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Judge Bill Hastings appointed chair of BSA

Wellington Judge Bill Hastings has been appointed chair of the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA), the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Hon Kris Faafoi has announced. Lawyer Susie Staley of Dunedin also joins the BSA’s board. Currently a District Court Judge, Bill Hastings was the 10th Chief Censor from 1998 to…
New AMINZ President and Vice-President

New AMINZ President and Vice-President

Auckland barrister Royden Hindle has been elected the new president of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand. Royden Hindle.  Mr Hindle is a member of Bankside Chambers and practises as an arbitrator, commercial mediator, construction adjudicator, facilitator and (occasionally) as an advocate. He was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in…
DLA Piper appoints new Special Counsel

DLA Piper appoints new Special Counsel

DLA Piper has appointed Nick Valentine as Special Counsel. Nick Valentine.  Nick specialises in IT and telecommunications, with a background in intellectual property. He has experience in IT outsourcing, including business process outsourcing, software development and licensing, data hosting, and data protection, privacy and open data. Admitted in November 2010 after graduating BA…
Louise Unger joins lexvoco

Louise Unger joins lexvoco

Louise Unger has joined newlaw firm lexvoco’s New Zealand team as Head of Legal Services, Risk & Compliance. Louise Unger.  Louise was formerly the head of Risk & Compliance (Services) at BNZ, and before that the Head of Legal – Retail at the same bank. She has a strong coporate/commercial law skillset, as…

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Lagi Tuimavave joins Wellington Family Law

Lagi Tuimavave joins Wellington Family Law

Lagi Tuimavave has joined the team at Wellington Family Law as a solicitor. Ms Tuimavave graduated from Victoria University in 2015 with a LLB and BA (Samoan Studies and Cultural Anthropology). She completed her LLM in February of this year. Lagi is a member of the Law Society Family Section, Wellington Family…
Tim Rennie joins Juno Legal

Tim Rennie joins Juno Legal

Tim Rennie has joined collaborative in-house legal services provider Juno Legal based in Auckland. Tim has recently returned home from London where he was Head of Legal for the prepaid product processor and worldwide distribution network epay and held global responsibility for legal matters across multiple jurisdictions. Tim has extensive experience…

Matthews Law promotes Gus Stewart to Special Counsel

Specialist competition and regulatory law firm Matthews Law has promoted senior lawyer Gus Stewart to Special Counsel.   Gus is a senior commercial lawyer specialising in competition, regulatory, and consumer law. He is a trusted advisor to domestic and international clients, including listed and Fortune 500 companies. In addition to advisory work, Gus…
McWilliam Rennie Lawyers appointments

McWilliam Rennie Lawyers appointments

Wellington family law specialists McWilliam Rennie Lawyers has announced two appointments. Tara Jackson.  Tara Jackson has joined the firm as an associate. Tara graduated LLB from Victoria University in 2008 and has worked in many areas of general legal practice including family, criminal and civil litigation and on estates and conveyancing matters. She practises…
Russell McVeagh appoints new CEO

Russell McVeagh appoints new CEO

Russell McVeagh has appointed Jo Avenell as its CEO, effective from 23 October. Jo Avenell.  She has a background in financial services, professional services, and postal and logistic services. Jo was most recently on the Executive Team at New Zealand Post where she led the organisational and cultural transformation programmes. Russell McVeagh Chair Malcolm…
Two new partners appointed by DLA Piper

Two new partners appointed by DLA Piper

DLA Piper has promoted two new partners in its New Zealand operation. Misha Henaghan.  Misha Henaghan acts for clients across the New Zealand insurance industry in the areas of general insurance, professional indemnity, product liability, public liability, material damage and business interruption and regulatory claims. She also assists medical practitioners in HDC complaints,…
Leandra Fitzgibbon joins Genesis Private Equity

Leandra Fitzgibbon joins Genesis Private Equity

Genesis Private Equity Ltd has appointed Leandra Fitzgibbon as an in-house lawyer. Leandra Fitzgibbon.  Leandra has over 13 years’ legal experience in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Most recently she was a partner at Ashburton law firm Argyle Welsh Finnigan. Leandra specialises in property and commercial law.
Promotions at Pacific Legal

Promotions at Pacific Legal

Specialist immigration firm Pacific Legal has announced two promotions. Diana Bell.  Diana Bell has been promoted to senior associate in the Auckland office. Diana has been with the firm since May 2014 after practising as an immigration specialist in Wellington. She has particular expertise in assisting businesses and skilled migrants in matters such as…
Cuba Family Law incorporates and appoints new director

Cuba Family Law incorporates and appoints new director

Wellington law firm Cuba Family Law has incorporated, with existing partner Liz Lewes continuing as director. Liz Lewes.  The firm will continue to specialise in family and property law. Former associate Marieke van den Bergh has been appointed a director. Marieke graduated from the University of Canterbury with BA and LLB degrees and…
Rachel Pinny joins Thorndon Chambers

Rachel Pinny joins Thorndon Chambers

Rachel Pinny is now practising as a barrister at Thorndon Chambers in Wellington. Rachel Pinny.  In addition to her general commercial litigation practice, Rachel specialises in banking and finance litigation and insolvency.   She was admitted in 2003 and joins Thorndon Chambers from Bell Gully, where she was a senior associate for eight years.
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