Phil leads Bell Gully's national competition law practice. He is an extremely experienced competition lawyer, who has been involved in the competition law aspects of many leading New Zealand corporate transactions over the past 20 years.

Phil's work has included mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restrictive trade practices and corporate restructurings. He regularly represents clients before competition bodies such as the Commerce Commission and has forged long-standing relationships as a trusted advisor to major companies such as Air New Zealand.

Phil features in Chambers Global 2008 as a leading individual in competition, commenting that he is "an exceptionally knowledgeable lawyer".

The Who's Who Legal 2008 recognises Phil in the competition sector.

Qualifications

LLB, University of Canterbury

Admitted

1971 New Zealand

Publications

Contact

Email: Phil Taylor

DDI: 64 9 916 8940

Mobile: 64 21 994 216

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Areas of Expertise

Recent Work

Carter Holt Harvey sale of forestry interests

Advised Rank Group's subsidiary, Carter Holt Harvey, a New Zealand-based forest products company and also New Zealand's largest forest owner, on the competition aspects of the sale of its forestry business comprising substantially all of its forestry interests including approximately 260,000 hectares of freehold and non-freehold forestry estate, to US-based forestry manager Hancock Natural Resource Group Inc. for in excess of NZ$1.5 billion. 

 

Air New Zealand
Advised Air New Zealand on the proposed codeshare arrangement between Air New Zealand Limited and Qantas Airways Limited.

Pernod Ricard
We successfully assisted Pernod Ricard in an investigation by the Commerce Commission into whether or not it could retain a number of key brands acquired in its acquisition of Allied Domecq plc. The brands had previously been the subject of a divestment undertaking.