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MinterEllisonRuddWatts

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.

Clients (14)

  • Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
  • Department of Internal Affairs
  • Pie Funds Management
  • Dassault Systems
  • Datagrid New Zealand
  • ANZ
  • Westpac New Zealand
  • Z Energy
  • New Zealand Film Commission
  • New Zealand Transport Agency
  • Mediaworks Holdings
  • Warner Brothers
  • Discovery
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare

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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 assisted Westpac with an update and refresh of its API template agreements as part of Westpac’s work programme to meet the API Centre’s Minimum Open Banking Implementation Plan.

Strengths

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  • Minters provides me with the best sounding board I've ever had. I know I can pick up the phone, get a really good steer and leverage its wealth of experience and expertise.

    Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondentAsia-Pacific

  • The team consistently deliver timely, pragmatic advice that is tailored to our commercial realities and is based on their deep institutional knowledge of our business.

    Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Ross Patterson
    Ross Patterson

    Ross Patterson

    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.

    • The expertise and industry knowledge of Dr Ross Patterson is outstanding and incredibly valuable.

      Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Dr Ross has decades of industry knowledge and experience. He is an invaluable resource to call upon as well as being a genuinely lovely person.

      Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondentAsia-Pacific
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  • Tom Maasland
    Tom Maasland

    Tom Maasland

    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 balances legal expertise with commercial know how to deliver great service.

      Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondentAsia-Pacific

    • Tom has a fantastic way about him. We enjoy his level of expertise and his personality.

      Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondentAsia-Pacific
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  • Jane Parker
    Jane Parker

    Jane Parker

    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.

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  • John McCay
    John McCay

    John McCay

    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.
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  • Richard Wells
    Richard Wells

    Richard Wells

    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 has such a good way about him translating commercial and legal considerations.

      Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) respondentAsia-Pacific
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