A Chapman Tripp solicitor in the firm’s Auckland office until 2010, Anand Pillai is now a highly regarded Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon Web Services, London. A senior lawyer in the behemoth AWS he specialises in technology contracts and commercial transactions as AWS continues its continued growth as a technology behemoth handling web services across
Helen Townsley is Legal Director at the Competition and Markets Authority, has overseen the CMA’s response to a number of market-significant mergers in the UK, including Veolia’s acquisition of Suez. A former solicitor with Chapman Tripp, where she worked in competition and regulatory law before moving to the UK where she worked as an associate
A partner at jeavyweight US-based labour law firm Quinn Emanuel, Victoria University Law School graduate Bunting has been described by Who’s Who Legal as a “key name for litigation involving both UK and US components”. Recent high profile work has included acting for the Official Receiver on behalf of Carillion’s creditors against KPMG after Carillion,
A graduate of Auckland University Law, Paul Key is regarded as one of the foremost specialists in international arbitration as well as being Visiting Professor in international arbitration law at King’s College, London. One of best regarded silks at the UK commercial bar he is a winner of the “International Arbitration Silk of the Year” in
Catherine Callaghan KC took silk in 2018 and has become a leader in public and administrative law in the UK with regular instructions from government and regulatory bodies ranging from the General Medical Council to the Advertising Standards Authority. A Victoria University Law graduate who also retains her practising certificate in New Zealand, she contributes
Putting the 2022 LawFuel Power List together revealed some of the challenges and developments occurring with New Zealand law firms, apart from the impressive array of legal candidates who stand ready to occupy the Power List ranks. A range of firms in the mid sector, as well as the boutiques, continue to perform high level
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The Special Prosecutor appointed to oversee the investigation into Donald Trump has a background of prosecuting ‘sensitive’ issues ranging from corruption to genocide. Now he has Donald Trump. Smith is to be in charge of supervising the criminal investigation into whether or not an individual or entity interfered with the transfer of power after the
New Zealand’s 50 most powerful lawyers in 2022 include a dozen new entrants as the law profession changes
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The first female Chief Judge of the Employment Court Christina Inglis will receive an honorary Doctor of Law from Te Herenga Waka―Victoria University of Wellington at its December 2022 graduation. “This award recognises Christina’s contribution to the law and judiciary, particularly in the areas of employment and human rights,” says Chancellor John Allen. “As Chief
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