Howard-Smith Pascoe: Full-Service Auckland Law Firm

Howard-Smith Pascoe is a full-service law firm based in Auckland's CBD that provides comprehensive legal services to a diverse clientele including individuals, families, small and medium-sized businesses, and large corporates. As a long-standing practice, the firm prides itself on delivering experienced and efficient service with a focus on providing practical, effective, and commercial advice to meet clients' needs.

The firm's expertise spans across multiple key practice areas including company and business matters, where they assist with contract negotiations, business acquisitions and sales, shareholder and partnership agreements, franchising arrangements, and corporate governance. Their commercial and residential property division handles everything from residential sales and purchases to complex commercial lease negotiations, subdivisions, and property rights matters. The firm also maintains strong capabilities in banking and financial services law, covering retail and corporate lending, financial regulation, and real estate financing.

Howard-Smith Pascoe's civil litigation and dispute resolution team manages a wide range of contentious matters including property disputes, matrimonial property disputes, commercial contract disputes, and company disputes, utilising various resolution methods including arbitration and mediation. Additionally, the firm provides comprehensive estate planning services encompassing asset protection planning, will preparation, estate administration, enduring powers of attorney, and the formation and management of family trusts, ensuring clients' long-term financial and succession planning needs are met.