Employment Law and Human Resource Specialists SBM Legal is independently recognised as one of New Zealand’s most outstanding employment law firms. All four partners (Penny Swarbrick, Bridget Smith, Anthony Russell, and Matthew McGoldrick) are leading practitioners in employment law. They are supported by an excellent team of specialist employment lawyers with a broad range of experience and skills. Our clients think of us as employment law advisers, strategists, risk management negotiators and compliance specialists. Many of our larger employer clients also see us as a key extension of their HR Departments. Depending on each client’s own unique needs, we can be a ‘one-stop-shop’ or we carry out one-off specialist projects. Our areas of expertise include: Employment law compliance Mediation and litigation representation Employment relationship problems Collective negotiations Managing business change Training Health and safety (including drug testing) Independent mediations and investigations HR Audits Conducting mediations, facilitations and independent investigations We also have expertise in the areas of: Education law Medico legal issues Sports law