Our People

Qualifications:

• LLB(Hons)/BCom — University of Otago
• Admitted in NZ (2004) and England (2007) (Solicitor and Barrister)
• Qualified Corporate Governance Professional (Dist.inction — Governance NZ)

Experience:

• 2O years’ legal experience
• New Zealand and International
• Private practice and in-house counsel experience

Areas of specialisation:

• Corporate
• Commercial
• Business
• Contracts
• Disputes

Known for:

• Sensible, practical and commercially-focussed solutions

Example transaction experience:

• cross-border business acquisition (share purchase) including acquisition finance and legal due diligence
• equity partnerships (including limited partnerships and companies)
• sale and purchase of business (both share and asset sales)
• shareholder disputes and exits
• employee shareholder structures
• commercial contracting
• fintech start-u p structuring and regulatory advice
• capital raising
• refinancing
• business and family succession issues
• commercial dispute resolution

Outside work Hayden enjoys making the most of all Taranaki has to offer and keeping fit (running and swimming). He is a proud dad with a family of four girls (4th generation Taranakians)