The NZ Herald painted a gloomy picture of the well-trodden path of the law profession’s misogynistic attitudes and sexual harassment and bullying, when portraying former Russell McVeagh lawyer Judith Milner’s “Raising the Bar” art exhibition, celebrating women for their achievements, rather than how they look. >> Your new law job may be right here . […]
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Simpson Grierson’s Ukrainian
‘resistance fighter’ who seeks tougher sanctions against Russia and its oligarchs
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Increased regulatory and enforcement action will be a key driver shaping the litigation landscape in the year ahead, say MinterEllisonRuddWatts’ leading dispute resolution team in its annual Litigation Forecast 2022. >> Latest NZ law jobs Here . . New jobs daily Partners and co-leaders of the national law firm’s Dispute Resolution team, Jane Standage and
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Chapman Tripp is the first New Zealand law firm to sign up to the Net Zero Lawyers Alliance (NZLA) – a collaboration of top-tier law firms committed to accelerating the transition to net zero emissions by 2050. Chief Executive Partner Pip England says, “With part of the commitment focused on engaging with clients to achieve their own net zero goals
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Leading New Zealand law firm, MinterEllisonRuddWatts welcomed 2022 by announcing 10 new promotions at partner and senior associate levels. MinterEllisonRuddWatts Chief Executive, Andrew Poole, (pictured) says the appointments signal the firm’s ongoing growth in a challenging market. “In these challenging business times, our firm is primarily focused on continuously adapting to best meet the needs of
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Bell Gully is delighted to announce the appointment of two new partners, two special counsel, and nine senior associates. The new partners are experienced corporate lawyer Chris Hodges and litigation lawyer Brad Ward. “We are pleased to welcome Chris and Brad to the partnership. Both have contributed significantly to the firm over a long period of time,
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The New Zealand Power Lawyers missing from the Herald’s ‘Power List’
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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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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 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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