North Shore firm welcomes back partner

The firm also has three new senior appointments

By Sol Dolor

A North Shore firm has welcomed back a partner and made three recent senior promotions.

Lizandra Bailey has moved back to Turner Hopkins after spending nearly three years as a partner at Auckland firm Brookfield Lawyers. Admitted in 1995, Bailey specialises in commercial matters, with a particular focus on franchising and licensing.

Turner Hopkins has also appointed Catherine Pendleton as an associate. She joins the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution team. Admitted in 1997, Pendleton has been a junior barrister at Bankside Chambers and a litigator in immigration, employment, judicial review, and professional disciplinary proceedings.

The firm has also welcomed Joy Yuan as a senior solicitor from Waikato firm Lewis Lawyers. Raised in both China and New Zealand, the US-educated lawyer joins the firm’s commercial and property team.

Tim McSweeney has also been appointed as a senior solicitor and will lead the immigration consulting team of the firm. Having lived and worked in both New Zealand and Australia, he has extensive knowledge of both countries’ immigration regimes.

Also joining the immigration team is solicitor Mahafrin Variava. She works on complex immigration matters.

Lizandra Bailey