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Lawyer on Infrastructure Commission establishment panel

MinterEllisonRuddWatts partner Sarah Sinclair has been appointed as a member of the panel of private and public sector experts to support Treasury in the establishment of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission - Te Waihanga. Ms Sinclair is a specialist in procurement, infrastructure, construction and project finance (including PPPs). She has worked…

Barrister appointed to Commission for Financial Capability Adjudication Panel

Auckland barrister Anita Killeen has been appointed as an Adjudication Panel Member for the Commission for Financial Capability. Ms Killeen was admitted in January 1999 and practises from Auckland's Quay Chambers, specialising in financial crime and fraud, civil and criminal litigation, and governance and decision-making.

Fulbright Scholarship for indigenous law research

Rangimarie Mahuika from the University of Waikato is one of six 2019 Fulbright New Zealand New Zealand Scholar Award Grantees. Ms Mahuika will use the award to research the connections and contrasts between traditional Māori and Native American legal and political concepts at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. Rangimarie Mahuika…
Buddle Findlay appoints senior associate

Buddle Findlay appoints senior associate

Ana Coculescu has joined Buddle Findlay's Wellington office as a senior associate in the environment and resource management team. Ana Coculescu.  Ana advises both private sector clients and government clients on resource management law, contaminated land, local government law, environmental due diligence, waste and acquisition of land for public works. Before joining Buddle…

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Paula Ormandy appointed Kensington Swan partner

Paula Ormandy appointed Kensington Swan partner

Kensington Swan has appointed Paula Ormandy as a partner in its national property team. Paula Ormandy.  Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September 2007, she joins the firm from Bell Gully. Paula has 12 years’ experience with top tier firms, advising in all aspects of commercial property. Her specialty expertise is in property…
Staff changes at Brookfields Lawyers

Staff changes at Brookfields Lawyers

Auckland firm Brookfields Lawyers has announced three promotions and two additions to its staff. Lisa Wansbrough.  Lisa Wansbrough has been promoted to senior associate. Admitted in November 2007, Lisa is an experienced litigator and acts on environmental, civil and criminal litigation. Her litigation practice has included litigation for councils and assisting on environmental…
Professor Susy Frankel inducted as Royal Society Fellow

Professor Susy Frankel inducted as Royal Society Fellow

Victoria University of Wellington Law Professor Susy Frankel has been inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi. Professor Susy Frankel.  The induction recognises her role as an international research leader in international intellectual property law and its links with international trade. Her scholarship has influenced the development of New Zealand’s…

Lane Neave announces promotions

Lane Neave has announced a number of promotions, which were made from 1 January. Anna Walker has been appointed special counsel in the Queenstown Property team. Anna was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September 2009 after graduating LLB(Hons) from the University of Canterbury. She specialises in commercial property law. Hetish…
Amy Kingston-Turner joins Juno Legal

Amy Kingston-Turner joins Juno Legal

Amy Kingston-Turner has joined the Juno Legal team. Amy Kingston-Turner.  She is an IP, commercial and corporate in-house lawyer with international expertise in brand protection and marketing at Shell International in London. Amy commenced her legal career as a barrister and then became a solicitor with Baldwins Intellectual Property. She is now back in…
Changes at Copeland Ashcroft Law

Changes at Copeland Ashcroft Law

National health and safety and employment firm Copeland Ashcroft has announced two staff changes. Adam de Hamel has been appointed as a senior associate with Copeland Ashcroft Law’s Dunedin office. Adam de Hamel.  Adam has returned to New Zealand after having worked in Melbourne with Willis Towers Watson. He has experience in dispute resolution,…
Robert Kirkness joins Thorndon Chambers

Robert Kirkness joins Thorndon Chambers

Robert Kirkness has joined Wellington’s Thorndon Chambers as a barrister, focusing on commercial, public and international law disputes. Robert Kirkness.  He recently returned to New Zealand after several years practising in the international arbitration and public international law teams at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris and Singapore. Robert has appeared as counsel in…
Lauren Lindsay rejoins Bankside Chambers

Lauren Lindsay rejoins Bankside Chambers

Lauren Lindsay has rejoined Auckland’s Bankside Chambers as a generalist commercial litigator and international arbitration practitioner. Lauren Lindsay.  Lauren was previously a senior associate in Allen & Overy LLP’s international arbitration team in London, acting on large-scale commercial and investment-treaty arbitrations. In addition to her general commercial practice, Lauren has particular expertise in…

Stace Hammond appoints Arran Hunt to partnership

Arran Hunt has joined Stace Hammond as a partner. He is a commercial lawyer specialising in technology law, social media and online harassment law, franchise law and business and company law. Arran’s first career was as a technical business analyst in New Zealand and London. He writes and presents frequently on the subject…

MinterEllisonRuddWatts announces promotions

MinterEllisonRuddWatts has promoted six lawyers into senior positions and also promoted seven senior solicitors. All are effective from 1 January 2019. Sonya Forbes has been promoted to Special Counsel, Corporate, Auckland. Sonya joined the firm in 2017 as a Senior Associate in the firm’s corporate technology team. She is a highly…
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