Kyle advises on a range of employment issues, including business restructures, performance management processes, personal grievances, and redundancies. He also has a particular interest in the employment aspects of corporate transactions.

Prior to joining LangtonHudson, Kyle was a corporate lawyer where he advised local and international clients on corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, and reorganisations.

University of Auckland, LLB (2024)
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (admitted 2025)
New Zealand Law Society Member

Associate, LangtonHudson, Lawyers, August 2025 – present
Solicitor, DLA Piper, March 2025 – August 2025
Law Clerk, DLA Piper, March 2024 – March 2025

• Advising employers on the negotiation and management of senior executive exits.
• Advising a global ride-sharing company on the employee/contractor status of its New Zealand drivers.
• Advising purchasers and sellers in relation to multiple hotel transactions, including the transfer of ‘vulnerable’ employees.
• Advising The Starship Foundation on a pro bono basis on its contractual arrangements with corporate sponsorship partners, supporters, and service providers.*
• Advising International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. on the New Zealand aspects of its global reorganisation and sale of its pharma solutions business to Roquette S.A. for an enterprise value of US$2.85billion.*

*Denotes work prior to joining LangtonHudson