NEWS / APPOINTMENTS
Appointments PARTNER APPOINTMENTS Name
Firm
Practice area
Seb Bisley
Buddle Findlay
Litigation/insolvency
Rachael Brown
Bell Gully
Public/employment
Hayley Buckley
Wynn Williams
Corporate/commercial
Sophie East
Bell Gully
Commercial
Marie Evans
DLA Phillips Fox
Litigation/dispute resolution
David Goodman
Anderson Lloyd Lawyers
Commercial
Hugh Lindo
Simpson Grierson
Corporate/commercial
Alice Tocher
Govett Quilliam
Oil and gas/commercial/ property
Jarrod Walker
Bell Gully
Tax
JUDGE APPOINTMENTS Name
Title
Region
Rachel Dunningham
High court judge
Christchurch
Anthony Faire
High court judge
Auckland
Cameron Mander
High court judge
Christchurch
Simon John Eisdell Moore QC
High court judge
Auckland
Laurence Newhook
Permanent principal environment judge Associate judge
Wellington
Susan Elizabeth Thomas
High court judge
Auckland
8 | APRIL 2014
Practice area
Victoria Anderson
Simpson Grierson
Corporate/commercial
Warren Bangma
Simpson Grierson
Local government/ environment
Vivienne Bishop
Simpson Grierson
Commercial property
Joanne Dickson
Simpson Grierson
Commercial litigation
Kirsty Dobbs
Bell Gully
Litigation
Claire Evans
Lane Neave
Corporate/commercial
Rebecca Faull
Simpson Grierson
Commercial litigation
Zelda Gower
Simpson Grierson
Transactional banking and finance
Michelle Hill
Kensington Swan
Property
Jared Holt
Kensington Swan
Construction
Andrew Matthews
Simpson Grierson
Corporate
Paula Ormandy
Bell Gully
Commercial property
Aaron Patience
Kensington Swan
Corporate/commercial
Campbell Pentney
Bell Gully
Tax
Sierra Ryland (née Sparksman)
DAC Beachcroft
Commercial and civil litigation
Jane Standage
Bell Gully
Commercial litigation
Kate Stubbing
Simpson Grierson
Local government/ environment
Frances Wedde
Kensington Swan
Resource management
Name
Firm
Title
Michael Bywell
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Consultant
Linda Clark
Kensington Swan
Special counsel
Bell Gully beefs up commercial litigation, tax teams
Simpson Grierson lures Christchurch talent
In a bid to grow its Christchurch presence, Simpson Grierson has appointed former Duncan Cotterill partner Hugh Lindo. Simpson Grierson has long worked in the Christchurch market, moving to new premises in the HSBC Tower on Worcester Boulevard last year, and the firm says Lindo’s appointment as partner represents its ongoing development in the city.
Firm
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Auckland Warwick Alexander Smith
SENIOR ASSOCIATE APPOINTMENTS Name
Hugh Lindo
Three new partners have joined Bell Gully, including commercial litigators Rachael Brown and Sophie East, along with tax specialist Jarrod Walker. Rachael Brown specialises in public law, Maori legal issues and all aspects of employment law, including health and safety issues. Previous employers include Bell Gully and Kensington Swan.