Emily is a senior solicitor working in the Commercial and Property team with John Mackay. Emily was born and lived in California until 2007 when she moved to Tauranga to complete her secondary schooling at Aquinas College. Emily completed her Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Communication Studies (majoring in …
Laura specialises in all aspects of resource management law, including advising on resource consent processes, planning, designations and enforcement matters across a range of industry sectors and has appeared in the High Court, Environment Court and local authority proceedings. Laura’s experience includes acting on the following projects: appeals on the Marlborough Environmental Plan on behalf …
Bridget is an Associate in the firm’s Resource Management team. Bridget first joined Holland Beckett in 2012 and re-joined Holland Beckett in 2023 after three years working as in-house legal counsel for Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Prior to 2012 Bridget worked at a boutique environmental law firm in Auckland. Bridget specialises in consenting large …
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 the electricity, construction and property development industries. Earlier in his career Montie held …
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 …
Joel Murphy is a Partner in Holland Beckett’s property and commercial team. Specialist areas of practice: Residential, Commercial and Horticultural property Subdivisions Developments Solar Farming Joel advises clients on all aspects of property, including acquisitions and disposals, leasing, developments, financing, subdivisions and related transactions. He has particular expertise in kiwifruit orchards and residential development transactions. …
Vanessa Hamm is a partner at Holland Beckett specialising in resource management, local government, and public works matters. Vanessa joined Holland Beckett in 2004 and became a partner of the firm in 2007. Vanessa represents clients in relation to all resource management matters at Council, Environment Court, High Court and Court of Appeal level, across …
