Chapman Tripp has appointed four new partners, effective from 1 December 2016.

Joshua Pringle (Auckland, Corporate) specialises in negotiating and executing strategic M&A transactions, public and private. Joshua rejoined Chapman Tripp in 2011 after several years at the leading New York firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and is a member of the New York Bar.

Marie Wisker (Auckland, Employment and health and safety) specialises in employment law and health and safety. She has represented clients in numerous mediations and hearings, and has experience in acting for employers on health and safety investigations and prosecutions.

Bevan Miles (Auckland, Tax) specialises in taxation law, advising on a wide range of tax matters. He joined Chapman Tripp in late 2015 from ASB Bank where he had overall responsibility for the tax affairs of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's New Zealand group.

Greg Wise (Wellington, Property) specialises in infrastructure, construction law and commercial property. Before joining Chapman Tripp in 2008, Greg spent a number of years as advisor and in-house corporate counsel at Spark.