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 …
Rachel is a Senior 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 …
Lucy McDougall is an Associate in our property and commercial law team. 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. …
Victoria is a solicitor in our property and commercial law team, based in Rotorua. Victoria first joined Holland Beckett in 2019 as receptionist in the Rotorua office before moving into the property and commercial team as a legal secretary. She then studied towards her Legal Executive Diploma, completing this in 2021, and then her LLB, …
Andrea joined our Whakatāne Property team in 2022 and handles both residential and commercial property sales, purchases, refinancing and leasing. Andrea has worked in the legal industry for over 10 years; to complement this experience she obtained her Diploma in Legal Executive Studies in 2019 and Diploma in Conveyancing in 2023. Andrea is an Associate …
Adele was born and brought up locally in Mount Maunganui and has been with Holland Beckett since leaving school. Adele worked with Dean Thompson for many years and deals mainly with property buy/sell transactions, subdivisions and assists with business, commercial, company and trust matters. Adele likes travelling and enjoys what the area has to offer …
Ruby Bell is a solicitor in Holland Beckett’s corporate and finance team. Ruby is a driven junior corporate lawyer with a strong foundation in mergers and acquisitions due diligence, having assisted on numerous significant transactions. She has experience in contract drafting—including shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, limited partnerships, constitutions and various commercial agreements—as well as contract …
Jayden McNeil is a solicitor in the property and commercial team in our Whakatāne office. Jayden was born and raised in Whakatāne, and joined Holland Beckett in August 2022 after finishing his law degree at the University of Waikato. Since returning home he has been exposed to a very broad variety of work and values …
Emily is an Associate working in the commercial and property team with Joel Murphy. Emily was born and lived in California until 2007 when she moved to Tauranga to complete her secondary schooling. Emily completed her Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Communication Studies (majoring in Marketing) through the University …
Jess is currently on parental leave Jess is an Enrolled Barrister and Solicitor in the High Court in Holland Beckett’s corporate and commercial team. Jess advises on a wide range of corporate and commercial law matters, with a particular focus on M&A transactions, private equity and start-ups. Prior to re-joining Holland Beckett in 2018, Jess worked …
