Zane is an Associate on the Dispute Resolution Team.
Zane is an experienced litigator who approaches disputes from both a practical and technical perspective to help clients achieve their desired outcome.
Zane’s practice encompasses a wide range of dispute resolution matters, with a focus on complex relationship property disputes involving multiple trusts and companies. He also has a particular interest in shareholder remedies and trust and estate disputes.
He is highly skilled in all aspects of Court proceedings, including the appeals process and settlement negotiations. Zane has appeared in the Family Court, District Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal, and is experienced in alternative dispute resolution methods such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Zane is a trustee of the McCaw Lewis Foundation, a charity working to support causes important to the McCaw Lewis whānau. He balances his work commitments by spending time with his family and pursuing his love of motorbikes.
Zane joined the firm as a Law Clerk in 2016 and was appointed to the role of Associate in 2020.
QUALIFICATIONS
- (LLB (Hons)) Bachelor of Laws with First-Class Honours
BAR ADMISSION
2018
APPOINTMENTS
- Past trustee, McCaw Lewis Foundation
- New Zealand Law Society - Family Law Section
AWARDS
- 2014 Crown Law Office Prize for Public Law
- 2015 Thomas Reuters Prize in Civil Procedure
- 2015 - Almao Douch Prize for Criminal Law
- 2016 - James and Wells Intellectual Property Prize
