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Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) - New Zealand
What the Team is Known For
Chapman Tripp operates across the TMT landscape and is well-versed in issues pertaining to ICT projects, including telecommunications regulatory advice and network infrastructure agreements. The team has considerable experience advising large corporations and government departments on technology procurements and contractual arrangements. Chapman Tripp acts for many leading media and technology companies in both the New Zealand and Australian markets. The firm handles complex matters ranging from licensing agreements to workflow automation, and also engages in copyright litigation.
Strengths
We have chosen the firm to help us with complex matters due to their pragmatic approach. They stayed across the detail well, even when issues arose during negotiations.
CT are extremely sharp and stay across sometimes very complex matters which are moving fast. They take a strategic approach to understand what is important for our business and advise based on that.
Work Highlights
Chapman Tripp acted for Bank of New Zealand on all aspects of its investment into payments technology company Centrapay.
Notable practitioners
Tim Sherman co-heads the practice and is noted for his practice area expertise, which extends across a broad range of issues, including ICT projects, procurements and acquisitions.
Tim Sherman is able to quickly understand very complex technical matters and is able to represent us exceptionally well in negotiations.
We really enjoy working with Tim. He has deep knowledge of the relevant law, standard positions in market and thinks creatively about how to achieve the goal we are striving for.