs North Island
Contact Energy
AIA
Partners Life
New Zealand Rugby Union
Pfizer
HCL
Infosys
Auckland Council
InfinityStudio.AI
Amplify Health
Total Utilities
FMG Insurance
Publicis Groupe
Tower Limited
Aotearoa Clinical Trials
MVision AI
Mondelēz International
Xero

Work highlights

Advised FMG Insurance on a business-critical digital transformation project involving the migration of its core insurance IT platform to a cloud solution provided by Guidewire Software, Inc, one of the world's leading insurance software providers.
Advised Total Utilities, a specialist in utility management, carbon measurement and reduction services, on its software licence and partnership agreement with leading emissions management software provider Net0.
Advised Foodstuffs North Island on its procurement of SaaS tools and consulting services from a leading global FMCG company, for the transformation of Foodstuffs' in-store product picking systems and processes.