Wynn Williams has promoted and welcomed a number of staff in recent months.
Lucy de Latour became a partner in the Resource Management and Environmental Law team on 9 January. Admitted in September 2007, Lucy joined Wynn Williams in 2013 and specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law.
Stephen Lowe became a partner in the Corporate and Commercial team on 1 December, specialising in corporate and commercial law with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions and securities and energy law. Stephen is based in Auckland and has over 30 years’ legal experience.
Harry Shaw was promoted to Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team on 12 December. Harry joined Wynn Williams in 2012 and was admitted in August 2013. He works on complex commercial disputes and deals with a variety of litigation matters.
Tom Corkill was promoted to Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team on 16 January. Admitted in September 2011, Tom has worked for an international firm in London and another leading New Zealand firm.
Richard Hargreaves was promoted to Associate in the Dispute Resolution team on 1 December. He has an Honours degree in law from Oxford University and was called to the English bar in 2010. After moving to New Zealand he joined Wynn Williams in 2012 and acts both for insurers and policyholders in insurance disputes.
Naoimh McSparron was promoted to Associate in the Dispute Resolution team on 1 December. Before her admission in New Zealand in October 2014, Naoimh was a solicitor to the High Court of Northern Ireland. She has a particular interest in employment law and also often acts for clients involved in civil litigation and relationship property.
Bethany Entwistle was promoted to Solicitor in the Dispute Resolution team on 10 January and Courtney Holmes joined the firm as a Law Clerk in the Dispute Resolution team on 23 January.