I am a commercial lawyer with over 20 years' experience across a broad range of industries and areas of commercial law. I advise overseas and New Zealand investors on mergers and acquisitions across a variety of industries. I also have particular expertise in New Zealand's overseas investment laws.I have advised medium-sized businesses, corporates, local government organisations, charities and other types of entities on a variety of issues including structuring, establishment, major contracts, acquisitions and succession issues.I have particluar expertise in the following areas:1. Forestry: Forest investments, management and operational arrangements.2. Climate Change & Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS): Helping clients to understand their ETS obligations and maximise their opportunities. This work has ranged from forest leasing to earn carbon credits, through to drafting waste management contracts. 3. Commercial Contracts and Business: Drafting complex contracts of all types, from shareholder agreements, through to long term supply agreements. I also specialise in sales and marketing law, from advising on advertising campaigns and promotions, through to defending advertisers against consumer complaints and regulator investigations.4. Corporate Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions: Providing structuring and governance advice to all types of entities, establishing new entities and advising on M&A transactions of all sizes and types. 5. Overseas Investment: Advising overseas investors and New Zealand vendors on all aspects of New Zealand's overseas investment laws, including making a large number of successful Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent applications.