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.

Mark Anderson

Partner

Mark is a commercial real estate lawyer based in our Wellington office. Mark advises private...

Ranui Calman

Partner

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

Nick Dunn

Partner

Nick is an experienced property lawyer, specialising in large scale development projects in a range...

Rob Harris

Partner

Rob is a specialist project disputes lawyer with more than 13 years’ experience in New...

Mark Hay

Partner

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

Francelle Lupis

Partner

Francelle is a specialist Resource Management lawyer with more than 20 years’ experience...

Brigid McArthur

Partner

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

James Riddoch

Partner

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

Amy Rutherford

Partner

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

Antonia Shanahan

Partner

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

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 and...

Steve Woodfield

Partner

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

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 on as...

Graeme Smaill

Consultant

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

Renée de Lisle

Principal

Renée practises in all aspects of property with a focus on development projects, social housing...

Kelly Johnson

Principal

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

Clifton Lin

Principal

Clifton is a commercial property, real estate and infrastructure projects specialist. He has...

Beth McAuley

Principal

Beth joined Greenwood Roche in 2017 and undertakes a variety of commercial work, while specialising...

Jane McDiarmid

Principal

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

Kurt McRedmond

Principal

Kurt is a commercial property lawyer with a particular focus on acquisitions and disposals,...

Rachel Murdoch

Principal

Rachel joined Greenwood Roche in November 2014 after completing her law degree at the University of...

Vimal Nair

Principal

Vimal is an experienced projects and construction lawyer, specialising in large infrastructure...

Rachel Robertson

Principal

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

Jordan Ropati

Principal

Jordan is a specialist construction lawyer with substantial experience across a wide range of...

Letitia Stenberg

Principal

Letitia acts for a number of government and large commercial sector clients, and undertakes a range...

Geoff White

Principal

Geoff is an experienced projects and construction lawyer. Geoff specialises in the delivery of...

Amelia Alden

Senior Associate

Amelia joined Greenwood Roche in 2017 after working in the Resource Management team at a large...

Michael Bennett

Senior Associate

Michael joined Greenwood Roche in 2019 after gaining a range of experience in full service...

Rob Clarke

Senior Associate

Rob is a specialist construction lawyer with broad experience in the commercial, engineering,...

Rob Georgiou

Senior Associate

Rob joined Greenwood Roche in 2024 after working in a range of commercial and criminal litigation...

Anna Hickmott

Senior Associate

Anna joined Greenwood Roche in 2018 after working in the UK on various large scale residential...

Payal Silva

Senior Associate

Payal is an experienced senior lawyer with over 10 years’ property law experience specialising...

Tanya Young

Senior Associate

Tanya joined Greenwood Roche in 2017 after working in the commercial team of a national...

Nikita Day

Associate

Nikita joined Greenwood Roche in 2019 as a graduate from University of Canterbury.She assists in a...

Abigail Smith

Associate (Enrolled Solicitor in England and Wales)

Abigail joined Greenwood Roche in 2024. She has a broad range of experience in commercial property...