Edwin Lim

Practice Areas

Ed is one of the rare lawyers who is in the unique position of having a tertiary under and post-graduate degree in the design and development of Information Systems. Highly experienced both legally and technically to advise on business technology issues, he offers experience in advising any organisation dealing with technology matters, whether large enterprises developing major systems or start-ups establishing themselves in the market. With over 25 years’ experience in the TMT field, Ed is constantly in demand to assist current and new clients in deals of all sizes for commercial and corporate matters. He is involved in various transactions, including large scale technology implementation, IP commercialisation, cyber-risk (including ISO27001 and ISMS), corporate structuring, shareholder arrangements, capital raising and M&A.

Career

Hudson Gavin Martin | 2010

Clyde & Co LLP (Dubai) | 2006 - 2010

Bell Gully | 2000 - 2006

Professional Memberships

Ed is secretary of the NZ Middle East Business Council; an advisor to the GridAKL innovation precinct’s residents; presenter for KiwiSaaS's “Southern SaaS” programme; and a judge for the New Zealand Hi-tech Awards. He also sits on the committees of The Law Association’s Technology Law group, NZ IoT Alliance, and KiwiSaaS.

Personal

The real point of difference that Ed brings to his clients and their businesses is his ability to really understand the nature of their technology environment, their purpose, and their ideal outcome. In recent Chambers editions, it is quoted “Edwin Lim attracts praise for a variety of enviable qualities, interviewees variously identifying him as “strong on technology”, “warm and approachable, with an easy confidence and commercial wisdom” and “a fabulous and talented lawyer who negotiates on pragmatic business principles, not ego or emotion”.

Ed represents clients of all sizes. Many of Ed’s clients are start-ups or scale-ups whose founders have excellent domain knowledge on how to solve real life problems but are not particularly experienced in managing business risk or unlocking the full potential of their products through IP commercialisation. These people often see Ed as a “safe pair of hands” when they engage with him because he can understand the commercial. technical and legal issues of their businesses and talk to them about the impact of them on the growth of their businesses. Ed also assists large enterprises that procure large-scale business critical technology systems, and technology providers providing systems to their customers.

Clients

Key clients include: Television New Zealand, Auror, University of Otago, SPCA, Milford Asset Management, Foodstuffs North Island, Financial Markets Authority, Tesla, Taxlab, Sonasafe, Smart Membrane Solutions, IGENZ, Sandfield, Ideqa, LM Technologies (HiTrak), Legend Story Studios, Red Bull, Geo AR, and clients who are part of Callaghan Innovation’s Beyond IP programme.

Awards