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Dispute Resolution - New Zealand
What the Team is Known For
Lindsay Francis & Mangan is a litigation and arbitration boutique, handling a broad range of contentious or potentially contentious matters, including intellectual property and insolvency-related issues, while maintaining a particularly close focus on high-profile corporate and commercial disputes and regulatory litigation. The firm's extensive in-house international experience facilitates the handling of cross-jurisdictional disputes and the representation of foreign corporates. It regularly handles matters arising from the real estate, resources, retail and technology sectors, and is prominent in the representation of individual corporate directors and officers.
Strengths
Lindsay Francis & Mangan offer considerable experience, with expert litigators on the team backed by very capable junior staff.
LFM are outstanding at crafting solutions to legal problems that fit with the client's broader commercial needs.
Work Highlights
Lindsay Francis & Mangan represented CPB Contractors and HEB Construction Limited as the plaintiffs in High Court proceedings against New Zealand Government transport agency Waka Kotahi, arising out of the construction of the Transmission Gully roading project.
Notable practitioners
Timothy Lindsay acts for both domestic and international clients across a broad range of commercial and regulatory issues, bringing to his work valuable and extensive experience in both the litigation and arbitration of cross-border disputes.
Tim Lindsay is very dedicated, thoughtful, intelligent and committed to his clients.
Timothy Lindsay is a real powerhouse lawyer. He's the kind of guy you would use for bet-the-company litigation, and he's incredibly effective.
Kim Francis has both national and international experience, advising on complex commercial, public, regulatory and insolvency disputes.
Kim Francis is an extremely able lawyer. He is very thorough and has great drafting skills.
Kim Francis adds value at every stage. He is unflappable and a joy to work with.