Mark Berry | |
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Chair of the Commerce Commission | |
In office 2009–2019 | |
Deputy | Susan Begg |
Preceded by | Paula Rebstock |
Succeeded by | Anna Rawlings |
Personal details | |
Alma mater | Columbia Law School |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | https://mblaw.co.nz |
Mark Berry is a New Zealand lawyer who was the chair of the Commerce Commission of New Zealand between April 2009 and May 2019. [1] [2]
Berry was a partner in law firm Bell Gully (then called Bell Gully Buddle Weir) from 1988 until he resigned to do post-graduate studies at the Columbia Law School where he gained a JSD. He taught Contract Law,Competition Law and Securities Regulation at University of Otago Faculty of Law.
He was Deputy Chair of the Commerce Commission from 1999 to 2001. He was a consultant with Chapman Tripp until 2003. From 2003,Berry practised as a barrister sole at Barristers.Comm chambers.
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