Holland Beckett Law promotes Jenna Heerdegen

Bay of Plenty firm Holland Beckett Law has promoted Jenna Heerdegen to associate. Jenna works across all areas of relationship property and family law in both the Tauranga and Rotorua offices. She also sits on the Tauranga and Rotorua branch of the New Zealand Law Society Waikato and Bay of Plenty Women…

New Law Society Vice-President, central North Island

Herman Visagie has become New Zealand Law Society Vice-President (central North Island), replacing Tiana Epati. He was declared elected at the Law Society Council meeting on 10 April as he was the only nominee for the position. He works as General Counsel and Chief of Staff for TSB Bank in…

Sarah Keene Law Society Large Law Firms representative

Sarah Keene has replaced Laura O’Gorman as the representative of the Large Law Firms on the New Zealand Law Society Council. Sarah is a partner with Russell McVeagh in Auckland. She was admitted in September 1996 and became a partner in 2006. She specialises in competition, consumer and regulatory law and litigation…

Acting Judge of Court of Appeal appointed

The Hon Lynton Laurence Stevens has been appointed an acting Judge of the Court of Appeal from 29 April 2019 to 28 April 2020. After appointment as a Queen's Counsel in 1997 he was appointed to the High Court bench in 2006 and to the Court of Appeal in June 2016…

Wilson Harle promotes Adam Holden to senior solicitor

Specialist litigation firm Wilson Harle has promoted Adam Holden to the position of senior solicitor. Adam Holden.  Adam has a BA/LLB(Hons) and was admitted to the bar in 2015. He joined Wilson Harle in early 2017 following a Judges’ clerkship. Adam has experience across the firm’s broad practice but has particular interest in trust…

Janet Copeland elected president of Southland branch

Invercargill employment law specialist Janet Copeland has been elected President of the Southland branch of the Law Society. Ms Copeland is managing partner of Copeland Ashcroft Law. After graduating from Otago University with law and commerce degrees she was admitted in May 1992. After starting practice in criminal and civil litigation,…

Gemma Keystone becomes Kaimai Law Bethlehem director

Gemma Keystone has joined Tina McLennan as a director of Kaimai Law Bethlehem. Gemma Keystone.  Gemma graduated LLB from the University of Waikato and was admitted to the New Zealand and Western Australian Bars in 2008. She joined the firm in January 2015 after working in law firms in New Zealand and Western…

Simmonds Stewart appoints Chris Wilson as Singapore partner

Simmonds Stewart has appointed long-term team member Chris Wilson as a partner of the firm from 16 April 2019. Chris runs the firm’s Singapore office where he specialises in venture capital and tech M&A transactions. Originally joining Simmonds Stewart in 2007 as a solicitor, Chris has worked in the firm’s Wellington, Auckland…

Emma Light new Russell McVeagh senior associate

Emma Light has been appointed a senior associate in Russell McVeagh’s litigation team based in Wellington. Emma Light.  Emma has joined Russell McVeagh from a Wellington-based practice where she served as a crown prosecutor, and brings experience in civil litigation. She specialises in a wide range of litigation matters, including civil litigation, environmental…

Robbie Bryant joins SBM Legal as senior associate

Robbie Bryant has joined Auckland employment law firm SBM Legal as a senior associate. Robbie Bryant.  Before joining the firm he worked as an employed barrister in a specialist Auckland employment law practice. Robbie graduated LLB from the University of Waikato in 2010 and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor in September…