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New Zealand winners at Asia Tax Awards 2019

Russell McVeagh was the New Zealand Tax Firm of the Year at the International Tax Review 2019 Asia Tax Awards. The awards were announced in Singapore on 9 May. Firms shortlisted for the awards were assessed according to three primary metrics: transactional value, complexity, and innovation for matters completed between 1…
Tom Pasley becomes Lindsay LA director

Tom Pasley becomes Lindsay LA director

Specialist litigation and arbitration law firm Lindsay LA has appointed Tom Pasley as a director from 1 April 2019. Tom Pasley.  Tom is an experienced commercial litigator and has particular expertise in complex contractual disputes, company and securities law, banking and financing disputes, competition law, regulatory investigations, professional negligence, and class actions.   Tom…

Tompkins Wake promotes legal specialists

Tompkins Wake has promoted three legal specialists in its Auckland, Hamilton and Rotorua offices. Becky Brown has been promoted to senior associate. With BMS and LLB(Hons) degrees from the University of Waikato, Beck has been practising law since 2010 and joined Tompkins Wake in 2015. She specialises in dispute resolution and civil litigation,…
Two new team members at Juno Legal

Two new team members at Juno Legal

Juno Legal has appointed two new team members. Jeremy Ford.  Jeremy Ford has joined the firm in Wellington from the Earthquake Commission where he spent seven years as general counsel and chief legal adviser. Before EQC he spent six years with Wynn Williams and Trowers Hamlins in London. Jeremy has extensive experience in public…

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Trollope & Co Lawyers merges with Maurice Walker

Trollope & Co Lawyers merges with Maurice Walker

Trollope & Co Lawyers has merged with Maurice Walker. Maurice Walker.  Maurice Walker moved from GCA Lawyers on 1 April 2019 and has merged his practice with Tim Trollope. The new firm will be called Trollope & Co Lawyers Incorporating Maurice Walker. Maurice has 46 years’ experience as a commercial, company, trust and…

Todd & Walker Law announces senior appointments

Central Otago firm Todd & Walker Law has announced a number of senior appointments. Louise Denton has been promoted to senior associate. Louise specialises in criminal and family law. As a criminal defence expert she is an experienced litigator and has appeared in many High Court appeals and Parole Board hearings. Louise also…

Sir Douglas White retiring from Law Commission

Sir Douglas White is retiring as President of the Law Commission after three years in the role. Justice Minister Andrew Little says Sir Douglas will stay on at the Commission until 28 June 2019 in order to assist with the completion of the Commission’s work on the review of the Property…
Mortlock McCormack Law promotes Michael O'Flaherty

Mortlock McCormack Law promotes Michael O'Flaherty

Christchurch firm Mortlock McCormack Law promoted Michael O’Flaherty to associate on 1 May. Michael O'Flaherty.  Admitted in December 2014, Michael has worked for the firm since 2015 and specialises in property, commercial and employment law. Michael acts for a wide range of clients from central government organisations to individuals, and he has appeared…
Grant Nicholson appointed partner at Anthony Harper

Grant Nicholson appointed partner at Anthony Harper

Anthony Harper has appointed Grant Nicholson as a partner. Grant Nicholson.  Grant will head Anthony Harper's newly formed specialist Health and Safety practice. Grant has many years' experience in health and safety law helping businesses deal with investigations and prosecutions by WorkSafe New Zealand and other regulators, and also advises businesses on issues…

Darren Foster elected President of Law Society Hawke's Bay branch

Hastings barrister Darren Foster has been elected President of the Hawke's Bay branch of the New Zealand Law Society. Mr Foster specialises in criminal law, mental health cases and assistance with limited licence applications. The following branch Council was elected at the branch AGM on 1 May 2019: President: Darren Foster. Vice-President: Nigel Loughnan. Council:…
Grimshaw & Co appoint Charles Lane partner

Grimshaw & Co appoint Charles Lane partner

Grimshaw & Co has appointed Charles Lane to the partnership from 1 May 2019. Charles Lane.  Charles started with Grimshaw & Co in 2009 and in his time there has gained extensive experience in the area of civil and commercial disputes. He frequently appears in the High Court, District Court, and specialist Tribunals. Charles…
Burley Attwood Law appoints two partners

Burley Attwood Law appoints two partners

Tauranga and Te Puke law firm Burley Attwood Law has appointed two partners. Tom Castle.  Tom Castle completed his law degree at Otago and Victoria Universities and was admitted in 2007. He started his legal career in Whanganui in 2009 and moved to the Bay of Plenty in 2011, joining Burley Attwood Law…

lexvoco joins LOD

Australian and New Zealand "new law" firm lexvoco has joined LOD (Lawyers on Demand) from 1 May 2019. The firm will now be known as LOD, but says it will be business as usual. LOD has 10 offices globally, 650 lawyers and consultants and over 500 corporate and law firm clients.
Andrew Skinner joins Stewart Germann Law Office partnership

Andrew Skinner joins Stewart Germann Law Office partnership

Andrew Skinner has been promoted to the partnership with Stewart Germann, effective from 1 May. Andrew Skinner. Andrew was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September 2000. He has over 15 years of experience in corporate and commercial work advising clients on franchising, business sale and purchase, commercial contracts, leasing and health…
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