New 2026 Committee Members
AML/CFT Law Committee
Convenor: Gary Hughes, Barrister – Britomart Chambers
Deputy Convenor: Claudia Shan, Partner – Avancier Legal Limited
Stella Chan, Patner – Forest Harrison
Gavin Joliffe, Senior Solicitor – Vicki Ammundsen Trust Law
Colin Lucas, Partner – Sellar Bone and Partners
Carol Wang, Senior Solicitor – Convey Law
Ziyad Matti, Director – Matti Legal
Tom Swindells, Senior Associate – Martelli McKegg
Brooke Batters, Legal Assistant – Fenton McFadden
Banking, Finance & Securities Law Committee
Convenor: Sean McAnally, Barrister – 48 Shortland Barristers
Matt O’Neale, Senior Counsel – BNZ
Amber Nell, Senior Counsel – Financial Markets Authority
Pauline Ho, Director – Thompson Blackie Biddles Limited
Gretchen Williamson, Investment Advisor – Craigs Investment Partners
Harshad Shiba, Director – Quantum Law
Gayatri Jaduram, Barrister & Solicitor – Jaduram Law
Jayne Williams, Senior Associate – Brookfields Lawyers
Jason Maddox, Senior Associate – Flacks & Wong
Andrew Suggate, Partner – Buddle Findlay
Josh Woo, Director – JW Legal
Hermann Grobler, Solicitor – Pidgeon Judd
Nick Williams, Barrister – Britomart Chambers
Kathryn Lydiard, Barrister – 48 Shortland Barristers
Alison Terry, Head of Professional Business Banking – ASB
Civil Litigation Law Committee
Convenor: Jacqueline Lethbridge, Partner – Martelli McKegg
Kalev Crossland, Litigation Principal – Righteous Law
Alexandra Low, Barrister – Alexandra Low & Associates
Edwin Telle, Director – Koo Telle Lawyers
Belinda Johns, Barrister – Quay Chambers
Geoff Beresford, Partner – Beresford Law
Daniel Zhang, Director – Advent Ark Lawyers
Kathryn Lydiard, Barrister – 48 Shortland Barristers
Tina Hwang, Director – Queen City Law
Guy Tompkins, Partner – Wilson Haarle
Simon Hamilton, Barrister – St Nesbit Chambers
Michael Mabbett, Special Counsel- Martelli McKegg
Nathan Telzlaff, Senior Associate – Smith and Partners
Harriet Quinlan, Special Counsel – Anthony Harper
Sean McAnally – Forty Eight Shortland Barristers
Criminal Law Committee
Convenor: Julie-Anne Kincade KC, Barister – Julie-Anne Kincade KC
Samira Taghavi, Barrister – Active Legal Solutions
Elanie Ward, Barrister – Elaine Ward Barrister
Devon Kemp, Barrister – Augusta Chambers
Jasmine Jackson, Barrister – Julie-Anne Kincade KC
Jacob Parry, Barrister – Jacob Parry Barrister
Sue Petricevic, Barrister – Vulcan Chambers
Emma Priest, Barrister – Emma Priest Barrister
Joon Yi, Barrister – Pōhutukawa Chambers
Zoe Butcher-McGunnigle, Barrister – ZBM Law
Anoushka Bloem, Director – Bloem Law
Ryan Young, Barrister – Augusta Chmabers
William (Bill) Nabney, Barrister – Tauranga Chambers
Hussain Sabori, Criminal Defense Lawyer – Bloem Law
Hannah Stuart, Barrister – Quay Chambers
Emma Moss, Barrister – Mason & Mortimer
Documents and Precedents Law Committee
Convenor: Tony Herring, Partner – Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Hannah Maynard, In-House Counsel – Auckland Counsel
Katrina Wood, Partner – Saunders Robinson Brown
Partick Heath, Senior Solicitor – Lane Neave
Justin March, Partner – DLA Piper
Joanna Pidgeon, Partner – Pidgeon Judd Law
Paul Chambers, Partner – Hamilton Locke
Stephanie Aquilina-Little, Senior Associate – Jackson Russell
Alexandra Low, Barrister – Alexandra Low Barrister
Peter Orpin, Special Counsel – Lane Neave
Glen Low, Partner – Franklin Law
