Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Tenille Burnside currently serves as a Senior Associate in Sport & Commercial at Gibson Sheat Lawyers, focusing on advising national sports organisations, clubs, and events on commercial, governance, and dispute matters since February 2021. Prior to this role, Tenille held various positions at IMG, including Associate Legal Counsel where responsibilities encompassed sports, media, and intellectual property, with notable involvement in high-profile events like IPL and UEFA Euro 2020. Tenille also spent time as a Senior Solicitor in the Corporate Group at Russell McVeagh, managing M&A and corporate law matters, and in Banking & Finance within the same firm. Further experience includes corporate sponsorship management at The Clubhouse Ltd and finance-related secondments at Westpac New Zealand and ASB. Tenille's academic credentials include a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from the University of Canterbury, a Master of Laws (LLM) in Sports Law from De Montfort University, and an International Baccalaureate Diploma from Kristin School.
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Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Gibson Sheat is a full-service commercial law firm with offices in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Masterton. Whether you're an individual, small, or large business, or a not-for-profit organisation, you'll find all the expertise under the one roof to help you get to the solution that you want. We're not a huge firm, but we think that's an advantage. Our clients tell us that they like the fact we're happy to meet without being formally engaged. If you're looking for lawyers who will take the initiative and who are: • Quickly onto the issues, • Understand the outcomes you are looking for, • Creative in their problem solving, • Clear in their advice, • Down to earth, • Friendly, sensitive, and approachable, • Used to working in a real-world environment where budgets are tight, • Committed in getting to know you and your business, • Accurate, but not retentive, then Gibson Sheat is the right firm for you. Contact us at info@gibsonsheat.com or call us on 04 496 9990.