Mike Hendricksen – KiwiBank Chief Legal Officer Poached from Westpac, Mike Hendricksen was previously assistant general counsel and chief compliance officer and is regarded as a rising star among in-house counsel. He has a deep understanding of banking regulatory issues and was deeply involved in the response to the findings of the Australian Royal Commission that […]
Deb Blackett – General Counsel, Z Energy General Counsel and Chief Governing Office, Deb Blackett is a highly seasoned commercial lawyer with a strong background in corporate law and in particular, competition law, regulation, and mergers and acquisitions. She held similar roles at BP New Zealand, ANZ New Zealand, and Telecom (now Spark) following a
Tom Thursby – One New Zealand The in-house counsel for the former Vodafone, Tom Thursby has headed the One NZ legal and regulatory team since March 2023, having a background with telco legal work in both the UK and New Zealand. The legal and regulatory team at Vodafone was shortlisted as IFLR Inhouse Team of
Jennifer Page – Air New Zealand General Counsel General Counsel & Company Secretary at Air New Zealand she is part of the Airline Leadership Team and a champion of the internal Women’s network. She previously worked with Goldman Sachs New Zealand, as Executive Director and Senior Counsel advising on transactional and regulatory matters to the
Chapman Tripp Power Lawyer Rachel Dunne Appointed to Takeover Panel Chapman Tripp partner Rachel Dunne has been appointed to the Takeover Panel, the panel regulating takeovers in New Zealand, demonstrating the commercial lawyer’s rise to the top ranks of New Zealand’s most powerful lawyers. Law Jobs on NZ’s Leading Law Jobs Network – Rachel Dunne
Specialist firm IDR Law, focused on wills disputes, has received a £3.25m investment from private equity firm BGF. The funds will be used for recruitment, technology investment, and office expansion across the Midlands, north east, and London. IDR Law is the only UK firm specializing exclusively in wills, probate, and trust disputes.
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Power List Headliner Michael Heron KC Fronts Bourkes Law Inquiry Top ranking Power List member Michael Heron KC is to head another inquiry, this time into a community magistrate who threatened to have criminal lawyer Sami Taghavi placed in a cell for allegedly using a cellphone in Court. According to her online profile, Taghavi, from
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Grimshaw & Co achieved a $20.1 million win for their clients over a leaky building claim in respect of a Takapuna apartment block, but have lost a claim for negligence brought against the leaky building specialist firm. The owners of apartments in the 23-level Spencer On Byron in Takapuna won the court case against Grimshaw
New Zealand Lawyer of the Year Wins Again LawFuel Power Lawyer and former New Zealand Lawyer of the Year Stacey Shortall has won the Chambers Asia Pacific Award for Partner Stacey Shortall was named as the winner of Chambers Asia Pacific Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion category in Singapore. >> Best Law Jobs Are Here
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A debate should be held regarding the way in which white collar crime is dealt with in New Zealand law compared to other types of crime, where there is greater leniency and immunity
