Kate Dowdle joins Wynn Williams

Kate Dowdle Kate Dowdle has joined Wynn Williams as a Solicitor in the Private Client Services Team. She studied at Victoria University of Wellington and joined the firm in August 2019. Kate assists with a range of property matters, including residential, commercial and rural property transactions, financing, and property development.

Loo & Koo appoints a new partner

Bibiana Lee has joined Loo & Koo as a partner in the firm’s commercial team. Bibiana Lee Bibiana has extensive experience in matters relating to property development and subdivision, development financing, acquisition and disposal of commercial and residential properties, all aspects of commercial leasing and providing legal advice to a broad range…

Holland Beckett promote six to Associate positions

Six staff of Bay of Plenty firm Holland Beckett Law have been promoted to Associate roles. Pip Allan, Rachel Rosser, Dan Broadhurst, Jess Warn, Tim Conder and Joel Murphy Joel Murphy specialises in property and commercial law. He has experience in a broad range of property and commercial matters including commercial,…

Morrison Kent announces new partner

Joseph Kim has been appointed Partner in Morrison Kent’s Auckland office. Joseph Kim  Joseph began his career at Morrison Kent in Auckland in 2010, joining one of the firm’s commercial/property teams and was promoted to associate in 2016. Joseph is experienced in property law with particular expertise in property acquisitions, developments, financing and…

Joanna Hayward appointed acting General Counsel at OPC

Joanna Hayward has been appointed acting General Counsel to the Privacy Commissioner as the Office prepares for the enactment of new privacy law later this year. Joanna has been an adviser at OPC since 2014 and was formerly an adviser to the Law Commission on information law reform projects including the…

Rachael Dewar Law announces 3 movements

Wellington-based family and property firm Rachael Dewar Law has two recent appointments and one promotion. Amy Gulbransen  Amy Gulbransen has been promoted to Associate. Joining the firm in July 2018, Amy works in all areas of family law with a particular interest in relationship property, care of children and domestic violence matters. Amy…

DLA Piper’s Tracey Cross appointed to AIA New Zealand Board

Tracey Cross, a partner at DLA Piper New Zealand, has been appointed to international insurance firm AIA New Zealand’s board. Tracey's senior involvement includes being the leader of DLA Piper’s conduct and culture initiative, and the Chair of DLA Piper NZ’s Leadership Alliance for Women, an initiative that supports the advancement…

Mark Harding joins Cooney Lees Morgan

Mark Harding has Joined Bay of Plenty firm Cooney Lees Morgan as an Associate in the Resource Management and Local Government team. Mark practised for 12 years in Asia from 2006, beginning in Shanghai in energy, resources and property, then shifting focus to climate change. He eventually started his own firm looking…

New Director at Carson Fox Legal

Peter Liao has been appointed Director at Carson Fox Legal.   Peter Liao  Peter specialises in commercial and commercial property law. He was admitted to the at the High Court in 2003 and the New York Bar in 2010. He holds LLB, BCom and LLM (first class honours) degrees from the University of Auckland,…

James Warren promoted to Partner at Kensington Swan

James Warren has joined Kensington Swan’s partnership as an employment law specialist. James Warren  Formerly a Partner at UK firm Fieldfisher in London, James joined Kensington Swan as Special Counsel in October 2018. Admitted at the High Court in 1998, he has a particular interest in the technology, media and financial services sectors,…