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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
A partner in Anderson Lloyd’s corporate and commercial team with over 10 years of experience, Josh Williams has a wide range of competencies but is particularly adept at executing mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Although based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch, he represents clients across Aotearoa and also acts for international clients establishing or acquiring domestic businesses.
Josh advises clients on a broad range of matters from commercial and technology contracts, and corporate governance issues, to significant M&A transactions, capital raisings, shareholder arrangements, joint ventures, and corporate structuring. He also has a specialist focus on climate change and the emissions trading scheme, and advises clients on the scheme as well as commercial contracts relating to the scheme and NZ units, and is a key member of our carbon team.
He is focused on understanding his clients’ commercial drivers and bringing a practical approach. He has strong people skills, an enthusiasm for learning, and a commitment to core values.
Josh is Ngāi Tahu and is guided by kaitiakitanga (stewardship), whanaungatanga (relationships) and manaakitanga (support/hospitality). He also advises iwi/Māori organisations on a variety of matters. He is a proud and active young father.
Josh Williams
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Senior Associate
Anderson Lloyd
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Bio
Milestones
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
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2018
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2020-2021
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Received Lexology Client Choice Award (Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
human resources | key media
Received Best Lawyer in Canada Award (Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Milestones
Career Accolades
2022
2015–2019
2013-2015
2010
2019
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Senior Associate at Anderson Lloyd
2019
Moved to Christchurch with young family and joined Anderson Lloyd's Commercial team. Focused on building a broad commercial practice, understanding whakapapa, building cultural intelligence (CQ) within the firm in partnership with NAIA (consultants)
2015 – 2019
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Associate General Counsel at Heartland Bank
2015 – 2019
Joined the in-house legal team and promoted to Associate General Counsel. Advised on a wide variety of legal and strategic matters.
2013 – 2015
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Travelled overseas and worked in the Melbourne office of large Australian law firm
2013 – 2015
Worked on a variety of large and mid-sized M&A transactions
2010
human resources | key media
Graduated LLB (Honours, First Class) & Admitted to the bar
2010
Commenced working as a graduate in the Auckland office of large national law firm
Career Highlights
Milestones
al.nz
linkedin.com/in/joshuamichaelwilliams
josh.williams@al.nz
03 335 1236
Level 3, Anderson Lloyd House, 70 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
2020
2019
2018
2020-2021
2014-2022
2020
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Receive an excellence award
2020
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
TeD Talk Speaker
2019
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2018
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
title of milestone
2018
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2020-2021
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Lexology
Client Choice Award
(Labour and Employment – Canada)
2020-2021
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2014-2022
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Received Best Lawyer in
Canada Award
(Employment and Labour Law)
2014-2022
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Career Accolades
Milestones
2022-present
2019
2015 – 2019
2013 – 2015
2010
2022-present
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
Promoted to partner
2022-present
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2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Senior Associate at Anderson Lloyd
2019
Moved to Christchurch with young family and joined Anderson Lloyd's Commercial team. Focused on building a broad commercial practice, understanding whakapapa, building cultural intelligence (CQ) within the firm in partnership with NAIA (consultants)
2015– 2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Associate General Counsel at Heartland Bank
2015 – 2019
Joined the in-house legal team and promoted to Associate General Counsel. Advised on a wide variety of legal and strategic matters.
2013 – 2015
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Travelled overseas and worked in the Melbourne office of large Australian law firm
2013 – 2015
Worked on a variety of large and mid-sized M&A transactions
2010
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Graduated LLB (Honours, First Class) & Admitted to the bar
2010
Commenced working as a graduate in the Auckland office of large national law firm
Milestones
2022-present
2015–2019
2013-2015
2010
2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Senior Associate at Anderson Lloyd
2019
Moved to Christchurch with young family and joined Anderson Lloyd's Commercial team. Focused on building a broad commercial practice, understanding whakapapa, building cultural intelligence (CQ) within the firm in partnership with NAIA (consultants)
2015 – 2019
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Associate General Counsel at Heartland Bank
2015 – 2019
Joined the in-house legal team and promoted to Associate General Counsel. Advised on a wide variety of legal and strategic matters
2013 – 2015
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Travelled overseas and worked in the Melbourne office of large Australian law firm
2013 – 2015
Worked on a variety of large and mid-sized M&A transactions
2010
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Graduated LLB (Honours, First Class)
2010
Commenced working as a graduate in the Auckland office of large national law firm
Milestones
2022
Human Resources Magazine | key media
Promoted to Partner
2022
Moved to Christchurch with young family and joined Anderson Lloyd's Commercial team. Focused on building a broad commercial practice, understanding whakapapa, building cultural intelligence (CQ) within the firm in partnership with NAIA (consultants)
2019
2019
2022 – present
Ted Talk in collaboration with key media
Promoted to Partner
2022-present
Moved to Christchurch with young family and joined Anderson Lloyd's Commercial team. Focused on building a broad commercial practice, understanding whakapapa, building cultural intelligence (CQ) within the firm in partnership with NAIA (consultants)