Commercial Law

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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Michael Blakeley

At Holland Beckett, Michael works in the Corporate and Finance team assisting on a wide range of commercial transactions. Michael began his career in the United Kingdom working in banking and finance, as well as in corporate law specialising in M&A. Returning to New Zealand in 2021 to complete his professionals, Michael worked in a …

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Victoria Thompson

Victoria first joined Holland Beckett in 2019 as receptionist in the Rotorua office before moving into the property/commercial team as a legal secretary. Victoria has recently completed her Legal Executive Diploma and is currently studying towards her LLB. She works alongside Natasha van der Wal assisting with residential conveyancing, commercial transactions, trust matters and estate …

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Andrea Haycock

Andrea joined our Whakātane Property team in 2022 and handles both residential and commercial property sales, purchases and leasing. Andrea has worked in the legal industry for 10 years and obtained her Diploma in Legal Executive Studies in 2019. She is now studying the Diploma in Conveyancing. Andrea is an Affiliate Member of the New …

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Jo Aitken

Jo Aitken initially joined Holland Beckett Maltby (as it was then) in 2005, left to work overseas in 2008 and returned to Holland Beckett in 2021. Jo was born in England but predominantly raised in the Bay of Plenty. She has worked in law for over 25 years and mainly deals with residential and commercial …

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