Ruby Bell is a solicitor in the 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 review, …
Jayden 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 the …
Sarah is a Senior Solicitor in Holland Beckett’s property and commercial team. Sarah has been part of the Holland Beckett team since 2015. She began her journey with the firm as a legal secretary and shortly after completed her Legal Executive Diploma. Sarah then progressed and completed her law degree at the University of Waikato …
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 a Senior Associate 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 in-house at a technology start-up in Vancouver, Canada primarily working on …
Will advises clients on a wide range of finance, corporate, restructuring and commercial transactions. Will has extensive international and domestic experience advising financial institutions and businesses (small and large) across a broad range of areas including asset finance, general corporate lending, property finance and corporate finance. Will specialises in aviation and asset finance and leasing, …
Dan works out of Holland Beckett’s Whakatāne office, servicing the wider Eastern Bay of Plenty area. Previous to the law, Dan worked as a primary school teacher in Christchurch, Wellington and London. Following overseas travel, Dan switched careers and undertook a law degree at Victoria University. Following study, Dan worked in Whakatāne as a staff …
Hester is a Senior Associate in our Property and Commerical team. Hester works on a range of property and commercial matters, with a particular interest in commercial property development, such as: Residential, industrial and commercial developments (free hold and unit title); Leasing; Acquisitions and disposals of land and businesses; A range of commercial matters including …
Natasha van der Wal is a Partner at Holland Beckett and leads our Rotorua commercial and property team. Natasha works closely with individuals, corporate entities, local governments, Māori land-owning entities and post settlement governance entities. She provides advice on a range of legal issues working in property, commercial and asset planning including projects involving subdivisions …
Terry works in the land and commercial law areas. He joined Holland Beckett in 2019, and is based in Rotorua and Taupo. Prior to joining Holland Beckett he practised in Taupo for 10 years. Terry’s work includes rural property and businesses, trusts, commercial and family property, tax, and business and family succession. He applies a …
