The Firm

Mason Lockhart and Josh Muir are pleased to announce that Lockhart Legal changed name to Lockhart Muir on 23 January 2023.

Our Story

Lockhart Legal was established on 1st October 2009 by Mason Lockhart on his return to New Zealand after working as a Senior Legal Advisor for Heineken International in Amsterdam. In February 2011, Lockhart Legal acquired the practice of Derek Cutting & Co and the practice shifted from Newton to 31-33 Great South Road, Auckland . Lockhart Legal then acquired the practices of David Thwaite in May 2012 and John Sellers in July 2015. In March 2021 the practice moved to Level 1, 7 Owens Road, in Epsom, Auckland.

In June 2017 Josh Muir joined the firm and injected a new commercial client base. Josh joined Mason as a director and shareholder of Lockhart Legal in April 2019.

In January 2023, the name of the firm was changed to Lockhart Muir to reflect this partnership.

In February 2023, Lockhart Muir acquired the practice of Horrocks Hampton, which resulted in the opening of a second office for Lockhart Muir in Takapuna, Auckland.

The firm continues to enjoy strong organic growth thanks to recommendations and referrals from Mason and Josh’s loyal clients.

Lockhart Muir is committed to remaining small enough to provide personal service, but sufficiently resourced to provide pragmatic legal advice in our main areas of expertise. The commitment, experience and ability of our team enables the firm to deal with both complex work as well as satisfying our clients' day-to-day legal needs.

Jordan Guo

Associate

jordan@lockhartmuir.co.nz

Jordan has a particular interest in the commercial space and regularly provides advice to a broad range of commercial clients. While his focus lies in the commercial space, Jordan doesn’t like to limit himself, and regularly advises on various finance and commercial property transactions with the odd dispute thrown in for good measure.

With a commitment to excellence and a forward-thinking approach, Jordan is dedicated to staying at the forefront of legal developments, continuously expanding his knowledge base to provide clients with pragmatic, innovative and effective legal advice.

The combination of Jordan’s deep understanding of legal principles along with his pragmatic and client-focused mindset, ensures that clients have the legal means necessary to achieve their business objectives.

Highlights:

• $14m sale of a northland forest to a large overseas entity.
• $27m sale of one of the largest FMCG retailers in the country.
• Advising on a joint venture between the New Zealand’s leading cleaning products manufacturer and New Zealand’s largest household appliance manufacturer.
• Success in the High Court for the removal of an easement holding up a large commercial property development in Mangawhai.
• Restructure of the New Zealand branch of a leading global consulting firm to enable a cross-border merger with an Australian consulting firm.
• Advising on various acquisitions, disposals, and leasing matters for New Zealand’s leading provider of early childhood education.
• $7m purchase of a brand new FMCG retailer.
• Advising on a first of its kind “risk sharing agreement” between a FMCG retail operator and New Zealand’s largest grocery retailer.
• $20m+ finance transactions for large non-bank lenders to various commercial borrowers.