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]

Mark Berry
Chair of the Commerce Commission
In office
2009–2019
DeputySusan Begg
Preceded byPaula Rebstock
Succeeded byAnna Rawlings
Personal details
Alma materColumbia Law School
ProfessionLawyer
Websitehttps://mblaw.co.nz [1]

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

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  1. ^ "Commission members". Commerce Commission. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Commerce Commission appointments support focus on consumer protection". Beehive.govt.nz. Hon Kris Faafoi. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
Government offices
Preceded by Chair of the Commerce Commission of New Zealand
2009–2019
Succeeded by