Sam joins partner Tony Sycamore and the team who joined Russell McVeagh in December 2024. 

As a business and commercial property law specialist, Sam's expertise spans a range of industry sectors. He has a particular focus on the purchasing and selling of property and businesses, commercial leasing, land development and subdivision, business structuring, overseas investment, rural and forestry law and succession planning. 

Sam previously established and led the Queenstown office of another New Zealand law firm where he was partner for 15 years. He is also a director of NZ Forestry Partnership and a Member of the Board of Trustees for Te Atamira.