Anderson Lloyd announces two appointments

Anderson Lloyd has announced two appointments in its corporate and commercial team. Derek Roth-Biester.  Derek Roth-Biester has been appointed a corporate and commercial partner. Derek has significant experience advising on domestic and international corporate transactions, with particular expertise in private equity and venture capital.   He also has extensive international experience in commercial matters, with…

New LINZ Chief Executive appointed

Gaye Searancke has been appointed Chief Executive of Land Information New Zealand. She is currently Deputy Commissioner, Customer and Compliance Services – Business, at Inland Revenue, where she leads 1100 people. She has held this position since August 2017. Her key focuses in the role have been on improving customer experience,…

Greta Melvin joins McWilliam Rennie

Greta Melvin has joined specialist family law practice McWilliam Rennie as a Solicitor. Greta Melvin.  Greta graduated from Otago University in 2017 with a LLB and BA (English). She was admitted to the bar in Southland where she worked in litigation, practising in the areas of civil and family law before moving to…

Heida Donegan joins Kensington Swan partnership

Kensington Swan has welcomed Heida Donegan to the partnership.   Heida Donegan.  Heida joined the firm in 2015 as senior counsel. She is an experienced M&A practitioner and has over 20 years’ experience in cross-border investment. In her prior role, Heida was a partner at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (now Clyde & Co), having…

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

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

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…

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…