Franks Ogilvie - Commercial & Public Law

Advocacy - when winning means telling your story inside and outside the court

The founding directors, Stephen Franks and Rob Ogilvie, are both commercial lawyers with specialist experience at the intersection of commerce and government.

The team’s experience includes being a parliamentarian, government advisors, a regulator, a law drafter, company directors, an in-house counsel and commercial negotiators. We’ve seen both sides of most legal processes.

Our success depends on our practical business and political experience. We work with clients to untangle commercial and regulatory law problems.

Give the team a call

We’re likely to know who makes the decisions, why, and how politics or the law can compel you or trip you up.

If it takes less than 20 minutes we rarely charge.

There are not many specialist public lawyers. Even fewer have commercial experience. We start and end with commercial interests at heart.

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Contact information

Level 5
Wakefield House
90 The Terrace
Wellington 6011

PO Box 10388
The Terrace
Wellington 6143

Main: +64 4 815 8050
Email: info@franksogilvie.co.nz

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