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Appointments AJ PARK’S FIRST EVER FEMALE PARTNER RETURNS The first female partner of one of New Zealand’s oldest firms has returned to its helm 16 years later. Colleen Cavanagh has re-joined the partnership at IP firm AJ Park, where she was first appointed partner 25 years ago. She was the first female partner at the firm, appointed in 1990; where she stayed for nine years before leaving to spend time with her young family. In the intervening years, Cavanagh has kept up to date with the latest intellectual property developments, and has worked part-time at a boutique firm and held a job-sharing role at Bell Gully, before managing full-time the firm’s non-contentious IP practice. Last year she returned to AJ Park in a consultancy role, before re-joining the partnership. The firm has also recently promoted patent and design law specialist Hadleigh Brown to the partnership. Brown, who works with AJ Park’s ICT and electrical technology patents team in Auckland, has been with the firm for 13 years.
DLA PIPER NAMES NEW NZ CEO DLA Piper New Zealand has announced the appointment of Kevin Hall as the firm’s new CEO. Hall has returned to New Zealand after working as the chief operating officer of Dubai-based law firm Al Tamimi & Company, which he led through significant growth and development to become the largest law firm in the Middle East. “I am looking forward to working closely with the New Zealand team to build DLA Piper’s regional and global footprint and share my industry knowledge and expertise to further the success of the firm,” Hall said. He replaces Hugh Caughley, who is retiring after nearly five years with the firm and over 42 years in business.
PARTNER PROMOTIONS FIRM
LAWYERS PROMOTED
AJ Park
Hadleigh Brown, Colleen Cavanagh
BlackmanSpargo Rural Law
Rachel Petterson, Sandy Van Den Heuvel
Buddle Findlay
David Allen, David Randal, Susan Rowe, Allan Yeoman
DLA Piper New Zealand
Laura Scampion
Gillespie Young Watson
Fleur Rowe, Samuel Walker
Holland Beckett Lawyers
Ken Hawkes
SENIOR ASSOCIATE APPOINTMENTS FIRM
LAWYERS PROMOTED OR LATERALLYHIRED
AJ Park
Katherine Bowker, Craig Rothwell
Anderson Lloyd
Alex Booker, Rachel Brooking, Emma Burke, Anton Trixl
Buddle Findlay
Bridie McKinnon
Chapman Tripp
Simon Akozu, Lauren Curtayne, Laura Fraser, Colin Fife, Greer Fredricson, Jeremy Gray, Chris Green, Jill Gregory, Lucy Hare, Nick Letham, Jai Nario, Shalindri Silva, Prue Tyler,
DLA Piper New Zealand
Anna Priaulx
Gillespie Young Watson
Joanne Davies
LATERAL PARTNER APPOINTMENTS NAME
PRACTICE AREA
Chris Dann
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