Lawyers in New Zealand

Ed Dunphy

Partner - Real Estate and Construction

Anthony Harper

Edward Eisdell-Moore

DLA Piper New Zealand

Edwin Lim

The real point of difference that Ed brings to his clients and their businesses is his ability to really understand the nature of their technology environment, their purpose, and their ideal outcome. In recent Chambers editions, it is quoted “Edwin Lim attracts praise for a variety of enviable qualities, interviewees variously identifying him as “strong on technology”, “warm and approachable, with an easy confidence and commercial wisdom” and “a fabulous and talented lawyer who negotiates on pragmatic business principles, not ego or emotion”. Ed is one of the rare lawyers who is in the unique position of having a tertiary under and post-graduate degree in the design and development of Information Systems. Highly experienced both legally and technically to advise on business technology issues, he offers experience in advising any organisation dealing with technology matters, whether large enterprises developing major systems or start-ups establishing themselves in the market. With over 25 years’ experience in the TMT field, Ed is constantly in demand to assist current and new clients in deals of all sizes for commercial and corporate matters. He is involved in various transactions, including large scale technology implementation, IP commercialisation, cyber-risk (including ISO27001 and ISMS), corporate structuring, shareholder arrangements, capital raising and M&A. Other legal directories have placed Ed in top bands. For example, Ed is ranked in: Who’s Who Legal – Data-IT 2023; Global Leader (Recommended) & Data 2022 Australia/NZ Leader (Recommended); Doyles Guide – TMT (NZ) 2020 – Pre-eminent lawyer; Legal 500 – TMT (2023) – Leading Individual.

Hudson Gavin Martin

Emma Hughes

Senior Associate - Dispute Resolution, Construction

Anthony Harper

Emma Manohar

DLA Piper New Zealand

Emma Moran

DLA Piper New Zealand

Emma Tonkin

Emma Tonkin leads Hesketh Henry’s Private Wealth Team. She specialises in private wealth, real estate and overseas investment, with a strong practice in succession planning. Emma regularly advises on trust structures, both private and charitable, estate and asset planning and enduring powers of attorney. She is an expert in relation to the Overseas Investment Act and guides clients through the often-complex regulatory process surrounding overseas ownership of sensitive New Zealand assets. Emma also acts in contentious matters, such as both pursuing and defending Family Protection Act claims, making claims against estates, and pragmatically negotiating settlements. Emma has both domestic and international experience, working at Addleshaw Goddard in London. She became a partner at Hesketh Henry in 2019. Emma brings an empathetic, responsive and highly client-focused approach to her work. She is adept at understanding family dynamics, and enjoys helping generations with their succession planning as a trusted family advisor.

Hesketh Henry

Erich Bachmann

Erich is a consultant in our Corporate and Commercial team, bringing over 40 years of experience in advising on business agreements and transactions. After serving as a Partner for 37 years including 22 years as Managing Partner, Erich continues to provide specialist expertise in mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, commercial contracts and regulatory approvals. He is widely recognised for his clear, commercially focused advice on complex domestic and international matters. Erich is the immediate past president and a board member of the German-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce (GNZCC), the biggest bilateral European Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand. He is also the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Auckland. He was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2018 (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande).

Hesketh Henry

Evelyn Jones

Evelyn leads the banking and finance practice at Lane Neave. She has extensive experience in corporate and institutional lending transactions, property finance, leveraged and acquisition finance. Evelyn has advised on domestic and international transactions and her experience includes the coordination of offshore counsel in relation to the granting of local law governed securities and guarantees, as well as acting as New Zealand counsel on international transactions. Evelyn is a technical and solution-focused adviser. She has particular expertise in securitisation and other structured and financial products (including derivatives). She also provides advice on financial sector regulation, including recent changes to the consumer credit legislation in New Zealand. Before joining Lane Neave, Evelyn has worked at other major law firms in New Zealand and in London. She has also worked in-house (on secondment and on contract) at a major bank and a leading consumer finance product company in New Zealand. Evelyn is personally ranked by Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers and IFLR1000.

