People

With a clear focus on specialist projects, we have brought together a team of the most highly respected legal minds in their respective practice areas.

Considerable care is taken to create teams that bring the most relevant experience to each project, as well as delivering the best personal fit for clients - and always there is direct access and involvement with partners and senior lawyers.

Ranui Calman

Partner

Ranui specialises in commercial, commercial property and property and asset financing transactions....

Mark Hay

Partner

Mark is a leading specialist in commercial property and land law, spanning a range of transactional...

Francelle Lupis

Partner

Francelle leads our Auckland Resource Management team and specialises in assisting clients with...

Brigid McArthur

Partner

Brigid is a highly regarded senior corporate/commercial lawyer, working across many sectors of...

Chris Moore

Partner

Chris’ legal experience is significant and broad, earning him a role as trusted advisor in...

James Riddoch

Partner

James is a specialist construction lawyer with a particular focus on social infrastructure. Prior...

Bob Roche

Partner

With over 25 years’ experience as a commercial property specialist in the United Kingdom...

Lauren Semple

Partner

Lauren Semple leads our resource management team and has 25 years’ experience in the consenting...

Julian Smith

Partner

As a leading commercial property lawyer, Julian specialises in infrastructure, acquisitions and...

Anthony Staples

Partner

Anthony’s specialist expertise is in commercial and banking and finance – retail financing...

Barry Walker

Partner

Barry has specialist expertise in a wide range of construction & engineering, infrastructure...

Jeannie Warnock

Partner

Jeannie specialises in commercial property. She is recognised as pre-eminent adviser on development...

Steve Woodfield

Partner

Steve focuses predominantly on commercial, contract and property law matters, regularly advising...

Doran Wyatt

Partner

Doran specialises in commercial property matters, including leasing, COVID-19 lease issues, developments...

Hadleigh Yonge

Partner

Hadleigh has a wide range of experience with particular expertise in the delivery of public...

John Greenwood

Consultant

John is a highly respected specialist in all aspects of property law. He is regularly called...

Graeme Smaill

Consultant

Graeme specialises in taxation and commercial law advice and documentation, in a broad range...

Mark Anderson

Principal

Mark is an experienced commercial property lawyer with particular expertise in commercial...

Nick Dunn

Principal

Nick is an experienced lawyer specialising in corporate and commercial and property law. He...

Kelly Johnson

Principal

Kelly is an experienced lawyer specialising in commercial property with particular experience...

Jane McDiarmid

Principal

Jane is a senior lawyer with over 20 years’ experience in commercial transactions and...

Rachel Robertson

Principal

Rachel has over 25 years’ experience acting for companies, government, State-owned enterprises...

Amy Rutherford

Principal

Amy is a specialist construction lawyer who has experience across a range of energy, construction...

Antonia Shanahan

Principal

Antonia practises in all aspects of commercial property with a focus on development, sales...

Monique Thomas

Principal

Monique specialises in resource management law, advising on a broad range of issues within...