MinterEllisonRuddWatts, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ dedicated TMT group has the expertise to support clients in the innovative and highly complex technology, media and telecommunications industries. With extensive experience ranging from large transactions to regulation, the team provides clients with informed commercial, strategic and practical advice.

The team has an abundance of experience advising domestic and international clients across all aspects of the TMT landscape and acts for both customers and suppliers of TMT products and services. The team also assists clients in all elements of design, development, consultation and implementation of market regulation and price regulation.

Acting for Hourua (joint venture between Spark and Vodafone) on a NZD1.4 billion ‘First of its kind’ telecommunications deal to enhance communications for New Zealand’s first responders.
Acting for 12 public transport authorities and Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) on Project NEXT, the project to procure a national ticketing solution to enable and process payments for journeys on public transport in New Zealand.
Assisting Metlifecare with the preparation and negotiation of an IT Master Services Agreement for the implementation of essential finance and customer relationship management information technology.

Chambers Review

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Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) - New Zealand

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

MinterEllisonRuddWatts offers expertise across all aspects of TMT, including both regulatory and commercial advice. It handles a broad variety of work from cloud computing and e-commerce issues to joint ventures and broadcasting procurement in the media and entertainment space. Also, the team is able to offer expertise across telecommunications regulations, including advice on legislation reviews, pricing and competition issues. MinterEllisonRuddWatts advises a strong roster of high-end domestic and international clients from the technology, banking, entertainment and energy sectors, among others. It has significant experience in public sector work, advising a number of government bodies.

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Work Highlights

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts advised Mercury New Zealand on its entry into a long-term advanced metering infrastructure agreement with Bluecurrent.

Strengths

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts provide pragmatic advice which is very easy to understand and is delivered in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondent
Asia-Pacific

MinterEllisonRuddWatts go the extra mile to deliver outcomes on time, regardless of the deadlines.

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondent
Asia-Pacific

MinterEllisonRuddWatts provide pragmatic advice which is very easy to understand and is delivered in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondent
Asia-Pacific

MinterEllisonRuddWatts go the extra mile to deliver outcomes on time, regardless of the deadlines.

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondent
Asia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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Ross Patterson

Eminent Practitioners

Ross Patterson brings to his work the unrivalled advantage of having been the Commerce Commission's telecommunications commissioner for five years, this being just one aspect of his career, which spans more than 30 years. He advises sector players on a broad range of regulatory issues.

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Tom Maasland

Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)

Band 1

Tom Maasland leads MinterEllisonRuddWatts' TMT practice and maintains a strong specialisation in technology and telecommunication matters. He is particularly adept in the handling of major technology procurement and transformation mandates, and brings to the table the fruits of several years of in-house experience in both New Zealand and the UK.

Tom provides excellent, clear and to-the-point legal advice. He is responsive and personable, and our business enjoys working with him.

Tom Maasland is commercial and pragmatic, understands the solution and can offer the ways to get there both legally and commercially.

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Jane Parker

Band 3

Jane Parker focuses her practice substantially on technology issues and is particularly well known for her handling of large-scale, complex, multiparty contractual and procurement arrangements.

Jane is an exceptional lawyer who is incredibly knowledgeable and very good to deal with. I would never hesitate to pick up the phone and call her.

Jane Parker is a proactive adviser who understands the subject matter. She offers good technical understanding and has a good appreciation of potential technical problem areas.

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John McCay

Band 3

John McCay offers particularly extensive experience in the media space, incorporating an especially deep familiarity with commercial and contractual issues in the film and television industries.

John McCay is responsive and possesses very good client engagement skills.

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Richard Wells

Band 4

Richard Wells offers wide-ranging sector expertise, including particular familiarity with the licensing of technology and media rights and with privacy and data protection issues.

Richard Wells offers a practical approach. He is really good at taking something quite complex and drilling it down to something simple, articulating it in a way that is simple and easy to understand.

Richard provides great commercial awareness and an excellent level of client service.

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