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Wynn Williams promotions Wynn Williams has promoted and welcomed a number of staff in recent months. Lucy de Latour became a partner in the Resource Management and Environmental Law team on 9 January. Admitted in September 2007, Lucy joined Wynn Williams in 2013 and specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law. Stephen Lowe became a partner in the Corporate and Commercial team on 1 December, specialising in corporate and commercial law with particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions and securities and energy law. Stephen is based in Auckland and has over 30 years’ legal experience. Matthew Couch has become a partner in the Commercial Property and Projects Team. Matthew’s specialist areas are large scale property acquisitions and disposals, commercial leasing, unit title developments and property financing. He has extensive commercial property experience both in New Zealand and the UK. Harry Shaw was promoted to Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution team on 12 December. Harry joined Wynn Williams in 2012 and was admitted in August 2013. He works on complex commercial disputes and deals with a variety of litigation matters. Tom Corkill was promoted to Associate in the Corporate and Commercial team on 16 January. Admitted in September 2011, Tom has worked for an international firm in London and another leading New Zealand firm. Richard Hargreaves was promoted to Associate in the Dispute Resolution team on 1 December. He has an Honours degree in law from Oxford University and was called to the English bar in 2010. After moving to New Zealand he joined Wynn Williams in 2012 and acts both for insurers and policyholders in insurance disputes. Naoimh McSparron was promoted to 10
Associate in the Dispute Resolution team on 1 December. Before her admission in New Zealand in October 2014, Naoimh was a solicitor to the High Court of Northern Ireland. She has a particular interest in employment law and also often acts for clients involved in civil litigation and relationship property. Bethany Entwistle was promoted to Solicitor in the Dispute Resolution team on 10 January and Courtney Holmes joined the firm as a Law Clerk in the Dispute Resolution team on 23 January.
Buddle Findlay Associates promoted Buddle Findlay has promoted eight Associates to Senior Associate. Mark Davis is based in the Auckland office and specialises in banking and finance. He has a broad range of experience in advising lenders and borrowers on domestic and cross-border financings, with an emphasis on leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated lending and development and construction finance. Brannavan Gnanalingam (Wellington) specialises in property, litigation, insolvency and debt recovery. He advises on large-scale property acquisitions, the negotiation of easements, licences, leases, sale and purchase agreements, and alienations of Māori land. Damien Steel-Baker (Wellington) specialises in commercial contracting and procurement, with a focus on technology, media and telecommunications. He advises on a wide range of complex transactions including cloud computing, software development and licensing.
Holly Hedley (Wellington) specialises in health, employment and privacy law. She advises on medico-legal matters, health information privacy, adverse events and health-related litigation such as coronial investigations and judicial review. She also has a wide range of employment experience. Rupert Rouch (Wellington) specialises in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate advisory matters. He has extensive knowledge of all aspects of commercial law and his background includes tax, banking and finance, financial markets, and litigation experience. Amy Watson (Christchurch) specialises in property, public and local government law. She advises clients on a wide range of commercial and residential real estate transactions, local government and public law matters. Scott Holdaway (Christchurch) specialises in property, local government law, and regulatory issues. He acts for various territorial authorities, central government and private entities on a wide range of transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, developments, subdivisions and leases. Tim Hayward (Christchurch) specialises in banking and finance, corporate and commercial and consumer law. He advises both lenders and borrowers on a wide range of lending and commercial transactions and has particular experience in statutory/regulatory compliance. Two lawyers have also joined the firm’s Auckland office.