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For The Longest Time . . Chapman Tripp Farewell Legal Veteran

Looking for a new law job . . ? Check the best legal jobs network in New Zealand Here It’s not often that partners in major law firms anywhere get to hang around much past their sixtieth year, but for Chapman Tripp veteran Arthur Taylor, 87. his firm involvement has been an astounding 65 years. […]

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Buddle Findlay Signals Stronger Gender Diversity With New Appointment to Board

>> See New Buddle Findlay Job on LawFuel Jobs Network Here Amy Ryburn is appointed to Buddle Findlay’s Board of Management, cementing the firm’s commitment to stronger female representation Buddle Findlay welcomes Amy Ryburn, Wellingtonian and expert commercial law practitioner to the Board of Management. The appointment signals Buddle Findlay’s dedication to promoting stronger gender

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Russell McVeagh Recognised as NZ’s Top Law Firm In IFLR Awards

LawFuel – Powering Lawyers – Leading law firm Russell McVeagh has been recognised as the top law firm in the country. The firm was awarded the ‘National Law Firm of the Year: New Zealand’ title at the prestigious IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022 at last night’s online awards ceremony. Russell McVeagh CEO Jo Avenell said, “We’re extremely proud of

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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Advise on USD70 Million SoftBank Capital

Leading law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts advised Soul Machines on its USD70 million capital raise led by Japanese venture capital firm, SoftBank. The Auckland based AI start-up plans to use the new funds to expand its research into mimicking human intelligence, and boost its teams based in Auckland and at its second research centre in Arizona. The

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‘Stoked And Stunned’ Chapman Tripp – 6th Law Firm of Year Win

Chapman Tripp is stoked and stunned to have won New Zealand Law Firm of the Year for the sixth consecutive year in the KangaNews Awards for the Australian and New Zealand debt markets. The winners are decided purely on the votes of market participants. KangaNews does not employ an awards committee or ask for awards pitches.

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DLA Piper Appoint First Woman As Country Manager

DLA have appointed the first woman to take the role as country manager – employment lawyer Laura Scampion. “Laura has made a major contribution to DLA Piper since she joined us in 2011. She became a partner in March 2015, which coincided with the New Zealand firm integrating with DLA Piper,” outgoing country managing partner Martin

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Russell McVeagh In Largest Sustainability Linked Loan in 2021

Russell McVeagh has assisted Summerset to complete a loan facility refinance for approximately $1.2 billion, incorporating a $700 million Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL) component, which takes effect 1 October 2021. This is one of the largest SLLs in the market to date, and the second SLL of significance that the firm has advised on so

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Chapman Tripp – High Court Decision on Hacked Data – It Must Be Deleted

The recent High Court judgment against Radio New Zealand (RNZ) follows the approach in Slater v APN in relation to hacked information and is likely to influence future Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) and Media Council decisions. Background When the Waikato District Health Board (WDHB) refused to pay the instigators of the May 2021 ransomware attack, the media

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