Paula Ormandy Email & Phone Number

Recommended as a "Next Generation Partner" since 2019 in Legal 500 and ranked as "Up and Coming" in Chambers Asia Pacific 2024, I am a commercial property lawyer specialising in property development, construction and high-value portfolio acquisitions and disposals. With a commercial property background including subdivisions, the sale and purchase of commercial property and leasing, I also have a particular interest in large-scale construction, procurement and infrastructure projects. I act for both developers and institutional landlords and major retail tenants. In the construction space, I act for New Zealand's largest contractors and a wide range of landowners (including large New Zealand and international corporates, iwi, the Crown and local government).I am also recognised as the leading legal expert in the emerging Build to Rent (BTR) and alternative housing markets in New Zealand and am often approached by media to provide insights and commentary on BTR.Recent experience includes acting for Kiwi Property on its BTR development at Sylvia Park, Pernod Ricard on the sale of its Point England industrial site (the largest industrial development site sold in 2021), Emirates Team New Zealand in the preparation of the lease documentation for the team bases for the 2021 America's Cup, negotiation of H&M's flagship lease at Commercial Bay, Tainui Group Holdings' sale of 50% of The Base, the development and construction of the Datacom building in Wynyard Quarter, AMP Capital's sale of its New Zealand property portfolio to Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board and the Transmission Gully PPP project. I have acted for clients developing, buying and selling everything from office buildings, shopping malls and hotels to wind farms and electric trains.I love helping clients achieve their objectives in a timely and pragmatic manner, and doing so with a smile. Clients describe me as "being very commercial to deal with" and "a pleasure to work with, commercially savvy, with firm boundaries and legal awareness. Her value-add to our business is unquestioned".

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Property Law, Construction Law, Infrastructure, and 1 others.

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  University Of Auckland

  Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.) (Hons), Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)