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Legal clarity for growing Kiwi businesses.

Strategic, relationship-led, legal expertise built for how today’s businesses work.

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Welcome to Luminate Legal

We provide expert business law advice to growing businesses - from ambitious start-ups and scale-ups to established businesses.

Our support is strategic, pragmatic and tailored, providing you the clarity and confidence to make smart decisions. We focus on helping navigate commercial and technology contracts, shareholders’ agreements, company governance, as well as supporting early-stage businesses through the complexities of launching, funding and scaling successfully.

What we can help with

  • Clear, understandable contracts support day-to-day operations and growth. We review, draft and negotiate commercial agreements of all types - from services and supply agreements, to terms of trade, distribution agreements and more.

  • We help business owners get clear on rights, responsibilities and risks. From shareholders’ agreements to governance frameworks and board advice, we support effective leadership and strong ownership structures.

  • We help make sure your innovation is protected and relationships between tech businesses and their customers are clear. This includes drafting terms of sale for digital products, reviewing SaaS and licensing agreements, and advising on data protection and IP ownership.

  • Focused legal support for ambitious, early-stage businesses. We advise on structure, founder’s agreements, fundraising, ESOPs, and help founders build solid foundations and scale with confidence.

  • “Working with Natalie was extremely straight forward and prompt and we felt like a complicated issue was easily understood and guidance provided very quickly.”

    Madeleine Patel /Co-founder
    Speak Scents

  • “You understood what we were after and exactly how to help us protect ourselves”

    Sophia Phieros / Co-founder
    It Takes A Village

  • “Very transparent & easy to follow advice.”

    Senior Executive

  • “Feel the pricing was value fair for the transaction & for the prompt action provided.”

    Anonymous

  • "The combination of professional guidance and advice + the ability to self-serve through On Your Terms gives us a rare combination of flexibility and confidence. We feel like we have our own general counsel - someone in our corner we can always turn to for advice or a different perspective. We also really appreciate her commercial experience and first-hand understanding of running a small business. This makes her advice highly practical.”

    Sam Currie / Director
    Studio Unlimited

  • “Very thorough and went over and beyond. Would definitely use Natalie and Luminate Legal again, without hesitation.”

    Peter Tainui / Founder
    Cam One

  • “It was really helpful to have a fixed cost especially when starting a new small business.”

    Bianca Farrell / Founder
    ULA Stays

  • “Having a fixed price for legal fees has been a great improvement for our business. In addition, the commercial approach to agreements with our customers has been great, identifying any major issues but not changing totally. This has made it much easier to reach agreement and move on with business.”

    Len Thomas / CEO
    PowerShield

  • "For anyone seeking a lawyer who listens attentively, tailors their approach to your specific needs, maintains a perfect balance of professionalism and empathy, and offers transparent pricing, I wholeheartedly recommend Natalie."

    Yinghui Ouyang /Founder
    Happy Charting

  • "Working with Natalie was a seamless and cost-effective process. Natalie took time to understand the matter and provided timely advice that was exactly what I needed to support a critical decision in my business."

    Glenn Conley /Founder
    Mindshiftr

  • “We were apprehensive about engaging a lawyer to draft our agreements because we thought it would take ages, be unreasonably expensive, and end up with documents that neither of us understand. Natalie provided the opposite of all of that with a speedy, cost effective, and collaborative approach.”

    Alan and Andrew / Directors
    Dentistry for Chickens

  • "5+ Rating – I was more than satisfied with the legal support I received. Natalie was lovely to deal with, very friendly and professional. The quote was really well laid out and very clear about what was included. The costs involved to do anything outside of the quote were also made clear up front. I would have no hesitation in recommending Natalie and Luminate Legal.”

    Karen Rieser / Founder
    Meno Central

  • "Communication was very good. The supporting documents provided were very helpful to support our negotiation."

    CFO
    Anonymous

  • "Really appreciated how upfront Natalie was - quick and direct. A totally different experience than most lawyers in NZ.”

    Rimu Boddy
    Small business owner

  • “Natalie is excellent to work with – she writes in language that is accessible, offers quite practical suggestions and ensures she only does the work that needs to be done. The quality of the work we received and its timeliness meant that it was exceptionally good value. I highly recommend working with Luminate Legal.”

    Dr Amabel Hunting/Director & CEO
    Zealab

Why businesses choose to work with us

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    Legal expertise & commercial insight

    Strategic insight grounded in 20+ years of experience supporting NZ and global businesses

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    Clarity & responsiveness

    Clear, practical advice that cuts through legal complexity, delivered at your pace

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    Cost certainty & transparency

     Fixed-fee projects and innovative subscription options - no hourly rates, no nasty surprises.

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    Trusted partnership

    Work with one lawyer who knows your business, cares about your success and can proactively identify issues.