Sam is a business and commercial property law specialist based in our Queenstown office, with expertise spanning a range of industry sectors and client types.
Sam provides expert advice on a wide range of matters, including on the purchasing and selling of property and businesses, commercial leasing, land development and subdivision, business structuring, overseas investment, rural and forestry law and succession planning.
Sam’s clients include small to large listed and unlisted companies, high net worth individuals and families, multi-generational business, farm and forestry owning entities and families and offshore investors into New Zealand. He works closely with clients to deliver clear and unambiguous advice to help them execute strategy and achieve outcomes. This value-add approach has seen Sam become a trusted and repeat advisor to many of his clients.
Before joining Russell McVeagh, Sam established and led the Queenstown office of another New Zealand law firm, where he was partner for 15 years.