Gavin is recognised as a specialist corporate adviser to leading New Zealand companies.

His expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, public issues of securities, share flotations and stock exchange listing, compliance with stock exchange listing rules, underwriting, joint venture agreements, shareholders agreements and company law.

He has worked on many of the major corporate transactions in New Zealand in recent years, involving clients such as Air New Zealand, Rank Group, Waste Management, Mainfreight and DB Breweries.

Chambers Global 2011 ranks Gavin as a leading corporate lawyer who "commands much respect for his expertise in M&A, public issues of securities, joint ventures and other corporate transactions". PLC Which Lawyer? 2010, IFLR1000 2010/2012 and Asia Pacific 500 2012 list Gavin as a leading corporate and M&A lawyer and Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2010, as a leading corporate governance lawyer. Who's Who Legal 2011 recognises Gavin for his M&A work and he is named as one of the world's leading M&A and corporate governance lawyers in Legal Media Group's Expert Guides.

Qualifications

BA, LLB, University of Auckland

Admitted

1984 New Zealand