Queenstown nets commercial law specialist

10 April 2006

Queenstown nets commercial law specialist asStephen Brent goes solo

"Newbusiness owner Stephen Brent, Solicitor and companion Pinotarrive instyle"********

StephenBrent, Solicitor, opens the door to business in a bid tofill a growing need for commercial and property legal advicein the Queenstown area.

The Otago District Law Societygranted Stephen approval to practice on his own account onTuesday, 14 March and now he s keen to advise and assistlocal clients using his experience and wide range of skillsin specialist areas such as business transactions, propertytransactions, contracts, trusts, estate planning andsubdivisions.

"Recent phenomenal growth of the districtand the associated arrival of significant developers,businesses and companies have generated a niche for aspecialist commercial and property lawyer,"Stephen says.

"The high level of business now being conducted in theQueenstown area means there s a call for someone with a highlevel of commercial experience."

Stephen has workedextensively for some of New Zealand s largest corporatesincluding Smiths City, Capital Properties, Masterpet, CashConverters, Southward Engineering, Dairy InSight, WINZ, andeBet. He plans to use his "big-city" and Trans-Tasmanexperience, accompanied by a flexible and value-drivenservice, for the benefit of local businesses andindividuals.

Stephen initially plans to concentrate hisbusiness around the Southern Lakes region, but will alsocontinue to service his existing clients throughout NewZealand and Sydney.

"Although I m setting up a fairlymodest office here, what s unique about our offering is theknowledge, insight and experience and a real 'can-do , freshand personal approach."

Stephen formerly worked inQueenstown for Macalister Todd Phillips Bodkins. He gainedhis law and commerce degrees from the University ofCanterbury in Christchurch in 1995 and has been practisingfor 11 years. Prior employment was with Kensington Swan inWellington and Duncan Cotterill inChristchurch.

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