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Allison Arthur-Young appointed Russell McVeagh's new Board Chair

Allison Arthur-Young Russell McVeagh Partner and Board member Allison Arthur-Young has been elected as Russell McVeagh's Board Chair. Arthur-Young, who has been a Board member for three years, succeeds outgoing Board Chair Malcolm Crotty who has completed his term, having served three years in the role. Crotty will resume his full-time…

Saunders Robinson Brown announcement

Natalie Kong Canterbury law firm Saunders Robinson Brown has announced the promotion of Natalie Kong to Associate from 1 March 2021. Admitted to the bar in 2015, Natalie is a member of Saunders Robinson Brown’s commercial team and also assists the property team. Natalie specialises in commercial leasing, refinancing, Intellectual Property…

Promotions at Anthony Harper

Lynne Van Lynne Van has been promoted to the partner. Lynne joined Anthony Harper in 2015, her speciality practice area is insolvency litigation, and she has been involved in a number of cases that have clarified New Zealand law. Susan Lyall Susan Lyall – Special Counsel (Trusts and Asset Planning) Susan has…

Greymouth law firm Hannan & Seddon joins forces with Canterbury law firm Corcoran French

Colin Smith, Tony Sullivan, Michael Bendall and Shehan de Silva Tony Sullivan and Colin Smith, partners of the firm Hannan & Seddon, have announced that Hannan & Seddon is to amalgamate its practice with Corcoran French from 1 April this year. Tony and Colin have been working with the partners of…

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New partner at Anderson Lloyd

AJ Lodge Ashley-Jayne (AJ) Lodge joined Anderson Lloyd in 2021 with over 10 years’ experience as a lawyer, and most recently a partner in another Christchurch firm. AJ has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science (majoring in psychology) from the University of Otago. AJ represents clients at mediation, in the…

Bill Munro joins Race Douglas Burke

Bill Munro Bill Munro has joined Race Douglas Burke as a Senior Associate. Bill brings significant experience in advising clients on a wide range of legal matters. He specialises in commercial property law and has specific expertise in advising on business structures and high value transactions. Prior to joining Race Douglas…

Morris Legal announcement

Lauren Sieprath Lauren Sieprath joins Morris Legal’s expanding advisory team as a senior solicitor from top-tier US firm McDermott Will & Emery in London. Lauren specialises in non-contentious private client advisory services and has extensive experience assisting clients with estate planning and wealth structuring for tax minimisation and succession planning purposes.…

Promotions at Hesketh Henry

Glen Holm Hansen Hesketh Henry announced Glen Holm-Hansen as a new partner in the firm. Glen is a specialist litigator, he joined the firm’s dispute resolution team in February 2018. Glen has significant experience in a range of regulatory disputes, as well as insolvency and construction matters. He has appeared in…

Anderson Lloyd 2021 promotions

Senior Associate Eva Roe has been promoted to Senior Associate in Anderson Lloyd's Queenstown Property and Private Client Team. Eva specialises in property law, with a focus on projects, property subdivisions and developments, and has a background in banking and finance. Heidi Bendikson has been promoted to Senior Associate in Anderson Lloyd's…

DLA Piper moved premises

Law firm DLA Piper has moved its Wellington office into new waterfront premises in the Deloitte building. DLA’s new Wellington address is:  Level 4 20 Customhouse Quay Wellington 6011

McCaw Lewis Lawyers Appoint Three New Directors

Waikato law firm McCaw Lewis has appointed Laura Monahan, Dale Thomas and Amanda Hockley as Directors of the firm. Laura Monahan joined McCaw Lewis in 2012 and is the co-leader of the firm’s Commercial practise. Laura has specialist knowledge in the area of Māori commercial matters, and assists our Iwi clients…

New addition at Claro

Tim Morrison Tim Morrison graduated from the University of Canterbury in 2016 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics). He began his legal career in the litigation team at Russell McVeagh. Tim then spent time working as a junior barrister at Stout Street Chambers. This experience has given…

Walker Street Chambers has welcomed two new barristers into chambers

Nicola Pointer Nicola Pointer joins Walker Street Chambers as a barrister sole specialising in criminal defence. Nicola has previously worked as a senior defence lawyer for the Public Defence Service and a Crown prosecutor for Raymond Donnelly & Co. Prior to that she worked in the civil litigation team at Corcoran…

Four Promotions at McCaw Lewis Lawyers

Jerome Burgess and Kylee Katipo have been promoted to the role of Senior Associate, while Zane Mora and Kuru Ketu have also been promoted to Associate at Waikato law firm McCaw Lewis.
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