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Peter Chemis

Buddle Findlay
Best Lawyers Advisory Board Member
  • Recognized Since:
    2008
  • Recognized in:
    Health Care Law
    Labor and Employment Law
  • Website:
    http://www.buddlefindlay.com
  • Location:
    State Insurance Tower
    1 Willis Street
    Wellington, NZ 6011

Peter specialises in employment law, industrial relations and related areas, and leads Buddle Findlay’s national employment team.  He is the National Chairman of Buddle Findlay and has been a partner of the firm for 24 years.

Peter works predominantly in the health, education, financial, energy and transport sectors.  His experience spans both private and public sectors and he regularly advises clients on the employment and industrial aspects of large mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and organisational change.

In the private sector, Peter provides strategic industrial and employment advice to a number of large organisations, including Contact Energy, Chevron New Zealand, GE and ANZ National Bank.

In the public sector his clients include New Zealand’s District Health Boards, New Zealand Police, Ministry of Social Development, KiwiRail (including the Interislander), Massey University, Crown Law, Kiwibank, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and the New Zealand Teachers Council.

Peter regularly appears in the Employment Relations Authority, the Employment Court and the Court of Appeal.

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Peter specialises in employment law, industrial relations and related areas, and leads Buddle Findlay’s national employment team.  He is the National Chairman of Buddle Findlay and has been a partner of the firm for 24 years.

Peter works predominantly in the health, education, financial, energy and transport sectors.  His experience spans both private and public sectors and he regularly advises clients on the employment and industrial aspects of large mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and organisational change.

In the private sector, Peter provides strategic industrial and employment advice to a number of large organisations, including Contact Energy, Chevron New Zealand, GE and ANZ National Bank.

In the public sector his clients include New Zealand’s District Health Boards, New Zealand Police, Ministry of Social Development, KiwiRail (including the Interislander), Massey University, Crown Law, Kiwibank, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and the New Zealand Teachers Council.

Peter regularly appears in the Employment Relations Authority, the Employment Court and the Court of Appeal.

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Labor and Employment Law, Wellington (2017)
  • Labor and Employment Law, Wellington (2012)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in New Zealand for work in:

  • Health Care Law
  • Labor and Employment Law

Areas of Expertise:

  • Dispute Resolution
 

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Buddle Findlay
http://www.buddlefindlay.com
 
Headquarters
PwC Tower
188 Quay Street
Auckland, NZ 1010
64 9 358 2555
3 Office Locations
in 1 Country

New Zealand

New Zealand

Christchurch, New Zealand

83 Victoria Street

Christchurch 8013

New Zealand

64 3 379 1747

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Wellington, New Zealand

State Insurance Tower

1 Willis Street

Wellington 6011

New Zealand

64 4 499 4242

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