The firm elevated a total of nine lawyers at the start of the year
MinterEllisonRuddWatts has welcomed three new partners in Allison Hancock, Igor Drinkovic and Aimee Mitchell.
All three operate from the firm’s Auckland office. Hancock and Drinkovic are internal promotions while Mitchell is a new lateral hire.
Hancock works with the banking and finance team. She has tackled matters involving general corporate lending, property finance, acquisition finance and trade and commodity finance; moreover, she has assisted on “market first” transactions in Singapore.
Drinkovic is a specialist in public M&A and securities law, working with the corporate and commercial team. He has worked on public takeovers, IPOs, public capital raisings, private placements, Overseas Investment Office consents, employee share schemes, regulatory investigations, continuous disclosure issues, and listed company matters in general.
Mitchell works with the corporate - private wealth team. She has handled the establishment, restructure, management and administration of trusts and other family wealth structures.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts also elevated the following lawyers in a promotions round that took effect on 1 January:
Special counsel:
- Lauren Archer - corporate and commercial, Wellington
- Kate Storer - real estate - environment, Auckland
Senior associates:
- Grant de Lisle - construction and infrastructure, Auckland
- Nathalie Harrington - corporate and commercial, Auckland
- Rafe Muston - construction and infrastructure, Auckland
- Victoria Tatam - real estate - property, Auckland
Senior solicitors:
- Nikhil Chand - banking and financial services, Wellington
- Logan Maitland - construction and infrastructure, Auckland
- Lydia Sharpe - construction and infrastructure, Auckland
- Adam White - banking and financial services, Auckland
- Lucy Woods - real estate - property, Wellington
- Erin Wylde - real estate - property, Auckland
