Greg is a senior associate in the firm's commercial property group. He is an expert in property law and property development work. His experience includes acting on large infrastructure and property transactions, land acquisitions, and providing property and due diligence advice on many significant corporate transactions.
His expertise also extends to property development (from small scale residential subdivisions to large, complex canal and integrated resort developments), hotel developments (including resort developments in Fiji), and commercial leasing.
Greg is an expert on overseas investment, providing advice on property related investments by overseas persons, undertaking land investigations, and preparing applications for Overseas Investment Office approval.
Examples of Work
- Fletcher Residential - acquisition of land (for the building and sale of residential houses), including land at Jacks Point in Queenstown, Stonefields at Karaka Lakes in Auckland, and Millwater in Silverdale
- Firth Industries, Golden Bay Cement, and Winstone Aggregates - acquisition of land or securing access rights, including the Stevensons' masonry plant at Whangarei, the Wiri quarry, and land adjoining the Hunua and Pokeno quarries
- Hopper Developments - canal developments throughout New Zealand, including Pauanui Waterways, Marsden Cove, and Whitianga Waterways
- Macquarie Countrywide - sale of a half interest in its New Zealand supermarket property portfolio
- Initial advice, and obtaining Overseas Investment Office approval for, British Gas' proposed acquisition of Contact Energy's New Zealand assets, Kirin's buy out of Lion Breweries, and numerous land acquisitions by the Fletcher Concrete and Infrastructure group
- Otahuna Lodge, Canterbury - advising the overseas purchasers and obtaining Overseas Investment Office approval
- Sleepyhead Group - commercial leasing and property matters
- Hopper Developments - proposed resort development at Vulani Islands, Fiji
- Tabua Investments - development and sale of hotel sites, commercial and residential sections, and the leasing of commercial areas at Denarau Island, Fiji
- Property advice on corporate transactions, including the purchase of Whitcoulls and Books & More stores by United Kingdom company WH Smith, the purchase of Clear by Telstra, the joint venture between Auckland One and Westfield, the purchase of the Viking Pacific group, the initial public offering for Gullivers, and the purchase of the Mainland, Tip Top and Top Hat properties
- St Moritz, Queenstown - unit titling and sale of hotel apartments
Other Credentials
- New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference 2009 - presented seminars on various aspects of property law
