As with fellow Power List member Pip Greenwood, Cathy Quinn provides an example of successful lawyers who have morphed into roles as professional directors, although unlike her colleague she retains a role with her firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, as Consultant. A former Hawkes Bay girl, she holds a number of governance roles serving as a non-executive director
Former Chapman Tripp partner Daniel Kalderimis had already established himself as one of the country’s leading complex litigation and disputes operators, but his role has been further cemented with his move to the bar. Practising from both Auckland and Wellington, as well as having a position with London’s Twenty Essex Chambers (via their Singapore Chambers)
New Entrant – Setareh Stienstra comes into the List as a new entrant and building upon her substantial public law involvement. A barrister at Kate Sheppard Chambers she is recognised as a highly effective operator in the public law arena. Sitting as an independent hearings commissioner and is endorsed to sit as a chairperson she
She may be settling in at the bottom of the List, but Fiona Kidd-Guy is top of the list for many seeking her services as a successful criminal lawyer and mover-and-shaker from Southland. The first Invercargill-based QC to be appointed since early last century she moved south from Auckland in 2011 where she joined AWS
Last year 39 – A variety of profile criminal cases and appeals, including Kim Dotcom’s ongoing fight for freedom, has kept Ron Mansfield as a List member. Regularly appearing in high profile criminal cases like appearing for the ‘media personality’ in the Comanchero Motorcycle Gang bust, ‘the “designer drug” Operation Arc case and recently acting
New Entrant We have previously identified Davey Salmon as one of the up-and-coming heavy hitting barristers and his high profile rise has cemented his role in the Power List, particularly given his popularity with major clients and the Bench. Destined to be Silk this year, he served his time as litigation partner at Lee Salmon
Handling major legal work for The Treasury as Treasury Solicitor place major power in Anthea Williams’ hands, following her appointment to the role in June 2020. With degrees from Victoria University and the University of Toronto, she is responsible for the Treasury’s legal work, including their ministerial advisory services. A former Crown Counsel she also
Last Year – 26 – LPF Litigation funder co-founder and director Phil Newland continues his high rankings as key figure in the leading litigation funding group, which was boosted by the Law Commission report last year. The controversy over litigation funding continues, heightened by the surprise withdrawal by litigation funding giant Harbour Litigation Funding from
Another under-the-radar influencer who commands respect and influence within the so-called Wellington beltway. A legal adviser to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) she has been a key adviser to the Prime Minister on a variety of issues that have characterised the Prime Minister’s Prime Ministership. The DPMC is a mid-sized government agency,
The pressure has been on Rebecca Kitteridge following the Mosque attacks in Christchurch and an increased focus on the balancing act required to provide quality intelligence services and a respect for privacy and other democratic rights. The rise in white supremacy groups and other issues confront Kitteridge, who also faces increased scrutiny over her agency’s
