Solicitors in Auckland, New Zealand

Thx for the recommend as always Pier-Luc! Nadia, shoot me a private message or email allen@allenmendelsohn.com and I can give you some (free) advice

I second Laila Sahyoun

-> http://www.fasken.com/en/start-up-program/

I recommend Félix Bernard from https://troisgo.ca for registering your company in Quebec or Canada if you have a simple corporate structure (i.e. just you and a few co-founders). Super effective, great service and cheap.

Hey Nadia Shiwdin . Happy to chat. Please ping me at 647.262.9202 or jhirsch-allen@cobaltcounsel.com.

Laila Sahyoun, B.Econ., BCL, LLB Attorney/avocate. www.slbconsulting.ca. She just helped us (2 co-founders) incorporate and do our shareholder's agreement. Highly recommended.

Hi Nadia! Jean-Nicolas Delage and team from Fasken. He's a great GO TO lawyer there and very much involved with the tech startup community (sponsors, boards, active event participants often, and have a startup boot camp) If you need/want an intro, let me know anytime. Best wishes!!!

Call Jean-Rene Paquette at Miljours Paquette... Great lawyer and team... Downtown big firm quality at suburban prices. T: 514-693-1180 W: www.miljourspaquette.com Tell him Marco referred you...

Check out backofanapkin.co.nz I can refer you to someone good at the firm need be. (Buddle Findlay)

Templates here from Simmonds Stewart: http://simmondsstewart.com/docs/shareholders-agreement-product-or-high-growth-companies/ And a resource I highly recommend: https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/fd0 n/35%20Founders'%20Pie%20Calculator.htm

Highly recommend Nicky Kovacevich and Ash Hill of Wynn Williams, if you want to go a step beyond using templates.

Glad you're finding Back of a Napkin useful - if you need more detail (or taking investment as Jamie says), then drop us a line: allan.yeoman@buddlefindlay.com

Rick Shera (@lawgeeknz on Twitter) does a lot of this.

If you're early in the process, check out Mike Meyer's dynamic equity model for a different model: http://slicingpie.com/

Try Simon Rowell at innovation liberation front

Buddle Findlay should also be on your list of options. Great startup team there.

Cal Rick Shera at Lowndes Jordan, they are IT specialists.

Edwin Lim at HGM or Rick Shera. Both get startups AND tech (which are two different things).

Also http://www.backofanapkin.co.nz/

Talk to Nicholas Quirke from Duncan Coterill. Best in the business.

Mark Cathro from Duncan Coterill was great for us! He is also an occasional investor I think.

Rick is excellent. Whomever you get, ensure they are experienced in your project domain (i.e. start ups) - not just the consultant - the girl or guy writing the contract too. We have spent many thousands on lawyers getting up to speed. And if your on a real budget - templates - http://simmondsstewart.com/templates/

Rick Shera from Lowndes Jordan...

I'd highly recommend engaging a lawyer for a shareholders agreement rather than using a template. This is way to important a document to use a template. Try Nick Kovacevich at Wynn Williams.

Jo Allum - check out these suggestions:-)

Bruno Bordignon at Duncan Cotterill https://duncancotterill.com/people/bruno-bordignon

Hopefully Simmonds Stewart templates will help you whoever you go with. Happy to have a chat too http://simmondsstewart.com/templates/

I've recently discovered 'Slicing Pie' by Mike Meyer. Worth looking at as an alternative shareholding methodology, before you go down the vesting pathway.

Hudson Gavin Martin have been nothing but brilliant for us.

Thanks David Booth. Hi Harriet Geoghegan, it sounds like you have a shareholder agreement already? Depending on what it looks like, a review of a shareholder agreement (to see that it works for your start-up) can cost much less than $2 k. If you're interested in what a standard shareholders' agreement looks like, my firm open sources legal templates for start-ups to use for free. Good way to inform yourself on what's generally required http://simmondsstewart.com/templates/ Agree with Brett Roberts that a shareholders' agreement is really important.

Sacha Judd at Buddle Findlay deals with Many many startups here in Auckland. Professional and understands. Have used multiple times.

