We are delighted to announce Jessica Middleton’s promotion to Senior Associate.

To mark International Women’s Day we’d like to congratulate Aliesha Miers-Greene on her promotion to Senior Legal Executive, and welcome Emma Toseland, Carmen Mataira, Amy Bird and Sarah Scrivener to the team.

We wish everyone a safe few days at the updated Covid-19 Alert Levels, and in particular our Auckland clients and colleagues. Our premises will remain open during Alert Level 2 for face-to-face client meetings. However, meetings must be by appointment and our team may ask to meet via audio-visual link instead. 

The sun was shining on the courts of the Waikato Tennis Centre during the Waikato Tennis Open-Graded Tournament on Sunday 31 January. Players battled the heat, and their opposition, across various grades.

McCaw Lewis and Northern Districts Cricket have signed a two-year agreement with the Northern Māori program and the women’s game a key focus.

McCaw Lewis is delighted to appoint Laura Monahan, Dale Thomas and Amanda Hockley as Directors of the firm. 

The Directors are delighted to announce that Jerome Burgess and Kylee Katipo have been promoted to the role of Senior Associate, while Zane Mora and Kuru Ketu have been promoted to Associate. 

The Directors are excited to announce Law Clerks Kaylee Bird and Cree Ratapu will be moving to permanent, full-time roles at McCaw Lewis.

The Directors are very pleased to announce Carl Brandt has been promoted to Senior Solicitor. Carl works across our Commercial and Property Teams. 

The McCaw Lewis Directors are delighted to announce that Renika Siciliano has been appointed as Executive Director of the firm from 1 October 2020. Renika leads the firm's Workplace Law Team and co-leads the Māori Legal Team. She is the youngest appointed leader of the McCaw Lewis Board of Directors to date, and the first Māori woman.

After 16 years with McCaw Lewis, Director Thomas Gibbons has decided to set up as a sole practitioner, focusing on expert property work, land development, unit titles, and RMA issues. The Directors have the highest regard for Thomas and are grateful for the time he has spent as a member and leader of the McCaw Lewis whānau.

The Directors at McCaw Lewis are pleased to announce Amanda Hockley has been promoted to Senior Associate. Amanda leads the firm’s Asset Planning Team and her promotion recognises the growing role Amanda plays in the leadership of the firm.

We were proud to sponsor the Kaupapa Māori Moot Finals at The Faculty of Law – Te Piringa last week. The Competition gives tauira Māori the opportunity to moot on a relevant Māori legal issue and competitors can moot in either English or Te Reo Māori. 

Please join us in welcoming four new faces and one returnee to the McCaw Lewis whānau. We are pleased to introduce Katia Holland, Andrew Hong, Karuna Deobhakta, James Lewis and Huia Harding.

The recorded webinars we hosted this week are now available to view. Q&A Panel: Legal Impacts of COVID-19 on New Zealand Businesses with Daniel Shore, Renika Siciliano, Laura Monahan and Dale Thomas; and Tips for Employers: Rights & Responsibilities During COVID-19 and Beyond with Renika Siciliano.