Russell McVeagh has announced the appointment of three new senior associates, from 1 June 2018.

Bridget Fenton is a member of the firm's litigation group, with expertise in commercial, public law and employment disputes.

Bridget is experienced in both advisory and courtroom work, having practised previously at the Crown Law Office and, in the United Kingdom, at the Treasury Solicitor's Department (now the Government Legal Department). She has appeared at all levels of the New Zealand court system and joined Russell McVeagh in 2016.

Jesse Fairley specialises in securitisation and structured finance, debt capital markets, corporate and acquisition finance, debt restructuring and liability management exercises.

Jesse began his career at Russell McVeagh in 2008. He returned to the firm in early 2018 after spending five years in London as an associate and senior associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Rochelle Roiri is in the Corporate Advisory Group with extensive experience advising on a range of corporate and commercial transactions, including acquisitions and divestments tendering and procurement (both in the public and private sector), specialist leasing arrangements, and advisory work.

Before rejoining Russell McVeagh in 2018, Rochelle was a senior associate at Clifford Chance, London.