The network’s founder says that New Zealand is the “the gateway to the Pacific”
Cavell Leitch has become the newest affiliate member of the Pacific Legal Network (PLN).
The network stretches across Fiji, New Caledonia, and the Solomon Islands. PLN also recently welcomed to its membership Reeder & Simpson, P.C. of the Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea-based John Peter Munnell Lawyers.
With the inclusion of a New Zealand firm, the network adds an important link.
“We are so pleased to have Cavell Leitch on board, and it is clearly very important for PLN to have the right partner in New Zealand to drive and facilitate business in and through the Pacific,” said PLN founder and legal services head John Ridgway.
He said that the country is “the gateway to the Pacific for many companies looking to do business in the region.”
“We look forward to finding new ways to positively impact the lives of our Pacific neighbours tapping into the amazing cultural and commercial connection that New Zealand has with the Pacific,” Ridgway said.
Cavell Leitch chairman Michael Dickie said that the firm welcomed the opportunity to be part of the network.
“For some time we have been looking for better ways of facilitating investment across the Pacific region and were delighted when John invited us to join PLN,” Dickie said.
Through the PLN, the firm has “a truly unique opportunity to partner with like-minded firms to assist businesses invest in countries with which New Zealand has a long association and which have an exciting future,” he said.
Cavell Leitch was recently included in NZ Lawyer’s 2020 Innovative Firms list and was named an Employer for Choice for 2020.