Gayatri Jaduram, Barrister & Solicitor – Jaduram Law
Harshad Shiba, Director – Quantum Law
Jayne Williams, Senior Associate – Brookfields
Himanshu Trivedi, Director – Trivedi Legal Limited
Employment Law Committee
Convenor: Helen Gilbert, Barrister – Helen Gilbert Employment Lawyers
Hannah King, Partner – Kiely Thompson Caisley
Michael O’Flaherty, Senior Associate – Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Catherine Stewart, Barrister – Catheirne Stewart Barrister
Helen Pryde, Special Counsel – Buddle Findlay
Simon Sholfield, Teaching Fellow – University of Auckland
Rosemary Wooders, Partner – Bell Gully
Jodi Sharman, Partner – Hesketh Henry
Astrid Sandberg, Senior Workplace Relations Manager – Air New Zealand
Matthew Dearing, Senior Associate – Edwards Sluiters
India Townsend, Senior Associate – Simpson Grierson
Ben Cleland, In-House Counsel – Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
Catherine Pendleton, Principal – Turner Hopkins
Joshua Kimpton, Senior Associate – Minter Ellison
David Fleming, Director – Fleming Singleton Law
Special Advisors:
David Sparks
Phillip Skelton KC
Graeme Colgan
John Hannan
Simon Lapthorne
Jenni-Maree Trotman
Gary Pollak
Rupert O’Brien
John Farrow
Environment & Natural Resources Law Committee
Convenor: Joanna Beresford, Director – Beresford Law
John Maassen, Barrister – John Maassen Barrister
Jemma Hollis, Lawyer – Cooney Lees Morgan
Professor Kenneth Palmer, Professor – University of Auckland
Charlottee Muggeridge, Partner – Harness Henry
Megan Exton, Associate – Bell Gully
Alex Cumming, Principal – Rice Spier
Alan Webb KC, Barrister – Alan Webb Barrister
Sarah Eriksson, Associate – Cooney Lees Morgan
Geraldine Biggs, Partner – Corcoran French Lawyers
Corina Faesenkloet, Special Counsel – Auckland Council
Charlotte Carter, Lawyer – Greenwood Roche
Zoe Cameron, Law Clerk – Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Brooke Batters, Legal Assistant – Fenton McFadden
Family Law Committee
Convenor: Alissa Bell, Partner – McVeagh Flemming
Co-Convenor: Stuart Cummings, Senior Counsel – Surrey Chambers
Kiri Petrie, Senior Associate – McVeagh Flemming
Georgia Johnston, Senior Associate – Wynn Williams
Ellen Snedden, Principal – Simpson Western
Sonja Clapham, Barrister – Shortland Chambers
Nicola Jane Tutt, Director – BMC Lawyers
Theresa Donnelly, Head of Legal – Perpetual Gaurdian
Pauleen Clark, Partner – Connell Clark
Charlotte Moran, Principal – Reid Cooper Gray
Natalie Miller, Associate – Smith & Partners
Jayanthi Vallipuram, Director – Jay Law Ltd
Health & Safety Law Committee
Convenor: Tim Clarke, Barrister – Richmond Chambers
John Rooney, Partner – Simpson Grierson
Roxy Robertson, General Counsel – AFFCO
Angus Everett, Senior Solicitor – Worksafe New Zealand
Myriam Mitchell, Partner – Ashcroft Mitchell McGregor
Sue Petricevic, Barrister – Vulcan Chambers
Sanja Marin, Senior Associate – Duncan Cotterill
Nick Logan, Special Counsel – Quigg Partners
Rachael Woods, Barrister – Richmond Chambers
Catalijne Pille, Special Counsel – Anthony Harper
Grant Nicholson, Partner – Anthony Harper
Richard Belcher, Senior Associate – Molloy Batts
Mike Mercer, Senior Associate – Simpson Grierson
Richard Monigatti, Manager Legal Services – Martitime New Zealand
Desai Link, Group Manager Health & Risk – Brosnan Limited
Special Advisors:
Edwin Boshier
Brett Harris
