The Directors are delighted to announce the promotion of Natalie Whitelock to Associate. Natalie’s promotion recognises her abilities as a lawyer and the contribution that she makes to the business and her team.

Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei.

The Directors are very pleased to announce that Kylee Katipo has been appointed as a Managing Associate of the firm. He mihi nui tēnei ki a ia, e te mareikura.

We are honoured to announce that as at 1 October 2021 Aidan Warren has been appointed as a Judge of the Māori Land Court and Member of the Waitangi Tribunal. 

Welcome to Covid-19 Alert Level 2. Most of the McCaw Lewis whānau will continue to work remotely, however we are able to host critical face-to-face meetings if needed. Meetings must be by appointment, and we will require you to take some precautions. 

We’re delighted to announce that Amy Bird has been promoted to Senior Solicitor.

NZ Lawyer Magazine has featured McCaw Lewis Executive Director Renika Siciliano in one of their latest articles: "McCaw Lewis’ first female Māori executive director walks the talk on diversity and inclusion". 

Congratulations to all the climbers who participated in Climb 4 Youth 2021! Almost $18,000 was raised by this event to support the mahi of the Graeme Dingle Foundation Waikato.

This year six McCaw Lewis Foundation members will be Climbing 4 Youth! On Saturday, 19 June they will represent the Graeme Dingle Foundation Waikato, climbing the Hākarimata Summit track multiple times in four hours. 

A great evening at the Kaupapa Māori Moot Competition Final last Friday at Te Piringa, Faculty of Law, organised by Te Whakahipapo (the Waikato Māori Law Student’s Assn). Congratulations to Te Uranga Royal who took out both the Best Overall Mooter award and the McCaw Lewis Award for the Best Mooter in Te Reo Māori.

We were honoured to host the first Waikato Chamber of Commerce Emerge event this morning with guest Chlöe Swarbrick.

We are proud to support “Emerge”: the latest event series from the Waikato Chamber of Commerce. Join us for the first breakfast event on Wednesday, 26 May with guest Chlöe Swarbrick.

Congratulations to Andrew Hong and Kaylee Bird who were admitted to the roll of barristers and solicitors of the High Court of New Zealand yesterday in Hamilton. 

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.