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Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)

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Our TMT team is a trusted adviser to leading corporates, government agencies, and innovators, known for its depth of expertise and strategic legal solutions across the full spectrum of technology, media, and telecommunications matters. With a strong track record in complex, transformational projects and emerging technologies, the team delivers commercially focused advice on privacy, data protection, digital infrastructure, and regulatory compliance.

Recent work highlights

  • Westpac | Advised on updating API Template Agreements to meet open banking requirements, including strategic guidance on the proposed Customer and Product Data Bill and training support.
  • NZTA | Advising on the NZD1.3b National Ticketing Solution “Motu Move,” including contract design, privacy compliance, and plain-English terms for nationwide public transport users.
  • MediaWorks | Advised on its response to one of New Zealand’s largest data breaches, managing breach notifications, Privacy Commissioner engagement, and biometric policy development.
  • Z Energy | Advised on its EV charging rollout across homes, businesses, and public networks, including modular documentation, customer contracts, and participation in an EECA-backed roaming trial.

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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.

Work Highlights

  • 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.

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

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Notable Practitioners

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Ross Patterson
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Ross Patterson
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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
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Tom Maasland
Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
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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
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Jane Parker
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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
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John McCay
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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
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Richard Wells
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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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Ross Patterson
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Ross Patterson
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Eminent Practitioners
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Tom Maasland
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Tom Maasland
Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
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Jane Parker
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Jane Parker
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John McCay
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John McCay
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Richard Wells
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Richard Wells
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Members

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Kate Cruickshank

Sonya Forbes

Suzy McMillan

Tom Maasland

Tom Maasland

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Clients

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ANZ

Dassault Systems

Datagrid New Zealand

Department of Internal Affairs

Discovery

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

Mediaworks Holdings

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

New Zealand Film Commission

New Zealand Transport Agency

Pie Funds Management

Warner Brothers

Westpac New Zealand

Z Energy