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WEB2024 NZ Law Awards event partner on the crucial role of mid-size firms in the legal ecosystem. By Jacqueline So 18 Sep 2024. Alana Ashe is excited for the profession's future as the continued integration of AI creates more possibilities.
The most influential members of NZ’s legal profession for 2024 …
WEB23 Jul 2024. Twenty-four outstanding individuals have been crowned as this year’s Most Influential Lawyers by NZ Lawyer. The fourth edition of the award recognises members of the legal profession who have made a significant impact not just on their clients and practice areas, but across the industry. Among these is James & Wells’ Tonia ...
Most Influential Lawyers 2022 | NZ Lawyer
WEBMethodology. In March 2022, NZ Lawyer’s research team issued a call for nominations for the country’s Most Influential Lawyers across four categories: Changemakers (lawyers who have been leaders, innovators or catalysts for positive change in any area of the profession); Business; Human rights; advocacy and criminal law; and Young influencers (lawyers aged 40 or under).
The Most Influential Lawyers in New Zealand
WEBAn Influential Lawyer’s commitment to justicehas a profound impact. For 2023 winner Tudor Clee, ensuring government accountability was paramount as he tirelessly pursued justice for pregnant New Zealand women and their partners locked out of the country during the COVID-19-related border closures. The tenacious and principled barrister has ...
Top Boutique Firms 2022 | NZ Lawyer
WEBFrom 18 April to 13 May 2022, NZ Lawyer invited submissions from boutique law firms operating in New Zealand. The research team called for firms that derived at least 50% of their revenue from one practice area. Firms were asked to fill out an online entry form nominating potential candidates, and entrants were asked to name their area of ...
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WEB4 days ago · US judge approves legal fees in antitrust settlement against major banks. 28 Sep 2024. The judge awarded the legal fees to law firms Quinn Emanuel and Cohen Milstein. Show more.
Most Influential Lawyers 2021 | NZ Lawyer
WEBThe importance of work-life balance. According to DLA Piper partners Laura Scampion and Reuben Woods, two of this year’s Most Influential Lawyers, one aspect of lawyers’ lives that took a real hit from the COVID-19 pandemic was wellbeing. “Our people lost their work-life separa-tion during the lockdowns, so we had to reset and adjust priorities quickly,” Scampion says.
NZLS independent review findings call for big changes
WEBMar 10, 2023 · The New Zealand Law Society has released the results of an independent review which calls for big changes to be made in the legal profession.. The Independent Review Report was commissioned by the organisation in 2021, and the findings were publicised yesterday. Recommendations include legislative and structural change, the appointment of a new independent regulator, and an overhaul of the ...
The top NZ lawyers setting standards and making waves in 2023
WEBJoining Clee, Cochrane and Siciliano as Most Influential Lawyers are Public Law Toolbox Chambers barrister Mai Chen and James & Wells partner Ian Finch. NZ Lawyer ’s Most Influential Lawyers of 2023 showcase how lawyers can be a positive force for good not just within the profession, but in their own communities and across the country.
New Zealand Law Awards 2021 | NZ Lawyer
WEBDiversity and inclusion has maintained momentum and remains a key concern for New Zealand’s legal profession. Taking 2021’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year award was Simpson Grierson. “Diversity, inclusion and belonging is not something you tick off and say, ‘we’re done’,” says Jo Stevenson, Simpson Grierson’s ...