Andrew is a commercial property lawyer with extensive expertise in broader corporate and commercial matters.

His experience includes real estate and business acquisitions and divestments, leasing, project developments and finance, construction, joint venture and shareholder arrangements and property insolvency/restructuring. He also has considerable expertise on New Zealand's overseas investment laws, was a co-presenter of the New Zealand Law Society seminar on the Overseas Investment Act and was appointed as a member of the Technical Reference Group for the Review of the Overseas Investment Act 2005.

Prior to joining Bell Gully in 2003, he spent two years in the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Chambers Asia Pacific 2013 ranks Andrew in the top tier of lawyers in the real estate industry. Clients praise him as being "a very good lawyer in property" and state "he really knows his stuff." The previous edition notes that "peers are enthusiastic in their support of Andrew Petersen" and describes him as "a sensible guy who gets things done." Andrew also features in the PLC Which Lawyer? list of recognised individuals in real estate and is noted as being a "highly rated" leading lawyer in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 2012/2013 for real estate and construction.

Qualifications

LLB(Hons), BCom, University of Otago

Admitted

1996 New Zealand

International Career

  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London
    2000-2003

Publications

Contact

Email: Andrew Petersen

DDI: +64 9 916 8622

Mobile: +64 21 684 533

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Areas of Expertise

Work Highlights

Britomart Precinct development
Advises Cooper and Company on its ongoing extensive redevelopment of the Britomart Precinct including office leases with major tenants Westpac, Ernst & Young and Southern Cross Medical.

BOS International (Australia) Limited loan acquisition
Acted for a purchaser on its successful acquisition of loan book from BOS International (Australia) Limited.

Kawarau Village, Queenstown development
Acting on the Kawarau Village development, including hotel management arrangements with Hilton International and the sell down of apartment stock and acting for the receivers of the original development company.

Albany City
Acted for a purchaser on its successful acquisition of loans from a lender, including the Albany City estate in Auckland. Acting for the new mortgagee on various issues relating to the Albany City estate.

Acquisition of Vector Centre building
Acted for a private purchaser on its acquisition of the Vector Centre building in Newmarket, Auckland from the Goodman Property Trust.

Carter Holt Harvey – sale and leaseback
Acted for Carter Holt Harvey on its sale and leaseback of its Paper Bag site in Penrose, Auckland.

Lighter Quay Hotel
Acted for the receivers of Melview Viaduct Harbour Limited (in receivership) on the sale of units in the Lighter Quay Hotel (formerly Westin Auckland).

Manukau City Tertiary Campus project
Acting for Manukau Institute of Technology on its Manukau City Tertiary Campus project (including the ground lease and related project documents).

ABB Limited – new Napier factory
Acted for ABB Limited on the development of its new factory in Napier.

Overseas Investment Act applications
Acted for numerous clients on their applications for Overseas Investment Act consent applications, including The Blackstone Group on its acquisition of Burger King New Zealand.