Commercial Law

Micaela Ashford

Micaela joined Holland Beckett as a Legal Executive in 2024 and works closely with Georgina Smith in the Property team. Micaela has a background in banking and is enjoying broadening her skillset and knowledge of property finance and conveyancing within a different industry.

Hilary Anderson

Hilary has joined Holland Beckett’s Property and Commercial team as Special Counsel. Hilary is a specialist property and commercial lawyer who has worked closely with Dean Thompson and his team ahead of his retirement in October 2024. Hilary advises private and commercial clients and developers on residential and commercial property transactions and finance, property development, …

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Jim Thomas Lee

Jim is a solicitor within Luke Stewart’s property and commercial team, in Holland Beckett’s Tauranga office. Jim was born and raised in the Philippines, where he worked as a nurse in the orthopaedic and emergency department and completed his nursing degree. He moved to New Zealand in 2015. Here he completed his diploma in health services …

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Mikaela Spalding

Mikaela joined Holland Beckett’s Tauranga office in 2022 as a legal secretary, working alongside Georgina Smith. She has recently completed her Diploma in Legal Executive Studies whilst working full time, and has gained valuable experience from within the wider Property and Commercial team. Mikaela works within a dedicated team acting for New Zealand’s largest non-bank …

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Anya Sherwen

Part of the Corporate & Finance team, Anya has an interest in all aspects of commercial and corporate law as well as international transactions. Anya began her legal career in Wellington focusing on contract and commercial law before moving to Switzerland, where she completed a Master of Law specialising in Business and Tax Law. She …

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Rachel Withington

Rachel is an Associate in our Property and Commercial team. Rachel completed a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Management Studies majoring in Economics at the University of Waikato in 2013. Rachel was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court in October 2014. Rachel is experienced in working with private clients and …

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Sarah Lawson

Sarah joined the firm as a Senior Solicitor in 2024 working in our commercial property team. With over a decade of legal experience both in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, Sarah is equipped with an extensive background in private client and trust law matters, particularly in residential and commercial conveyancing, trust, and estate planning. …

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Josh (Vasheesh) Bhageerutty

Josh is a seasoned trusts and corporate services specialist with over 8 years of professional experiences. Josh is originally from Mauritius, and bilingual in French & English. After successfully achieving the ‘International Cambridge O-Level and A-Level International Certificates (UK)’, he was awarded the high-achiever full-fee paying scholarship (business/economic side) and completed his ‘BA (Hons) Law …

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Lucy McDougall

Lucy grew up in the Wairarapa and began her legal career in Auckland before spending several years at a London Magic Circle firm. In late 2017 Lucy moved to Tauranga and worked for another local firm before joining Holland Beckett in February 2024. Today Lucy advises clients on a range of matters including commercial and …

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Meg Skilton

Meg joined Holland Beckett in November 2023 and has taken an interest in commercial matters, specifically business sale and purchase and commercial transactions. She is looking forward to continuing her career in the commercial property team working for John Mackay. Outside of work Meg enjoys both playing and watching sport, spending time with friends and …

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