Commercial Law

Emily Merrill

Emily is a senior solicitor 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 …

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Jess Fitzgerald

Jess is an 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 the …

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Will Dymock

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, …

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Dan Broadhurst

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 …

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Hester Sutherland-Stacey

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 terms of trade, construction contracts and service contracts; Ownership structures including …

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Natasha van der Wal

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 …

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Rachel Scott

Rachel’s litigation practice focuses on being an advocate for her clients and getting the best client outcome possible. Rachel has regularly appeared for clients in all courts, specialist tribunals and, in mediations and arbitrations, acting for both large institutional clients and private clients. She specialises in insolvency, land disputes (including Māori land), while she is …

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Terry Kirkham

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 …

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Montie Baskett

Montie is a consultant for Holland Beckett engaged on a project specific basis. Montie has over 20 years of experience in construction contracts, energy, infrastructure and property development projects, investment structuring, joint ventures and outsourcing, capital raising and corporate governance. Prior to joining Holland Beckett, Montie held senior in-house legal and risk management roles in …

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Allen Hunter

Allen Hunter retired from the partnership of Holland Beckett and is now a consultant specialising in company, business, commercial, property and trust law. He has a particular interest in company and business structuring. Allen was born, raised and educated in Tauranga. He joined Maltby Hare Willoughby after completing his studies and became a partner of …

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