Mark Berry (lawyer) explained

Mark Berry
Office:Chair of the Commerce Commission
Term Start:2009
Term End:2019
Deputy:Susan Begg
Predecessor:Paula Rebstock
Successor:Anna Rawlings
Alma Mater:Columbia Law School
Profession:Lawyer
Website:https://mblaw.co.nz 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.

References

  1. Web site: Commission members . 21 November 2016 . Commerce Commission . 6 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Commerce Commission appointments support focus on consumer protection. Hon Kris Faafoi . 2 April 2019 . Beehive.govt.nz . 15 January 2021.