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Rob Noakes | Partner
Direct: +64 9 375 1121
Mobile: +64 21 440 440
Phone: +64 9 379 4196
Fax: +64 9 309 4276

Areas of Practice

Mergers & Acquisitions

Competition & Consumer

 

Qualifications

LLB (Hons), University of Auckland (1974).

Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (1974).

Notary Public (1974).

 

Associations

Institute of Directors.

Inter Pacific Bar Association.

Society of Notaries. 

 

 

Rob Noakes

Partner, Auckland

“Lawyers should, wherever possible, provide their clients with practical and commonsense advice in a positive and user friendly manner.”

Having practised in the corporate and commercial law domain for over twenty-five years, Rob's experience and skills are in demand in many areas of the law.  Rob is a senior commercial partner and specialises in the area of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.  He is also experienced in trade practices and other competition law matters and frequently advises clients on risk management and corporate governance.

        

Rob has worked on numerous acquisitions and due diligence processes for clients, including in recent times:

          

*     Downer EDI
*     Coca-Cola Amatil
*     Bridgestone
*     Works Infrastructure
*     Hellaby Holdings
*     Hachette Livre
*     Hutchison Port Holdings
*     George Weston Foods

              

Seminars/Publications

          

Rob has undertaken numerous seminars on:

          

*     M & A transactions
*     Foreign Investment in NZ
*     corporate governance
*     risk management (including in particular trade practices compliance)

             

He is also the co-author of:

 
*    the New Zealand section of the American Bar Association’s books on

         *          Global Mergers and Acquisitions

         *          Global Competition Law

*    the New Zealand chapter of The Global Merger Notification Handbook.