David Moorman
Partner BCom, LLB (Hons), LLM
David completed his degrees at the University of Auckland and
the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and was
admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New
Zealand in 1986. Prior to joining Malloy Goodwin Harford,
David was a partner in a national law firm.
David is a commercial lawyer, with
experience across all areas of corporate and commercial law,
including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, trade
practices, franchising and licensing, advertising and marketing and
banking and finance. David also assists clients with their
trusts and asset
planning arrangements.
Much of David's work involves the review, drafting and
negotiation of contracts across a wide spectrum of business
matters, including shareholder and joint venture agreements,
agreements for sale and purchase of shares and assets, supply and
distribution agreements, terms of trade, service and management
agreements, franchise and licence agreements and other intellectual
property matters. David acts for a broad range of clients,
with a special interest in not-for-profit organisations.
In the not-for-profit sector, David advises on the structuring,
establishment and registration of charitable companies, charitable
trusts and incorporated societies, as well as assisting with
governance and constitutional issues.
David is married with two school-aged children. Beyond an
active interest in his children's sporting and other activities,
David maintains an ongoing involvement in competitive running and,
when time permits, tennis and golf.
David is also on the board of a number of charitable
entities.