Ella Thomson is a law clerk in our corporate and finance team. Ella joined the corporate team at Holland Beckett in early 2025 after completing her studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She is assisting the team with corporate due diligence, regulatory compliance, and contract drafting and review for complex business transactions. Ella was born …
Matthew (Matt) is an Associate in Holland Beckett’s corporate and finance team. Matt joined Holland Beckett in 2025 after working in London for six years across two leading international firms. Prior to joining Holland Beckett, Matt was most recently an Associate in the Leveraged Finance & Private Credit practice at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Matt …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
Ken Hawkes is a Partner in Holland Beckett’s corporate and finance team. Ken has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance and venture capital, having worked in the international markets for more than 25 years. Prior to joining Holland Beckett, Ken was a partner of an international law firm, where he was the head …
Sam is a Partner in Holland Beckett’s corporate and finance team. Sam advises on finance, corporate and commercial matters representing financiers and businesses, both large and small. Sam has experience on a wide range of finance, corporate, restructuring and international trade transactions. In addition, Sam specialises in aviation and asset finance, focusing principally on aircraft …