Steven Jiang, we should get the template and I will ask what price these guys can do it!

Lucy SJ Luo, we are trying to create a simple legal doc, that details how the shares are split among the co founders. It will also have a brief vesting statement stating that that the original share agreement can be changed in case if one of the co founders leave the venture. What would you recommend? Cheers

Nice site Rochelle - I found your link came up with a blank page, but this link works: http://www.backofanapkin.co.nz/

I can highly recommend Sacha Judd at Buddle Findlay

Hey Warren Chamesh Warnakulasooriya - have a look at our template co-founder agreements to see how share vesting might work for your company. Feel free to get in touch via email at lucy.luo@simmondsstewart.com if you have any further questions

Totally recommend Simmonds Stewart and now with the awesome Lucy SJ Luo there, they are even better:)

Allow at least $2 k and three weeks. Buddle Findlay all the way.

Give Rochelle Furneaux at Enspiral Legal a shout.

I would suggest Eddie Bluegum 836 0939 or David Jury 836 5040, both located on Lincoln Road but will do a good job for you.

Kemp barristers and solicitors in huapai. 412 6000

Kumeu Huapai Law Centre. Also depends on what you need a lawyer for. My friend uses one in Westgate.

We are using Rosedale Law in Albany

We use Jason at Smith Partners on lincoln rd

Ok Natalie Ruddell, serious now. Jenny Gill - Boyle Mathison on Lincoln Rd. We have used her several times, and just recently dealt with her for the new house purchase. She is very very good.

Give John@Ladbrook Law a call & tell him Cam sent ya - he's a really decent guy. 021 362 865 http://tinyurl.com/LadbrookLaw

Barter and Co - 222 Dairy Flat Hwy, Albany Village - 415 0000

I used Neilsons in Onehunga. Edwin Telle.. it's pretty simple though.. everything gets halved. Next time make sure you write up contracting out agreement.. trusts pre nups can be broken.

There are also free lawyers available through the Mangere Community Law Centre (not just for divorces etc). http://communitylaw.org.nz/centre/auckland/mangere/

or - www.nowinnofee.co.nz

www.womyn-ctr.co.nz/

Claire O'Donnell is a wonderful compassionate lawyer.

Kama is a wonderful thing hopefully people reading your post will NOT go to Just Colours Glenfield as a new customer or returning customer. I wish you a speedy recovery take care.

I googled him - he's based in Hamilton - tel 021 222 0286 or by email on scott@punachambers.co.nz

I suggest reading this in it's entirety http://communitylaw.org.nz/community-law-manual/chapter-23-wills/making-a-will-chapter-23/

Here is another article well worth reading: https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/wills I will add, my sister's late partner had written his own will. He had been a college teacher, and also a Service Station Manager amongst other things, so knew how to do paperwork. Only thing was, he THOUGHT he had the will 'right' only for the family to find after he died very unexpectedly, that it wasn't worth the paper it was written on, so his wishes weren't followed.

Michael Smyth, approachable lawyer.com

Glen Barnes - just added here https://www.facebook.com/notes/nz-tech-startups-eco-system/business-resource-recommendations/518084904970031

Great work Jay Best

Rochelle Furneaux at Enspiral Legal may also be good to enquire to:)

Glen Barnes Thanks:)

Garth Gallaway at Chapman Tripp.

Engineer Carl Devereux.

Carol Hannagan, Strategy Law & Mediation 03 374 3464 / carol@strategylaw.co.nz (and she's in Opawa, not far from your Mum)

Mark Harrison in Waimauku is good at property conveyance work.

Mark 4117467? From memory

Luke Kemp Definitely...

Cook Morris and Quinn in Westgate

Hamish Coupe, a local and my husband works at McVeagh Flemming in Albany. He will be happy to help you out with your purchase.

Alan Broadbent on oraha rd.

Alan Broadbent on Koraha Road just before the 90* cnr on the right. 09 412 5680

I agree Carlene at https://www.facebook.com/292572050910587 Blucher Law Limited

Alan Broadbent is on Oraha Road.

Just tell him Bunty, Jennifer & Paul sent you. Hes Awwwsome.