Wynn Williams has welcomed two senior lawyers to the firm before Christmas.

Andrew Watkins begins at the firm's national dispute resolution team on 1 December and will be based in the Christchurch office. He will join the partnership early in 2019.

Andrew specialises in relationship property. He regularly provides media comment nationally on issues relating to family law and has presented at numerous seminars.

Having completed courses in advanced negotiation and advanced mediation at Harvard, he has conducted over 70 successful mediations throughout his career and is an advocate for alternative dispute resolution.

Mike Doesburg joins the firm's national resource management team on 19 November as a senior associate based in the Auckland office.

Mike has specific experience advising on infrastructure, industrial, residential and coastal projects, along with experience dealing with complicated district and regional planning matters.

He also specialises in local government and public law, including liquor licensing and alcohol policy.