Neil Beadle
Immigration & Refugee Law Committee
Convenor: Shi Sheng Cai (Shoosh), Partner – Ashcroft Mitchell McGregor
Mahafrin Variava, Associate – McVeagh Flemming
Richard Small. Director – Pacific Legal
Mohammed Shabani, Principal – Shabani Law
Aaron Martin, Principal – New Zealand Immigration Law
Elly Fleming, Senior Associate – Pitt & Moore
Jack Cheng, Mills Lane Chambers, Barrister
Pooja Sundar, Partner – Dalley Sundar
Deborah Manning, Barrister – Landmark Chambers
Sarah Caulton, Associate – Lane Neave
Lauren Qiu, Principal – Stay Legal
Marciel Weischede, Lawspace Limited, Director
James McLeod, Sole Practitioner – James McLeod Immigration
Grace Zhang, Director – K3 Legal
Hannah Alcantara – Senior Lawyer, Queen City Law
Vikram Singh, Solicitor – Gibson Sheat Lawyers
Special Advisor:
Rupert O’Brien
Mental Health & Disability Law Committee
Convenor: Professor Kate Diesfeld, Professor – Auckland University of Technology
Professor Warren Brookbanks, Professor – Auckland University of Technology
Karol Hadlow, Barrister – Karol Hadlow Barrister
Julian Hague, Barrister – Julian Hague Barrister
Leticia Glover, Associate – Wynn Williams
Bailee Simpson, Solicitor – Foundation Legal
Belinda Johns, Barrister – Quay Chambers
Caroline Reynolds, Senior Solicitor – Brookfields
Kate MacKay, University Graduate (prior EJP student)
Chris Blum, Aotearoa Disability Law
Rosemary Thomson, Barrister – Rosemary Thomson Barrister
Gregory Ambler, Senior Associate – Tompkins Wake
Sharyn Klara Green, Barrister – Criminal Lawyers Auckland
Nicole Cutler, Solicitor – Harkness Henry
NextGen Lawyers Committee
Convenor: Mingze Sun, Barrister – 48 Shortland Chambers
Emma Moss, Barrister – Mason & Mortimer
Gemma Bell, Solicitor – Hudson Gavin Martin
Bianca Parshotam, Solicitor – Parshotam Law
Gordon Chan, Senior Solicitor – Norling Law
Jarod Davies, In-House Counsel – Serious Fraud Office
Mair Marulli de Barletta, Law Clerk – Russell McVeagh
Charlotte Carter, Solicitor – Greenwood Roche
Lauren Aplin, Solicitor – Tompkins Wake
Alyssa Le Lievre, Senior Solicitor – Checketts McKay Law
Harrison Croy, Senior Solicitor – White Fox and Jones
Zoe Cameron, Law Clerk – MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Benji Crossley, Associate – Sharp Tudhope Lawyers
Adam Young, Solicitor – Franks Ogilvie
Luis Santana De Mattos, Senior Asociate – Turner Hopkins
Special Advisor:
Stephanie Nicholson
Parole & Prisoner Rights Law Committee
Co – Convenor: Amanda Hill, Director – Amanda Hill Law Ltd
Co – Convenor: Phil Osborne, Barrister – PJM Osborne Barrrister
Emma Priest, Barrister – Emma Priest Barrister
Jasmine Jackson, Barrister – Julie-Anne Kincade KC Barrister
Ella Burton, Barrister – Ella Burton Barrister
Salavalasi Su’a, Director – Salavalasi Su’a Legal
Marie Dyhrberg, Barrister – Marie Dyhrberg Barrister
Frances Iggulden, Barrister – City Chambers
Zoe Butcher-McGunnigle, Barrister – ZBM Law
Joon Yi, Barrister – Pōhutukawa Chambers
Property Disputes Committee
Convenor: Todd Whitcombe, Director – Whitcombe Law
Tina Hwang, Director – Queen City Law
William Cheyne, Senior Associate – Chapman Tripp
John Millar
Fiona Jack, Senior Associate – Edmonds Judd
Hermann Grobler, Solicitor – Pidgeon Judd
Claudia Harnett, Associate – Hesketh Henry
Luke Crawford, Partner – Sellar Bone & Partners
Renee Jensen, Principal – Haigh Lyon
Jai Moss, Barrister
