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Maria Cole joins Riverbank Chambers

Maria Cole joins Riverbank Chambers

Maria Cole has joined the newly established Riverbank Chambers in Hamilton. Maria Cole Maria is a general civil litigator who has practised in Auckland for the last decade, of recent years as a member of Blackstone Chambers. She will continue her association with Blackstone Chambers as a door tenant.
Mary Hill elected President of RMLA

Mary Hill elected President of RMLA

The Resource Management Law Association (RMLA) has appointed Mary Hill as President. Mary Hill Mary, a Partner at Tauranga firm Cooney Lees Morgan, was elected president at the RMLA’s annual conference. She was formerly the secretary of the RMLA’s national committee. Initially focussing on commercial litigation, regulatory and information law, Mary specialises in…
Law Student to represent NZ in Antarctic Youth Expedition

Law Student to represent NZ in Antarctic Youth Expedition

Caleb Fraser, a University of Canterbury Law and Chemistry student, has been chosen to travel with researchers to the Antarctic Peninsula as part of the research project ‘Antarctic Cities and the Global Commons’. Caleb is one of five young people (18-29) chosen from Antarctic Gateway cities. Caleb Fraser The expedition begins from Punta…
Thomas Tran joins Pacific Legal

Thomas Tran joins Pacific Legal

Dr Thomas Tran has joined Auckland Immigration Law Firm Pacific Legal as Senior Solicitor. Thomas Tran Admitted earlier this year, Thomas has been a licensed immigration advisor with his own business for five years. An AUT law graduate, he also has a doctoral degree in statistics from the University of Auckland and…

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Sarah Keene Law Society Large Law Firms representative

Sarah Keene has replaced Laura O’Gorman as the representative of the Large Law Firms on the New Zealand Law Society Council. Sarah is a partner with Russell McVeagh in Auckland. She was admitted in September 1996 and became a partner in 2006. She specialises in competition, consumer and regulatory law and litigation…
Wilson Harle promotes Adam Holden to senior solicitor

Wilson Harle promotes Adam Holden to senior solicitor

Specialist litigation firm Wilson Harle has promoted Adam Holden to the position of senior solicitor. Adam Holden.  Adam has a BA/LLB(Hons) and was admitted to the bar in 2015. He joined Wilson Harle in early 2017 following a Judges’ clerkship. Adam has experience across the firm’s broad practice but has particular interest in trust…

Janet Copeland elected president of Southland branch

Invercargill employment law specialist Janet Copeland has been elected President of the Southland branch of the Law Society. Ms Copeland is managing partner of Copeland Ashcroft Law. After graduating from Otago University with law and commerce degrees she was admitted in May 1992. After starting practice in criminal and civil litigation,…
Gemma Keystone becomes Kaimai Law Bethlehem director

Gemma Keystone becomes Kaimai Law Bethlehem director

Gemma Keystone has joined Tina McLennan as a director of Kaimai Law Bethlehem. Gemma Keystone.  Gemma graduated LLB from the University of Waikato and was admitted to the New Zealand and Western Australian Bars in 2008. She joined the firm in January 2015 after working in law firms in New Zealand and Western…

Acting Judge of Court of Appeal appointed

The Hon Lynton Laurence Stevens has been appointed an acting Judge of the Court of Appeal from 29 April 2019 to 28 April 2020. After appointment as a Queen's Counsel in 1997 he was appointed to the High Court bench in 2006 and to the Court of Appeal in June 2016…

Simmonds Stewart appoints Chris Wilson as Singapore partner

Simmonds Stewart has appointed long-term team member Chris Wilson as a partner of the firm from 16 April 2019. Chris runs the firm’s Singapore office where he specialises in venture capital and tech M&A transactions. Originally joining Simmonds Stewart in 2007 as a solicitor, Chris has worked in the firm’s Wellington, Auckland…
Emma Light new Russell McVeagh senior associate

Emma Light new Russell McVeagh senior associate

Emma Light has been appointed a senior associate in Russell McVeagh’s litigation team based in Wellington. Emma Light.  Emma has joined Russell McVeagh from a Wellington-based practice where she served as a crown prosecutor, and brings experience in civil litigation. She specialises in a wide range of litigation matters, including civil litigation, environmental…

New lawyers join Tompkins Wake Auckland team

Tompkin Wake has welcomed a number of new members of its Auckland team. Recent appointments in the Auckland office include partner Liz Lim, special counsel Nicky Thomas, partner Campbell Izzard and partner Mike Shanahan. Litigation specialist Simon Jass has been promoted to special counsel.

Rob Goldsbury elected president of Law Society's Whanganui branch

In-house lawyer Rob Goldsbury was elected president of the Law Society’s Whanganui branch at the AGM on 8 March. Mr Goldsbury was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in February 1980. He is legal counsel for the Whanganui District Council. The following branch Council was elected: President: Rob Goldsbury. Vice-President: Chris Wilkinson-Smith. Council: Samantha…
Robbie Bryant joins SBM Legal as senior associate

Robbie Bryant joins SBM Legal as senior associate

Robbie Bryant has joined Auckland employment law firm SBM Legal as a senior associate. Robbie Bryant.  Before joining the firm he worked as an employed barrister in a specialist Auckland employment law practice. Robbie graduated LLB from the University of Waikato in 2010 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September…
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