Bell Gully law firm news

Kensington Swan’s partnership could grow to up to 40 partners in the next couple of years, chairman Clayton Kimpton has revealed.

A summary of deals information received by ALB this week.

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Both Buddle Findlay and Minter Ellison Rudd Watts have appointed new partners in their property practices.

According to an internal Bell Gully report, nearly 50% of partners at the firm undertook pro bono work in 2010.

Boutique New Zealand technology and IP law firm Hudson Gavin Martin has added a new partner after three strong years of growth.

Chapman Tripp partner Brigid McArthur has left the firm after more than 20 years to join Greenwood Roche Chisnall (GRC).

Following on from strong activity in Australia, the private equity market in New Zealand is also rebounding to pre-downturn levels.

Hesketh Henry has appointed former Bell Gully senior associate Stephen Layburn as a partner in the corporate & commercial team.

New Zealand firm Simpson Grierson has added two new partners.

Christchurch-based law firms say they are returning to some normality following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that shook the region on September 4, but it will be a long time before the full affects of the quake are seen.

Bell Gully chairman Roger Partridge has been elected as the new chair of the New Zealand Business Roundtable.

In February this year, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English laid out a stark assessment of the NZ economy. Rising unemployment, sluggish growth even in the pre-GFC era and a five year drop in exports were the highlights – or lowlights – of what English described as an extended passage of decline.

New Zealand firm Bell Gully has appointed former Linklaters global client development head Cecilia Burgess as the firm’s new chief operating officer.

Bell Gully, Mayne Wetherell, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and Russell McVeagh have advised on a NZ$100m residential mortgage backed securitisation (RMBS) by NZF Group - a significant milestone in that the deal was the first RMBS transaction in NZ since the global financial crisis.

Anticipation for the 2010 ALB Law Awards is beginning to rise with the release of the official list of finalists on the ALB Law Awards site.

New Zealand's Attorney-General Chris Finlayson is considering making pro bono work a requirement for law firms engaged in government contracts.

Norton Rose has brought in a further two partners from its offices in Perth and Dubai, to Hong Kong.

Law firms with private equity clients can expect to be burdened with a heavy workload in the next 12 months, but determining exactly what practice groups will shoulder that workload requires partners to look at their clients’ situations

After the retirement of chairman and rugby aficionado Rob Fisher, newly-elected chairman Kevin Jaffe packs into the Simpson Grierson scrum. He outlines his plans with ALB''s Renu Prasad