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Gregory Allen
LLB
Senior Associate - Auckland

Areas of Practice
Commercial Property
Travel and Tourism
Hospitality

Greg has extensive experience in all aspects of property law and property development work. Greg advises on property aspects of corporate transactions (acquisitions and mergers), residential and commercial property developments, subdivisions, commercial leasing and hotel developments. He also has a particular interest and speciality in Fiji property law and integrated resort developments. 

His property work includes acting on large land acquisitions, providing legal opinions, drafting property-related agreements, sales and purchases, due diligence investigations including Overseas Investment consent investigations and applications, hotel and serviced apartment developments, and specialist leasing projects including commercial buildings and retail shopping centre developments.


  • Acting for Fletcher Residential Limited in relation to land acquisitions and on-sale of residential land and building packages
  • Advising Hopper Developments in respect of Whitianga and Marsden canal developments and residential subdivisions
  • Advising Hopper Developments in respect of integrated resort development at Vulani, Fiji 
  • Advising on property matters relating to the development of several hotel and tourism resorts and residential subdivisions in Fiji (including the resort and residential developments on Denarau Island, Fiji)
  • Acting on sale of Auckland Club Tower
  • Acting for Macquarie Countrywide in respect of its sale of 50% interest in NZ wide freehold properties, including negotiation of sale contract, co-ownership arrangements and management agreement
  • Acting for the NZ Wine Fund on the acquisition of Vavasour Wines and Goldwater Estate and of Marlborough vineyards (Clifford Bay)
  • Acting for overseas purchasers of Otahuna Lodge, Canterbury and in respect of Overseas Investment Office approval 
  • Acting for South Pacific Forests on Lake Brunner subdivision
  • Property aspects of purchase of Whitcoulls and Books & More stores by UK company WH Smith and acting on the subsequent on-sale of its 3 strategic freehold sites
  • Property aspects of purchase of Clear by Telstra
  • Property aspects in respect of proposed sale of Woolworths stores
  • Property aspects of purchase of Mainland, Tip Top and Top Hat properties
  • Advising Pauanui Lake Resort Limited in respect of residential and golf course subdivision development
  • Property aspects of purchase of Viking Pacific Group
  • Commercial leasing work for Trans Tasman Properties (Finance Centre), Auckland One (277), Kiwi Property Income and Counties Manukau District Health Board
  • Sale of serviced apartments - St Moritz Hotel, Queenstown
  • Advising on the Joint Venture between Auckland One and Westfield, including reviewing the respective lease interests for the 277 and Old Mercury Energy sites, Newmarket
  • Acting for Macquarie in relation to the acquisition of The Gate, Onehunga and Central Park, Mt Wellington
  • Property aspects on IPO for Gullivers
  • Advises various divisions of Fletcher Concrete & Infrastructure in relation to leasing and land acquisitions
Direct Dial: + 64 9 977 5164
Mobile: + 64 21 534 464
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