Christopher Chak
Senior Solicitor

chris@dawsonslawyers.co.nz
09 272 0002

Chris is the lawyer clients come to when they want things handled — accurately, on time, and without the runaround. He works with first-home buyers, property investors and developers, SMEs, and commercial landlords and tenants across a wide range of industries. He's also fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin, so for many of his clients the entire conversation can happen in their first language.

How Chris can help

  • Sale and purchase of residential and commercial property

  • Business conveyancing

  • Commercial leasing

  • Refinancing

  • Wills, enduring powers of attorney, and estates

Qualifications & memberships

  • LLB (First Class Honours), Auckland University of Technology

  • BSc (Hons), University of Melbourne

  • Undergraduate degree from University of Auckland

  • Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Outside the office
Outside of work, he enjoys getting close to nature and spending time with his family.

 

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