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Provided by Anchali Anandanayagam
Anchali is an expert in all legal aspects of tech, media and telecommunications (TMT). Over the last 23 years Anchali has advised both public and private sector customers and their suppliers alike on corporate and commercial transactions where TMT assets and infrastructure are at the core. Notably, Anchali has significant expertise and experience in subsea and terrestrial telecommunications cable infrastructure, privacy, and data protection, and in technology and content development and commercialisation.
Anchali has received global recognition for her work and expertise from internationally renowned legal directories, Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Media Law International. Her open and measured approach means that she is often sought out by clients to work on complex transactions and to represent them in difficult negotiations.
Tuned into this industry with her proactive external interests and board memberships, Anchali has a comprehensive understanding of the market, and can therefore respond to her clients’ needs from an informed position.
Hudson Gavin Martin | 2012
Pacific Fibre Limited | 2010 - 2012
Simmonds Stewart | 2008 - 2010
Linklaters LLP (UK) | 2006 - 2007
Bell Gully | 2002 - 2006
Anchali is an advocate of purpose driven organisations and sits on the board of Women in Film and Television (WIFT) New Zealand, an organisation that works to support growth and sustainability in the screen industries with a particular emphasis on equal opportunity and participation for women.
Anchali was also awarded the Emerging Director Award by the New Zealand Institute of Directors (Auckland) in 2022, recognised as a NZ Lawyer Elite Woman of 2023 and identified in the Legal 500 as a TMT Next Generation Partner 2024.
Anchali helps businesses with technology, media, and telecommunications transactions. From capacity and dark fibre procurement, data protection, technology implementation to content production, Anchali advises public and private customers and their suppliers alike on technology, media and telecommunications products and services.
Chambers and Partners say Anchali is "an experienced lawyer with amazing technical skills," but also is "a relationship builder" who "can deal with people at all levels" both within and between organisations, an attribute which, one interviewee notes, means "there's a real benefit having her on our side."
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I'm very impressed by her negotiation style. She is very solutions focused, respectful of the other side's position and very cognisant of our business position.
Anchali has been great at unpacking quite complex challenges and communicating them in an easier to understand framing.
I'm very impressed by her negotiation style. She is very solutions focused, respectful of the other side's position and very cognisant of our business position.
Anchali has been great at unpacking quite complex challenges and communicating them in an easier to understand framing.