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David Williams QC

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David Williams, QC January 9, 2019 by LawFuel Editors (Edit) Sir David Williams QC, former jurist and New Zealand’s leading arbitrator retains one of the busiest arbitration practices in New Zealand, ruling  on some of the most complex and high value arbitrations in the world where he has been involved either as counsel or arbitrator in over 150

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Alan Galbraith QC

12 Alan Galbraith, QC Alan Galbraith continues to handle heavyweight commercial litigation, as well as being involved in sporting issues that grabbed headlines during 2019. The treatment of recreational athletes in respect of anti-doping rules was a matter that lead to stringent criticism of Drug Free Sport NZ (DFSNZ) by the Sports Tribunal, of which

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Nick Wells

Nick Wells on LawFuel's Power List 2018

30 Nick Wells Chapman Tripp Chief Executive Partner Nick Wells heads one of the country’s most powerful law firms, as well as having some key influence in the Labour-lead government and a key role as an advisor on Maori issues. Although not Maori himself, his Maori children and partner and strong iwi connections have created

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36. Pip Greenwood

35  Pip Greenwood Since stepping down from her partnership role at Russell McVeagh, Pip Greenwood has hardly slowed. In April she took a role as director of Westpac NZ and currently also serves as a director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Spark NZ, the A2 Milk Company, and Vulcan Steel. However, as a high profile,

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44. Ann Brennan

Ann Brennan, LawFuel Power List member

Ann Brennan head the legal team at the powerful Ministry of Business and Innovation and Employment (MBIE) the oft-criticised but nonetheless highly influencial civil service branch set up in 2012 to help power New Zealand’s economic development. A former senior counsel at Westpac and the Public Trust Ann Brennan is also a member of the Law

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Winston Peters’ Russell McVeagh Parliamentary Firefight

Russell McVeagh have many illustrious alumni, some remembered some (best) forgotten, but perhaps the current leading alumni in the public mind is NZ First leader Winston Peters who this week was caught in a firefight with fellow former lawyer and National Party leader Simon Bridges. >> Here’s Your New Law Job – Litigation, InHouse, Small

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How – and Why – The NZ Transport Agency Sidelined Its Lawyers

If They Didn’t Like What Was Happening Employees Were Told to ‘Get off the bus’ Anonymous* There are fresh revelations about the NZTA’s dubious work on developing new transport technologies, which details how NZTA officials under Fergus Gammie made astonishing and over the top promises about the potential for certain types of transport technologies they were wanting

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Former Israeli Businesswomen & Lawyer Wins Fairway Scholarship For Gender Power Paper

Powered by LawFuel – The 2019 winner of the FairWay Resolution Anne Scragg Scholarship is Nurit Zubery. Born and raised in Israel, Nurit studied law at Tel-Aviv University and worked as a lawyer in the areas of litigation, commercial and employment law, prior to moving to NZ in 1999 where she has owned and managed

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Nigel Hampton QC

31 Nigel Hampton, QC Last Year – No. 35 Remaining in the same position, Nigel Hampton QC was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the law. His active legal career continues, capping an already successful and esteemed involvement in his representation of the families of the Pike River

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