Bell Gully has appointed two new senior associates.

Ryan Ellis returns to the firm after an extended period working in the in-house legal teams at Woolworths/Progressive Enterprises and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

He has also worked in the corporate team at a multinational law firm in London. Ryan joins Bell Gully's corporate team.

Jill Gregory joins Bell Gully after working as a senior associate at another major New Zealand law firm.

She has worked in a number of project alliances, including a nationally significant public private partnership procurement.

Jill is co-chair of the Auckland branch of the Resource Management Law Association, and joins the firm’s resource management team.