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Kiri Allan – The Activist Justice Minister And Her Power Lawyer Connections

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Justice Minister Kiri Allan is putting her mark on her major portfolio in a manner reflecting something of both a generational change in Justice administration, as well as building on the transformational Pacifica brand developed with finesse by former Law Society president and fellow East Coaster, Tiana Epati. Her halting of the controversial scheme intended […]

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Elite Woman Power Lawyer To Leave Minters For New Role

One of MinterEllisonRuddWatts top corporate lawyers is to leave the firm to join investment bank Jardens in a move that will leave a gap in her old firm, even though her husband remains there. Silvana Schenone was named New Zealand Deal Maker of the Year in 2021 at the Australasian Law Awards and has extensive

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Mai Chen ‘Sacks Herself’ to Start New Chambers, Closing ChenPalmer

Profile lawyer and Power List member Mai Chen has apparently closed her law firm, established with Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC in 1994, becoming Public Law Toolbox Chambers. The Chen Palmer website now directs to the new ‘Toolbox Chambers’ site. There is no reference to the former firm’s disappearance as a branded boutique that was proudly

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The Finlayson Trilogy and Legal Life After Politics

Bankside Chambers, the Chambers-of-choice for former Attorney General Chris Finlayson QC, published an online interview with their profile tenant and relating to his latest book on life in politics and why he chose to enter the political world. The latest book, Yes, Minister, has received high interest and follows the former Minister of Treaty Negotiations’

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NZ Law – Senior Partner Leaves Meredith Connell For Bankside

>> Latest Law Jobs on NZ’s Best Law Jobs Network Former Meredith Connell partner David Johnstone has been welcomed to the bar after joining Bankside Chambers, yet another senior partner who has departed the firm in recent months. He joins a number of partners who have departed MC in recent months, following a 17 year

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The Power Women Lawyers Omitted From The Elite Women Lawyers List?

The recent ranking of the ‘Elite Women’ in law for 2021 is another ranking survey that sought to identify “exceptional female leaders” in the law who showed standout achievements. Whilst somewhat nebulous, the list of women included hardly any from the LawFuel Power List and included 13 partners, 11 ‘C suite executives’, nine counsel and

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Women Storm The LawFuel Power List of New Zealand’s Most Powerful Lawyers

More women than ever make the top 50 most powerful and influential lawyers in New Zealand on LawFuel list The top fifty in LawFuel Power Law list of the country’s most influencial lawyers in the Power List includes more women than ever, with 23 women making the list, the highest in the five years’ the

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Andrew Petersen

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New Entrant – Managing one of the ‘Golden Triangle’ top 3 law firms sees Andrew Petersen hit the List following his appointment as Bell Gully Chair this year. Petersen, who heads the firm’s projects and real estate division, replaces Anna Buchly (below) who had been firm Chair for three years and its first-ever woman chair.

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The Rich Lawyer List: 6 of the Richest on The LawFuel List

Sir Michael Friedlander The Keegan Alexander consultant has a vast property portfolio via his Sampson Corporation with a fortune that may well be touching a billion. Still retaining a modest entry on the Keegan Alexander website, he has a Power List ranking befitting his wealth and philanthropy through his Friedlander Foundation. A consultant at law

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