New partner and senior associate at Cavell Leitch

Cavell Leitch has announced two senior promotions. Ashley-Jayne Lodge.  Ashley-Jayne (AJ) Lodge has been promoted to partner. AJ leads the employment team and advises clients on all aspects of employment law. She was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in February 2011 after graduating with BSc and LLB degrees from the University of…

Terence Ng joins Buddle Findlay partnership

Buddle Findlay has appointed Terence Ng as a partner in its Auckland office. He joins the banking and financial services team and specialises in banking and finance, corporate and commercial, and property law. Terence’s clients are based both in New Zealand and offshore. He regularly advises offshore clients on the issues involved…

Parvez Akbar to head Fiji ACC

Employment law specialist Parvez Akbar has been appointed chief executive of the Fiji Accident Compensation Commission. Mr Akbar completed an LLB at Bond University in Australia in 1994 and began legal practice in Fiji. After seven years of practice he migrated to New Zealand in 2002 and worked in employment law…

Carl Rowling joins Sport Hawke's Bay board

Napier lawyer Carl Rowling is one of four new members appointed to the board of Sport Hawke's Bay. Mr Rowling was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in February 1985 and is director of the boutique advisory firm Rowling Law and Strategy. Before establishing his firm, he was a partner in two…

Lawyer to facilitate Film Industry Working Group

Kensington Swan Special Counsel Linda Clark will facilitate a Film Industry Working Group established by Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. The group will look for what Mr Lees-Galloway describes as a "durable solution" to restore collective bargaining rights for film production workers, without necessarily changing the status of those…

Two partners appointed by Bell Gully

Laura Littlewood is a corporate and commercial partner with specialist expertise in technology, data, privacy, cyber security and e-commerce. Laura Littlewood.  She was admitted in 2003 after gaining BCom and LLB(Hons) degrees from the University of Auckland. Laura worked as a lawyer in London from 2006 to 2010 and in Bermuda in 2011.…

Further promotions at Anthony Harper

Anthony Harper has announced the promotion of a number of staff to senior positions, from 1 January 2018. Lynne Van.  Lynne Van is promoted to Special Counsel. Based in Auckland, Lynne is an expert litigator with extensive experience in insolvency, property, securities enforcement and recoveries. Lynne was recently ranked as a "Next Generation Lawyer"…

Steph Dyhrberg to manage rugby complaints process

New Zealand Rugby has appointed Wellington employment lawyer Steph Dyhrberg as the independent manager of its new online and 0800 Complaints Management Service. Ms Dyhrberg is a partner at Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law. She was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in December 1991. Over her career she has worked at…

Kensington Swan appointments

Kensington Swan has appointed three new Special Counsel and two new senior associates, from 1 January 2018. Rachel Burt is a Special Counsel in the Wellington employment team. She is an experienced advocate and litigator who advises clients across the on all manner of employment law and health and safety issues.…

Buddle Findlay promotes nine senior associates

Buddle Findlay has promoted nine lawyers to senior associate. Brett Rawlings.  Brett Rawlings is based in Auckland and specialises in tax and advises clients on all tax aspects of domestic and international corporate acquisitions and structuring, inbound and outbound investment, and financing and financial services. Brett was admitted as a barrister and solicitor…