Capabilities
- Commercial, residential and rural conveyancing
- Sale and purchase contract preparation and negotiation
- Property due diligence
- Lease preparation and negotiation
- Subdivisions and multi-title developments
- Overseas Investment Office applications
- Mortgages and securities
- Easements, licences and covenants
- Trusts, Wills and estate planning
Melissa's experienced team of lawyers and legal executives
advise the firm's clients on the legal and practical aspects of
acquiring and owning commercial, residential and rural property in
New Zealand.
Melissa also acts for overseas investors, helping them to gain
Overseas Investment Office
(OIO) approvals for transactions involving "sensitive"
land.
Melissa's clients regularly seek her advice about their personal
and business affairs, particularly around trust structuring and
personal asset planning. Melissa works closely with the firm's
Trusts Speciality team to enable her clients to achieve their
personal goals.
Before joining Martelli McKegg in 2006, Melissa was a partner
with Anderson Lloyd. She is also qualified in the UK, where she
worked as a commercial property lawyer with top tier law firm
Eversheds.