Paul Buetow
Partner - Major Projects And Construction at Dentons New Zealand
New Zealand
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Top SchoolPaul Buetow is a seasoned construction and infrastructure lawyer with 20+ years advising governments, local authorities, contractors and consultants across New Zealand and internationally. As Partner for Major Projects and Construction at Dentons New Zealand he has steered procurement, tendering and contract negotiations on many of the country's largest transport, water, energy and social infrastructure programmes, with hands-on expertise in NZS 3910, FIDIC, NEC3 and bespoke EPC, ECI, alliance and PPP arrangements. He combines courtroom experience—leading major disputes in the High Court, Court of Appeal and arbitration—with practical procurement design, having contributed to national guides such as NZTA’s Procurement Manual. Active in industry governance, he has served on boards like Infrastructure New Zealand and Civil Contractors NZ, which gives him sector-level insight into delivery risks and commercial drivers. Clients value his pragmatic, value-for-money focus and ability to translate complex contractual frameworks into workable project outcomes. Outside practice he maintains a small code mirror on GitHub/Codeberg, hinting at an interest in orderly, versioned approaches to documentation and process.
14 years of coding experience
BCom/LLB (Hons), BCom/LLB (Hons) at University of Auckland
Github Skills (42)
mapreduce10
text-files10
rex10
fyne9
blockchain9
golang9
docker8
ethereum8
android8
perl8
gemini8
ecosystem8
devops8
ios7
cross-platform7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
snonux/loadbars
May 2015 - Nov 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 2 branches, 1 issue in 6 years 6 months
snonux/xerl
Jan 2015 - Jul 2021
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 comment, 1 issue in 6 years 7 months
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