Anne Callinan appointed Simpson Grierson chairperson

Anne Callinan has been appointed chairperson of Simpson Grierson. Ms Callinan was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in June 1989. She joined Simpson Grierson in 1992 and was appointed a partner in 1998. She was also part of the firm's board from 2009 to 2015. She is an experienced commercial litigator…

Promotions for seven Wynn Williams lawyers

Wynn Williams has announced the promotion of seven lawyers. Tom Corkill becomes a senior associate in the Auckland Corporate & Commercial team. Admitted in September 2011, Tom has significant banking and finance experience and is involved in mergers & acquisitions, debt funding transactions and corporate governance. Jenny Turner becomes a senior associate…

New Chief Executive for Commerce Commission

Adrienne Meikle has been appointed Chief Executive of the Commerce Commission. Ms Meikle is currently Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate, Governance and Information group at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. She will commence her new role at the Commission in early May, succeeding Brent Alderton who left the Commission in…

Mark Cunliffe General Counsel to Takeovers Panel

The Takeovers Panel has appointed Mark Cunliffe as General Counsel to the Panel. Mr Cunliffe was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September 2004 and he joins the Panel from Bell Gully, where he was a senior associate in the corporate department from 2012. He has also worked for Simpson Grierson…

Rachel Devine appointed RMLA President

Rachel Devine has been appointed President of the Resource Management Law Association following the resignation of James Gardner-Hopkins. Ms Devine is a partner at MinterEllisonRuddWatts. She was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 1996 and practises in all aspects of environmental and resource management law for private and public sector clients.

Hana Schofield joins SBM Legal

Hana Schofield has joined SBM Legal as a senior solicitor. Hana graduated from the University of Canterbury and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in 2003. She spent several years working for a leading New Zealand law firm and then joined a London firm. Hana worked as a solicitor for the…

Peter Hutchinson appointed PDS Director

Peter Hutchinson's appointment as Director of the Public Defence Service has been announced. Mr Hutchinson was appointed in December 2017. He began working with the PDS in 2010 in the role of Senior Duty Lawyer in the Northern region. Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in June 1989, he worked for a…

Three senior appointments at Hamerton Lawyers Ltd

Lisa Ebbers has been made an associate. Lisa Ebbers.  After her admission as a barrister and solicitor in 2011 Lisa completed an LLM and spent two years working in the District and Family Court environments before joining Hamertons in March 2014. She specialises in criminal, family and general litigation and is an approved…

Promotions at Hesketh Henry

Auckland law firm Hesketh Henry has announced a number of promotions and a new senior arrival. Hak Jun Lee has been promoted to Special Counsel.  Mr Lee has been with the firm since October 2015 and leads the its rapidly growing Asian practice. He is a property law specialist but manages clients…

Rebecca Davies joins McVeagh Fleming

Rebecca Davies has joined the Auckland City office of McVeagh Fleming as a solicitor in the Relationship Property Team.   Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in December 2014, Rebecca specialises in relationship property, trusts and estates and family law and also has a background in commercial property and dispute resolution.