Senior Associate, Auckland
Ed McGimpsey
Contact
- Auckland office
- DDI +64 9 363 0672
- M +64 27 696 9202
Profile
Ed specialises in construction, infrastructure and energy (including renewable) projects.
Ed acts for a range of clients including government entities and council, sponsors, developers, contractors, subcontractors, service providers and lenders on a wide range of domestic and international projects. Ed advises on all stages of the project lifecycle including procurement strategy and structuring, tendering, contract drafting and negotiation, contract administration and dispute resolution. Ed also has significant experience acting on project finance transactions.
Ed was named as a Rising Star by NZ Lawyer and was an 'Excellence Awardee' (ie, finalist) for 'Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year' at the New Zealand Law Awards in 2021 and 2022.
Prior to returning to Buddle Findlay, Ed spent four years working for leading UK law firm Slaughter and May in their infrastructure, energy and natural resources practice.
- Recognised by IFLR1000 as a rising star lawyer for project development
- Member, Society of Construction Law New Zealand
- Member, Infrastructure New Zealand
- Member, Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Advising Auckland Transport and Auckland Council
on the City Rail Link project, being New Zealand's largest infrastructure project with a projected completion cost of NZ$5.4 billion
Advising Auckland Transport
on its three most recent public transport procurement exercises, being: (i) its open market tender for a long term Auckland public transport rail services franchise contract; (ii) its procurement programme for new public transport ferry vessels, including new electric ferries, and ferry infrastructure, as well as a new public transport ferry service operator and (iii) its next tender round for public transport bus operators in Auckland, including its long-term procurement of new public transport bus vehicles, including new electric buses, and bus infrastructure
Advising the Supporting Growth Alliance
(with Waka Kotahi / NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport) on project alliance arrangements
Advising Ormat Technologies Inc
as equipment supplier and EPC contractor on various geothermal facilities in New Zealand (including Te Huka, Ngatamariki and TOPP2 at Kawerau)
Advising Olam International
(and its New Zealand subsidiary, Olam Food Ingredients New Zealand) on the development and construction of its first New Zealand dairy processing plant in Tokoroa, Waikato
Advising Hotel Management (Featherston St)
as well as over 150 different unit owners, on the sale of the Rydges Wellington (the largest hotel sale in New Zealand in 2022)