SFO Successes Julie Read has overseen a number of successes and a generally busy year for the SFO, including some heavily-charged politically sensitive charges. Among the most recent have been one of the potentially largest-ever fraud cases in New Zealand involving Christchurch economist Kelly Tonkin and investments made into his Cayman Island-based investment fund. However […]
It’s been a busy year for Deborah Chambers QC who continues to be at the forefront of relationship law and trust issues and front footing the law through both her work in the Courts and at seminars and other public pronouncements relating to those undergoing property splits. She advocated for broadening the definition of “property”
High profile former Russell McVeagh chairwoman, Pip Greenwood continues to play a role in the boardroom of some of the country’s largest companies, as well as a leadership figure for women in law. Greenwood serves on the boards of Spark, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, the a2 Milk Company and Westpac NZ. She was recently also
As with fellow Power List member Pip Greenwood, Cathy Quinn provides an example of successful lawyers who have morphed into roles as professional directors, although unlike her colleague she retains a role with her firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts, as Consultant. A former Hawkes Bay girl, she holds a number of governance roles serving as a non-executive director
Former Chapman Tripp partner Daniel Kalderimis had already established himself as one of the country’s leading complex litigation and disputes operators, but his role has been further cemented with his move to the bar. Practising from both Auckland and Wellington, as well as having a position with London’s Twenty Essex Chambers (via their Singapore Chambers)
New Entrant – Setareh Stienstra comes into the List as a new entrant and building upon her substantial public law involvement. A barrister at Kate Sheppard Chambers she is recognised as a highly effective operator in the public law arena. Sitting as an independent hearings commissioner and is endorsed to sit as a chairperson she
She may be settling in at the bottom of the List, but Fiona Kidd-Guy is top of the list for many seeking her services as a successful criminal lawyer and mover-and-shaker from Southland. The first Invercargill-based QC to be appointed since early last century she moved south from Auckland in 2011 where she joined AWS
Bruce Gray continues to handle heavy-weight criminal and civil briefs with his recent representation on behalf of the Anglican Church in respect of the Abuse in Care Inquiry, the unnamed, jailed high profile businessman convicted of sexual assault claims and his recent representation of the National Party in Winston Peter’s lengthy breach of privacy claim
Handling major legal work for The Treasury as Treasury Solicitor place major power in Anthea Williams’ hands, following her appointment to the role in June 2020. With degrees from Victoria University and the University of Toronto, she is responsible for the Treasury’s legal work, including their ministerial advisory services. A former Crown Counsel she also
Another under-the-radar influencer who commands respect and influence within the so-called Wellington beltway. A legal adviser to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) she has been a key adviser to the Prime Minister on a variety of issues that have characterised the Prime Minister’s Prime Ministership. The DPMC is a mid-sized government agency,
