Simpson Grierson Announce New Year Promotions

Simpson Grierson Announce
New Year Promotions
Simpson Grierson is delighted to announce eight promotions to senior associate, twelve to associate and two to legal executive associate.
All eight senior associates are based in the Auckland office and their specialities are detailed below.

Amy Johns joined Simpson Grierson's commercial property group in 2010 and advises on all areas of commercial property including commercial leasing, retail leasing, acquisitions and disposals, property aspects of finance transactions and due diligence investigations. Prior to joining the firm, Amy worked in London and also has several years' specialist property experience in New Zealand.

Corina Faesenkloet advises local authorities, as well as the private sector, on a wide range of resource management, environmental law, and local government issues. She appears before the Environment Court and the High Court on resource consent, district plan, and designation appeals.

Kelly Williams joined Simpson Grierson's transactional banking and finance group in 2005 after working for another Auckland law firm and overseas. She advises banks on a wide range of banking and lending matters, including property financing, corporate and business banking, agri-business transactions and retirement village structures.

Marie Harrison specialises in dispute resolution with a particular focus on construction and competition litigation. She regularly acts for builders, principals and local authorities on construction disputes and also advises on competition and fair trading issues.

Matt Smith joined Simpson Grierson's commercial group in 2007 and spent part of 2010/2011 on secondment at a London law firm. He advises on a wide range of commercial contracts and information and communications technology (ICT) regulatory matters.

Nick Wilson advises on all areas of commercial property including acquisitions and disposals, leasing, licensing, public infrastructure projects, transport and local authority matters. He joined Simpson Grierson in 2010 after returning from London where he worked at a large international firm.

Philip Shackleton is a specialist litigator in the banking and finance department. He advises on all forms of banking, finance and insolvency litigation, including liquidations and receiverships and regularly appears before the courts at all levels.

Tim Fischer advises on resource management and local government matters including subdivision, land use and property development, infrastructure projects, plan making and designations. He joined the firm in 2007 and has been practising resource management and local government law since 2003.
Simpson Grierson's fifteen new associates are:
Banking & Finance: Auckland - Tamina Cunningham, Colette Pithie, Saffron Brown (legal executive associate) and Sjaan Skeet (legal executive associate). Wellington - Emma-Jayne Turner.
Commercial: Auckland - Carl Li, James Kevany, Kelvin Sue, Lara Christoffersen and Tonia Mortell. Wellington - Timothy Rickerby, Georgina Herrick, Lydia Holt and Fiona Sing.
Litigation: Wellington - Nicole Taylor.
ENDS

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