Avocats – New Zealand

Kate Searancke

Partner

Tompkins Wake

Kate Sullivan

Partner

Tompkins Wake

Kate Telford

Kate is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team. Kate’s principal area of practice is general corporate and commercial law. Kate regularly advises clients on a range of commercial agreements including joint venture and shareholder agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, sponsorship agreements and terms of trade. She also assists corporate clients in relation to compliance with a wide range of legislative matters, including the Companies Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Takeovers Code 1993 and Overseas Investment Act 2005. In addition, Kate has extensive experience advising clients in relation to acquiring, disposing of and investing in businesses. Kate is a director of Project Employ Ltd, a charitable company that helps young people with disabilities learn the skills they need to gain meaningful employment in the community. Hesketh Henry provides pro bono legal assistance to Project Employ. Prior to joining Hesketh Henry, Kate practised in large law firms in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Kate became a partner at Hesketh Henry in 2012.

Hesketh Henry

Katrina Van Houtte

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Kerri Dewe

Partner

Tompkins Wake

Kerry Anderson

DLA Piper New Zealand

Kyra Vince

Kyra is an experienced regulatory lawyer, who advises clients at the intersection of innovation and legal compliance. Kyra specialises in advising on the complex regulatory issues that arise with emerging technologies, such as privacy, information security, professional standards, consumer protection and AML. She has particular expertise in advising on the evolving regulation of AI, consumer data, payments, and biometric processing, and the tech and IP issues that arise in insolvency. Kyra is an expert at advising and training in-house legal and business teams on practical compliance with emerging law and regularly assists clients to submit on regulatory change.

Hudson Gavin Martin

Lance Jones

Partner - Corporate and M&A

Anthony Harper

Laura Scampion

DLA Piper New Zealand

Lisa Curran

Partner

Simpson Grierson

Lisa Paz

Lisa is a seasoned TMT expert with a focus on telecommunications, media, advertising, data protection and the procurement, licensing, IP commercialisation and development of technology solutions. Her extensive experience spans New Zealand and the UK, including broad in-house roles and secondments. Lisa's deep industry knowledge, pragmatic commercial approach and passion for problem-solving make her an invaluable asset for navigating the complex TMT landscape and associated IP challenges. Whether working with a pioneering start-up, national player or established global brand, she delivers tailored solutions to help clients thrive in the rapidly evolving digital world.

Hudson Gavin Martin

Liz Lim

Partner

Dentons New Zealand

Lloyd Kavanagh

Partner

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Lola Stoodley

DLA Piper New Zealand

Lucy Harrison

Senior Associate

Simpson Grierson

Lucy Robinson

Special Counsel - Property and Real Estate

Anthony Harper

Lynne van

Lynne is a commercial litigator with particular expertise in litigation related to banking, insolvency and restructuring, and property. She advises on a wide range of commercial matters, including: securities enforcement governance issues recoveries shareholder disputes body corporate matters insurance.

Lane Neave

Malcolm Hurley

Partner - Corporate and M&A

Anthony Harper

Mark Allen

Senior Associate - Corporate and M&A

Anthony Harper

Mark Crosbie

Partner

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Mark Dineen

Partner - Corporate and M&A, Agribusiness

Anthony Harper

Mark Forman

Partner

MinterEllisonRuddWatts

Mark Gavin

Partner - Intellectual Property

Anthony Harper

Mark Hammond

Partner

Tompkins Wake