Melissa Russell joins Rice Speir

Melissa Russell Melissa joined Rice Speir on 13 January 2020. Melissa has been working in Hong Kong since 2018 as Associate General Counsel for Allied World Assurance and prior to this was at a large litigation firm in Auckland.  She is an experienced insurance and civil litigation lawyer who has represented international insurers…

Auckland Council makes three senior appointments

Auckland Council Legal Services has announced three recent senior appointments. Kathryn Hickling Kathryn Hickling – Projects and Transactions Kathryn is a senior property specialist, coming to Council with 20 years’ experience in private practice in large and boutique firms New Zealand and Australia. Kathryn most recently headed up the property team in…

Simpson Grierson promotes 9 to special counsel

Simpson Grierson has promoted nine senior associates to the position of special counsel, effective from 1 January 2020. Sonia Vitas Sonia Vitas is a member of the Auckland based construction team, Sonia has advised clients on construction projects across a wide range of industry sectors. Most recently she has advised…

Melanie Naulls joins Juno Legal

Melanie Naulls On-demand legal services provider and Newlaw firm Juno legal has announced Melanie Naulls has become part of the team. Melanie joins the firm in Wellington from Southern District Health Board where she was the sole in-house lawyer, providing legal services to support the operational and organisational demands of two large…

Anderson Lloyd announces seven senior promotions

Fiona McMillan in the Employment Team has been promoted to Senior Associate. Based out of the Dunedin office, Fiona specialises in employment and education law. Fiona has been with the firm since 2007.  Prior to becoming a lawyer Fiona worked as a primary school teacher, which puts her in a strong…

New special counsel and senior associates announced at Buddle Findlay

Buddle Findlay have promoted three Special Counsel and eight Senior Associates from 1 January 2020. Special CounselNatasha Wilson - Natasha specialises in public law and advises on government departments, crown entities and State-owned enterprises, as well as private clients, on a range of public, regulatory, and commercial matters. Nicola Ridder - Nicola…

PwC Legal New Zealand announces two new appointments

Helen Johnson Helen Johnson has been promoted to Principal and will lead the PwC Legal New Zealand tax practice. Helen advises corporate and family clients on a range of tax matters, including corporate income tax, cross-border investment, commercial property investment, financing and corporate transactions and restructurings, tax disputes and rulings. Helen joined…

Rice Craig announce new partner

Henry Herman joins the Rice Craig partnership from 1 January 2020. Henry has been with Rice Craig since 2010 and continues to lead the Family Law Department.

Four promotions and an addition for McCaw Lewis

Jonathan Aquilina Jonathan Aquilina has been promoted to Special Counsel. Jonathan joined the firm in 2014 and is a member of the Commercial team. The appointment recognises his expert skills and experience in advising on complex construction, engineering and property development matters. Laura Monahan Laura Monahan has been promoted to Managing Associate. Laura…

Murray Grant appointed Special Counsel at Wotten + Kearney

Murray Grant Murray Grant is one of seven promotions announced by Australasian insurance law specialist firm Wotton + Kearney. Murray specialises in employment-related disputes including issues of discrimination and whistleblowing. He has a strong advocacy background in mediations, tribunals and courts including in the Human Rights Commission. Murray also has considerable experience…