Polly Pope is set to focus on NZ companies pursuing international arbitration
Bankside Chambers has added former Russell McVeagh chair of the partnership Polly Pope to its roster.
Pope is set to be part of Bankside Singapore, helping New Zealand companies that are pursuing international arbitration as a means of dispute resolution. Her areas of expertise include commercial, insolvency, construction, and financial regulatory enforcement disputes and investigations. Moreover, she has tackled New Zealand disputes instructed by overseas law firms, companies, and family offices.
In addition to experience gained in over a decade at Russell McVeagh, Pope was named a Fellow of both the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand (AMINZ) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2018. She also joined the Arbitration Panels of the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre and of AMINZ.
Pope co-founded Women in Restructuring and Insolvency in 2015 and was included among NZ Lawyer’s Elite Women for two straight years (2021-2022).
