Patrick Casey

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Partner LLB (Hons)

Patrick Casey

Patrick is a commercial and intellectual property lawyer with expertise in business sale and purchase arrangements, business structuring, governance, commercial contracts, franchise arrangements and intellectual property matters.

Patrick has proven experience in assisting clients in national and international transactions and the management and resolution of disputes.

He has advised clients in a broad range of industries including food and beverage, manufacturing and retail, building and construction, education, healthcare and IT.
Patrick joined Malloy Goodwin Harford in August 2010 and became a Partner in October 2012. Prior to that he worked at a national law firm in Auckland and an international law firm in London.

Patrick is married with four young children and enjoys the opportunities and challenges that brings, tries regular exercise to keep up, enjoys cooking, and otherwise follows the fortunes of various rugby, cricket and football teams.

Contact Patrick

09 300 1901

021 930 019

patrick@mghlaw.co.nz

PA/Secretary

Vanessa Watt

What clients say about Patrick:

  • "He has been a huge support and point we could turn to for good legal and common sense advice. His advice was always dished with a good dollop of reality and would always try to bring any action that was taken to a timely and successful end for us his clients. "

  • "Patrick has gone out of his way to explain and teach the fundamentals of how trade marks work, which has helped us form a competitive advantage in our marketplace. His friendly, yet professional attitude has demystified what was previously a confusing topic."

  • "Even working late in the evenings with sick children at home, Patrick has never ever missed a call or a deadline for us and still has time for a joke to break the tension when required. "

  • "Patrick is extremely personable to deal with, very balanced in his views, very professional and just as importantly communicates in a manner that is very clear and easy to understand and leaves one feeling very confident in the decisions or direction they choose to take."

Featured Testimonials:

  • In my position as the managing director of Deacon Holdings Ltd which holds the master franchise for GJ Gardner Homes New Zealand I often require advice and support on what I would describe as a very wide range of business matters that arise.
    I have now been working with Patrick Casey and the team at Malloy Goodwin Harford since 2012. Patrick in particular who is my first point of contact has simply been outstanding in his service and support to our business, to the extent I have often had him provide support to our franchisees when they have been faced with challenges and are struggling to resolve them with their own legal representation.
    Patrick is extremely personable to deal with, very balanced in his views, very professional and just as importantly communicates in a manner that is very clear and easy to understand and leaves one feeling very confident in the decisions or direction they choose to take. My franchisees that have engaged his service have commented the same.
    Additionally from the work we have engaged in with Malloy Goodwin Harford it appears the team there possess a wide range of expertise as Patrick often refers to his colleagues before giving a definitive view on any issue.
    I can genuinely say I enjoy the relationship we have and am very thankful to have Patrick and the team at Malloy Goodwin Harford working with us.

    Grant Porteous, Managing Director, Deacon Holdings Limited Master Franchisee GJ Gardner Homes New Zealand

  • I am delighted to highly recommend the team at Malloy Goodwin and Harford to any client looking for a personal and detailed approach to international contract law, copyright advice and also trade mark advice.

    I have been working with Patrick Casey for the discussions and action planning for all my international contracts in both publishing and digital material. I also work with David Ruck on property and related work.

    Dame Wendy Pye, CEO and owner of Wendy Pye Group

  • Over the last few years I’ve always found Patrick and the team at Malloy Goodwin Harford a pleasure to deal with. Patrick has gone out of his way to explain and teach the fundamentals of how trade marks work, which has helped us form a competitive advantage in our market place.
    The friendly, yet professional attitude has demystified what was previously a confusing topic. I would highly recommend Patrick and his team as competent and helpful.

    Dave Stanners, Managing Director, RVE Group

  • My husband and I met Patrick Casey seven years ago after a friend of my family referred us to Malloy Goodwin Harford. Right from our first meeting we were impressed with his warm but professional manner and the depth of his knowledge in so many legal areas from commercial advice to personal Wills.
    He has been a huge support and point we could turn to for good legal and common sense advice. His advice was always dished with a good dollop of reality and he would always try to bring any action that was taken to a timely and successful end for us his clients. He relayed his knowledge in such a way that both my husband and I could understand and over the years we have thought of him more as a friend. We consider ourselves lucky to have such a competent lawyer.

    Sarah McMullin, Counties Homes Limited and Eastern Homes Limited