Areas of Practice
Financial Markets Law & Regulatory Defence
If you have received an FMA or Commerce Commission information request, or are facing an investigation or proceeding, early specialist advice is critical. I am in a unique position to defend financial markets participants because I have direct insight into how the regulator operates.
Received an FMA or Commerce Commission information request? Early advice is critical.
Contact MerranFMA Regulatory Defence
I regularly defend financial markets participants facing Financial Markets Authority (FMA) information requests, investigations and proceedings. The FMA has broad powers to require the production of documents and information, and to conduct investigations into potential breaches of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMCA) and other financial markets legislation. If you have received an FMA information request or are under investigation, it is important to take immediate steps to protect your interests. I can advise you on your obligations, your rights, and the best strategy for responding to the FMA.
Commerce Commission Defence
I also defend businesses and individuals facing Commerce Commission information requests, investigations and proceedings, including under the Fair Trading Act 1986. The Commerce Commission has wide-ranging powers to investigate and prosecute breaches of competition and consumer protection law. Early specialist advice can make a significant difference to the outcome of an investigation or proceeding.
Former FMA Senior Solicitor
As a founding senior solicitor appointed in 2011 to the FMA litigation team, I have direct insight into how the regulator approaches investigations and proceedings. This experience gives me a unique advantage in advising and defending financial markets participants. I understand the regulator's priorities, processes and decision-making, and I use that knowledge to protect my clients' interests.
Compliance Advice
I advise financial markets participants on their obligations under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and other financial markets legislation. I can assist with compliance programmes, licensing obligations, disclosure requirements, and the obligations of directors and officers of financial markets participants.
Received an FMA or Commerce Commission information request?
Early specialist advice is critical. Contact me today for a confidential discussion.
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