Alan Clark, Partner – Clark & Co
Stephanie Aquilina-Little, Senior Associate – Jackson Russell
Rod Thomas, Associate Professor – AUT Law School
John Hannan, Bankside Chambers
Kartrina Wood, Partner – Saunders Robinson Brown
Kchitij Tiwari, Director – Jury Law
Property Law Committee
Convenor: Joanna Pidgeon, Partner – Pidgeon Judd
Tina Hwang, Director – Queen City Law
Todd Whitcombe, Director – Whitcombe Law
Anthea Coombes, Partner – Glaister Ennor
Jonathan Simons, Director – PWC Legal
Richard Chen, Senior Associate – Hesketh Henry
Liza Fry-Irvine, Director – Liza Fry-Irvine Law
Eung Chul (John) Jon, Associate – Convey Law
Paul Chambers, Partner – Hamilton Locke
Ben Thomson, Director – Pidgeon Judd
Loga Pullar, Loga Barristers & Solicitors
Melanie Forsman, Associate – Cooney Lees Morgan
Katherine Mexted, Director – Convex Legal
Luke Hayward, Partner – Parry Field Lawyers
Harrison Croy, Senior Solicitor – White Fox & Jones
Andrea White Martelli McKegg Lawyers
Special Advisors:
Stella Chan
Rod Thomas
Public & Administrative Law Committee
Convenor: Samira Taghavi, Barrister – Active Legal Solutions
Alan Webb KC, Barrister – Alan Webb Barrister
Geoff Beresford, Partner – Beresford Law
John Maassen, Barrister – John Maassen Barrister
David Harvey, Barrister – David Harvey Barrister
Warren Pyke, Barrister – Warren Pyke Barrister
Geneva Lowe, Principal – Hart & Lowe Barristers & Solicitors
Theresa Donnelly, Head of Legal – Perpetual Guardian
Nathan Batts, Partner – Molloy Batts
Brigitte Morton, Director – Franks Ogilvie
Phillip Shannon, Partner – Turner Hopkins
Pooja Sundar, Partner – Dalley Sundar
Flemming Rasmussen, Coromandel Chambers
Shafraz Khan, Partner – Fortune Manning Lawyers
Special Advisor:
Gary Judd KC
Technology & Information Law Committee
Convenor: Edwin Lim, Partner – Hudson Gavin Martin
Steven Moe, Partner – Parry Field Lawyers
Amy Kingston-Turner, Director – Fourfold Legal
Andrew Easterbrook, Director – Webb Ross McNab
Phillip McHugh, Legal Counsel – Perpetual Guardian
Isaac Lam, Netsafe NZ
Chantal McNaught, Co-Founder & Director of Ethics and AI Practices – 43 Below
Jacob Parry, Barrister – Jacob Parry Barrister
Benjamin Hood, Solicitor – Harmans
Lloyd Gallagher, Managing Partner – Gallagher & Co Consultants
Daniel Tran, Law Clerk – Russell McVeagh
Henri Eliot, Tompkins Wake – Board Dynamics
Sebastien Aymeric, In-House Lawyer – Orion Health
David Harper, Principal – AJ Park
Bret Gower, Smith & Partners Limited
Kalev Crossland, Litigation Principal – Righteous Law
Trust & Estates Law Committee
Convenor: Vicki Ammundsen, Director – Vicki Ammundsen Trust Law
Richard Broad, Senior Associate – Simpson Grierson
Anthony Grant, Barrister – Anthony Grant Barrister
Emma Tonkin, Partner – Hesketh Henry
Stephen Tomlinson, Partner – Tomlinson Law
Simon Weil, Partner – Anthony Harper
Rebecca Steens, Associate – Holland & Beckett
Amanda Bedford, Director – McCaw Lewis
Andrew Steele, Barrister – Andrew Steele Barrister
Stephanie Irons, Direcotr – Davenports Law
Nick Williams, Barrister – Britomart Chambers
Daniel McLaughlin, Special Counsel- Dentons New Zealand
Samantha Stowell, Senior Associate – Sharp Tudhope
Mario Thorne, Senior Associate – McVeagh Fleming
Timothy Orr, Partner – Martelli McKegg
Bethan Read, Special Counsel – Morris Legal
Special Advisor:
Tony Pearce
Theresa Donnelly
Bill Patterson