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Hayley Miller

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Helen Macfarlane

Helen is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. She has strong expertise in construction litigation, professional indemnity insurance and property disputes including rent review arbitrations. In the construction field, Helen also has front-end expertise in contract drafting and advice. Helen was admitted as a barrister in London in 1987 completing pupillage at Fountain Court Chambers in 1988 before moving to New York where she worked as a litigation attorney for 15 years with a leading US and international law firm Shearman and Sterling, specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration. Helen was admitted to the bar of the State of New York in 1989 and to practice before the federal courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the Second Circuit (federal appellate court). Helen joined Hesketh Henry in 2007 as a Senior Associate and in 2017 was appointed partner.

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Helen Twomey

Partner

Robertsons

Henry Brandts-Giesen

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Iain Thain

DLA Piper New Zealand

Igor Drinkovic

Partner

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Ish Fraser

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Jacob Nutt

DLA Piper New Zealand

James Caird

Partner

Simpson Grierson

James Cochrane

James is a partner in our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team. He has significant banking and finance, insolvency, and insurance experience. He is also passionate about cryptocurrency/crypto-assets and Web3 technology. James identifies problems before they arise and provides pragmatic solutions. Whether you’re involved in a complex commercial dispute or a matter of personal importance, James has a range of experience, skills and connections to help you achieve the outcome that you want. James is experienced in alternative dispute resolution and regularly represents clients in courts and tribunals. He represents a range of clients from individuals and startups through to large multinational corporates. In addition to working on some of New Zealand’s most notable insolvencies, and being involved in a range of high profile commercial and insurance related matters, he has advised many clients interested in digital assets. These include insolvency practitioners; private wealth clients in relation to litigation, tax, asset acquisition, structuring, protection and property transfer; and businesses in relation to NFTs, gaming, crypto- mining, capital raising, structuring/decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs), and the regulatory landscape. James is a member of the Crypto Legal Working Group and was recently on the Executive Council for Blockchain NZ, a leading digital assets industry group; he is a member of RITANZ the leading insolvency industry group; and a founding member of NZICM, an industry group for credit management professionals. James was named by NZ Lawyer as a “changemaker” in its 2023 Most Influential Lawyers rankings. He is ranked by Doyles as a Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyer – New Zealand, 2022.

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James Craig

Partner

Simpson Grierson

James Hawes

Partner

Simpson Grierson

James McMillan

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

James Warren

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Jane Parker

Partner

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Jane Standage

Partner

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Jania Baigent

Partner

Simpson Grierson

Janine Stewart

Chair and Partner

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Jason Bywater-Lutman

Partner

Tompkins Wake

Jason Rudkin-Binks

Jason is a leading practitioner with over 25 years of multi-jurisdictional experience within his specialist area of trade marks and branding. His expertise covers related aspects of intellectual property (e.g. copyright, designs, passing off, Fair Trading Act issues, anti-counterfeiting) but his passion lies in brand strategy, brand development, brand protection and commercialisation. Jason acts for a wide range of clients across many different types of industry (for instance those involved in SaaS, technology, fashion, insurance, pharmaceuticals, food and FMCG), including many well known New Zealand brands. Clients say, “As well as being extremely responsive to our requirements, [Jason] is very proactive in terms of ensuring that we are across the areas we need to know about” and that “Jason has excellent commercial awareness. I can send his advice unedited to the business as he strikes the right balance between protecting our legal rights and reaching a commercial outcome”. Having practiced in the UK (1997 to 2004) and New Zealand (2005 to present) Jason has a thorough and informed understanding of what clients need and how best to service those needs, legally, commercially and economically.

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Jenni Rutter

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Jennifer Hambleton

Partner and Head of Competition

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Jeremy Muir

Partner and Head of Financial Services

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Jessica Belgrave

Senior Associate - Property and Real Estate

Anthony Harper