SPECIAL COUNSEL APPOINTMENTS
FOUR NEW PRINCIPALS FOR LOWNDES Lowndes has made four significant appointments to kick off the new financial year. Litigator Jacqueline Lethbridge joined the firm from Grove Darlow & Partners, bringing extensive experience in commercial and civil litigation, with a focus on insolvency and restructuring. Kathryn Hickling, Greg France and Jennifer Tunna have been promoted to principals. Hickling, a property law specialist with experience in both Melbourne and Auckland, has experience working for high-profile clients, including Lion Nathan, Coles Property Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ, CGU and Westpac. France, who hails from King & Wood Mallesons in the UK, has over 15 years’ experience in corporate and commercial law. He has a particular interest in IT-related matters, along with the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property. Tunna was named ‘associate to watch’ in this year’s Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific directory. She has extensive experience in the finance sector, particularly in insolvency and restructuring. Tunna has worked on many large and complex corporate collapses in recent times, including acting for the receivers of finance companies South Canterbury Finance, Bridgecorp and Belgrave Finance.
FIRM
LAWYERS PROMOTED OR LATERALLY APPOINTED
Anthony Harper
Kevin Patterson
Kensington Swan
Helen Brown
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Shane Johnstone
DLA Piper New Zealand
Thomas Kelly
Buddle Findlay
Blake Cescon, Myles O’Brien
OTHER APPOINTMENTS NAME
FIRM/ ORGANISATION
TITLE
Kathryn Hickling
Lowndes
Principal
Jennifer Tunna
Lowndes
Principal
Greg France
Lowndes
Principal
Tracy Tomsett
Chapman Tripp
Senior legal advisor
Sanna Boow
Chapman Tripp
Senior legal advisor
Aradhna Lal-Grech
Chapman Tripp
Senior legal advisor
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