Business ThinkerLast Year – 21From Calling time on the Commerce Commission to lambasting the government over its Covid response, reform agenda and Three Waters proposal have ensured that former Bell Gully executive chair Roger Partridge has elevated his public position as a significant opinion-maker through his role at the New Zealand Initiative where he has […]
Senior SilkLast Year – 13A KC who has handled work on behalf of the largest companies in New Zealand, including Air New Zealand, Auckland Airport, Auckland City Council, the BNZ, Fonterra, Lion Nathan, Fisher & Paykel and others, as well as representing the Commerce Commission and other public and government organisations retain Alan Galbraith KC
Legal Innovator and Thought LeaderNew EntrantJuno Legal founder Helen Mackay has already appeared on LawFuel’s list of influencers (at no. 9), but as one of the first to develop her hybrid law model in Juno, assisting in-house lawyers to work efficiently and effectively, with a keen eye on both legal application and lifestyle issues.As a
OmbudsmanLast Year – 12The role of Ombudsman, holding sway over government department and others, has been an important bailiwick against the abuse of power, however there may be a sense of overreach recently by the Boshier office as it has examined everything from staff assaults at a mental health unit, poor behaviour by a Hutt
The Tax LadyNew EntrantAppointed to the office of Chief Counsel at the IRD in March 2021, replacing former Power List member Martin Smith, Michelle Redington has a powerhouse reputation as a tax lawyer and accountantThe former tax partner and co-leader of the firm’s international tax team at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Michelle Redington took up her position as
Pro Bono ExemplarLast Year – 46Previous winner of LawFuel’s ‘Lawyer of the Year’, MinterEllison litigation and dispute resolution partner Stacey Shortall is on the list not only for her obvious legal abilities over her 20 year career, including a lengthy stint in New York, but more for her work as an inspirational charity and woman
Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Cassie Nicholson had to marshall not only her legal and leadership skills, but also her ability to inspire a team facing a world-changing pandemic.
Bar LeaderNew EntrantOutgoing NZ Bar Association president Paul Radich KC has had plenty of commercial and civil law experience behind him (he’s been a litigation partner at Izard Weston, Bell Gully and MinterEllisonRuddWatts) as well as a barrister since 2012, but his role at the NZBA was successful in terms of both the standards set
Legal Commentator & AcademicNew EntrantThe Associate Professor of public law at Victoria University and the NZ Centre for Public Law Victoria University of Wellington. His tweeting and commentaries around the legal implications of Covid-19 and constitutional and public law issues keep an always pertinent eye on issues many might otherwise give just a sideways glance.Regular
Regulator-Turned-Venture Funding BossLast Year – 5Former RMA Chief Rob Everett left the organisation last year following seven years at the FMA helm, but retains a key position on the List as new Chief Execuive of the Government\’s venture capital fund, NZ Growth Capital Partners.Widely regarded as both a tough and effective operator at the FMA,