Lane Neave

Ezekiel Hudspith

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Fiona McMillan

Fiona is a Partner of the employment law team and commenced her career with Lane Neave in 2007. Fiona specialises in assisting employers with all employment law related advice including collective bargaining, independent external investigations and human rights commission matters. Fiona has built strong relationships with a number of different industries, including corporate, tourism, the bus and coach industry and manufacturing. Fiona has a hands on style of practice which involves working in a business as opposed to working alongside it. Fiona regularly presents seminars to clients, industry bodies and at conferences. Experience / Work highlights Assisting employers with all employment law related advice including employment relations, health and safety, human rights, privacy and ACC. Advising employees and employers on all aspects of termination including performance management, misconduct, serious misconduct, medical incapacity, restructurings and redundancies and negotiated exits. Advising employers on relationships with Unions including Collective Bargaining and industrial action. Regularly representing employers in Mediations, Employment Relations Authority Investigation Meetings and the Employment Court Acting as Counsel on the leading case on penalties – Borsboom v PVT Limited and the leading case on union discrimination – Lamont and Others v Ritchies Transport Holdings Limited. Professional Fiona was nominated for Young Lawyer of the Year at the 2016 Law Awards. In 2020, Fiona was named in the Doyle’s Guide New Zealand as a recommended Health and Safety Lawyer. Fiona has also been recognised in Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a leading employment and health and safety practitioner in New Zealand.

Lane Neave

Geoff Hosking

Partner - Corporate and M&A

Anthony Harper

Gerard Cleary

Partner - Resource Management

Anthony Harper

Gerard Dale

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Gillian Service

Partner

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Glen Holm-Hansen

Glen Holm-Hansen is a construction disputes specialist and leads the firm’s construction team. Glen has in-depth experience in a wide range of complex construction litigation. He plays a leading role in large construction disputes involving high profile infrastructure projects and has works closely with key contractor clients including Downer, Dominion Constructors, Form Building & Developments, McConnell Dowell, and CMP Construction. Glen leads significant matters referred to alternative dispute resolution procedures including adjudications under the Construction Contracts Act 2002, with specialist knowledge in payment disputes as well as delay and disruption analysis. Glen also has expertise in insolvency and regulatory matters complementing the skill set he offers to his construction clients given the high rate of insolvency within the construction industry in recent years. In the past 12 months, Glen has had a significant book of work relating to key infrastructure including roading and prisons, hotel developments, as well as high-end apartment complexes and civil infrastructure for new suburban developments. Glen regularly authors articles and is invited to speak at leading industry conferences and presentations. He is a member of NZSCL (New Zealand Society of Construction Law), AMINZ (Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand), and RITANZ (Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association, the professional body for insolvency practitioners). He co-authored Panoramic (Construction) 2024 (formerly “Getting the Deal Through”).

Hesketh Henry

Graeme Crombie

Graeme is a skilled corporate and commercial lawyer with over 25 years’ experience acting for clients in the public and private sectors. His expertise is in corporate advisory, commercial contracts, mergers & acquisitions, tendering, privacy and data protection, and public sector compliance. Graeme’s corporate experience covers advising on entity structures, shareholder and joint venture agreements, constitutions, capital raising/share issues and buybacks, amalgamations, windups, and governance issues and compliance.

Lane Neave

Grant Goldsmith

Partner - Banking and Finance

Anthony Harper

Grant Nicholson

Partner - Health and Safety

Anthony Harper

Greg Cain

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Harriet Quinlan

Special Counsel - Dispute Resolution

Anthony Harper

Harriet Sloane

Associate - Employment

Anthony Harper

Hayden Smith

Hayden is a partner at Burton Partners, where he advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. His principal focus is on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raisings, investment structuring and corporate advisory. He also has expertise drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including supply, distribution and manufacturing arrangements. Hayden’s experience covers a number of industry sectors, including recently advising clients in the food processing, heavy industry, hospitality & leisure, technology and retail sectors. Hayden prides himself on taking a results-orientated approach, supporting his clients to manage legal risk and meet commercial objectives.

Burton Partners

Hayden Wilson

Partner

Dentons New Zealand