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2010
New Senior Associate
for Simpson Grierson
1 March 2010: Simpson Grierson is delighted to welcome senior associate Amanda Frazis to the Auckland commercial litigation group.
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Employment Law Prize recognises
student's hard slog
19 February 2010: University of Auckland law student Michael O' Brien put in a solid effort last year, that saw him proudly receive the 2010 Simpson Grierson Employment Law Prize at the firm's Auckland office today.
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New Senior Associates
Announcement
Simpson Grierson is delighted to announce four promotions to senior associate.
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2009
New Starter
12 November 2009: Simpson Grierson welcomes solicitor Lara Christoffersen to the firm's commercial property group, where she will focus on commercial leasing.
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Simpson Grierson is delighted to
announce the addition of five
new specialists
9 November 2009: Senior associate Nina Blomfield is welcomed back to the firm's commercial litigation group in Wellington. Nina first joined Simpson Grierson in 2002 and returns after working for leading litigation firms Herbert Smith and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert in London.
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Simpson Grierson Named Large
Law Firm of the Year at
2009 New Zealand Law Awards
6 November 2009: Simpson Grierson Chairman Kevin Jaffe was delighted to accept the premium 'Large Law Firm of the Year Award' at the 2009 New Zealand Law Awards, held at the Auckland Museum Events Centre last night.
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Simpson Grierson's new
partners bring global
expertise at a local
level
25 September 2009: The bench strength of Simpson Grierson's litigation practice will be further enhanced from 1 October, with the promotion of commercial litigation specialists James Craig and Ben Upton to partner. Both have established an impressive track record in their respective specialities at Simpson Grierson and leading law firms in the UK, Europe and Asia.
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Annual Simpson Grierson Environmental
Law Prize Presented to University
of Waikato Student
18 September 2009: With a grade of A+, Nicola Edwards scored first place in the University of Waikato's environmental law paper and, in doing so, secured herself the Simpson Grierson Environmental Law Prize for 2009.
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The Elms raises its profile through
the web thanks to City Partners
project and leading law firm
24 August 2009: Tauranga residents have always known that The Elms historic museum is an essential stop for all visitors to their city. Now it seems plenty of others are catching on, thanks to an exciting internet presence launched earlier this year – the result of a funding boost from Tauranga Council's 'City Partnership Project' and New Zealand's largest law firm Simpson Grierson.
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Senior associate returns to
Simpson Grierson
10 August 2009: Simpson Grierson is pleased to welcome back Joost van Amelsfort to its Wellington Commercial Department. Joost first joined the firm in 2001 and left in 2004 to take up an opportunity at London 'magic circle' law firm Linklaters, where he specialised in securities issuance and regulatory capital raisings. He returns to Simpson Grierson as a senior associate.
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Simpson Grierson welcomes back
Senior Associate
10 August 2009: Joanna Lim - Senior Associate
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Simpson Grierson Dealmakers Maintain
Strong Presence in Australasia
7 July 2009: Simpson Grierson, New Zealand's largest law firm, again features strongly on the mergermarket legal advisory table for Asia Pacific M&A transactions for the second quarter of 2009.
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Simpson Grierson Shines in Second Quarter
Thomson Reuters M&A Legal Advisory Tables
3 July 2009: Simpson Grierson, New Zealand's largest law firm, features on a number of the just released Thomson Reuters M&A Legal Advisory tables for the second quarter of 2009.
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A change of leadership at Simpson Grierson,
as new Chairman is appointed
30 June 2009: Simpson Grierson, New Zealand's largest law firm, today announced that Kevin Jaffe, Head of the firm's Corporate/Commercial department, will take on the role of Chairman from 1 July 2009.
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New Zealand's Property Industry Looks
to the Future at 2009 Conference
4 June 2009: The nation's property professionals converge on SKYCITY Convention Centre on 18-19 June, for the their annual conference. Sponsored by leading commercial property law firm Simpson Grierson, this year's event addresses the big questions on economic recovery and its implications.
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Simpson Grierson Appointed Accredited
Supplier To The Crown
26 May 2009: Simpson Grierson is delighted to announce it has successfully received Crown property accreditation from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). As an accredited property services provider, Simpson Grierson can now be engaged by client agencies to carry out a range of Crown property work on behalf of LINZ.
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Prime Minister shares vision for tourism
at opening of New Zealand Hotel Industry
Conference 2009
15 May 2009: Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, John Key said his vision for tourism in New Zealand is that "we make the very most of our competitive advantages, and that we seize the many opportunities they provide," comments made in his opening address at the 3rd annual New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference, held at SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre, yesterday.
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Prime Minister to open 3rd Annual
New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference
11 May 2009: Prime Minister, Hon. John Key (Minister of Tourism) will open the 3rd annual New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference at SKYCITY Auckland Convention Centre, on Thursday 14 May 2009. The one day conference has the theme 'Opportunities in Challenging Times', a topic that has taken on even greater currency in recent weeks.
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Simpson Grierson presents annual
Environmental Law Prize to
University of Waikato student
17 April 2009: Cambridge law student, Jill Thompson, is the well-deserved recipient of Simpson Grierson's Environmental Law Prize, awarded in Auckland today.
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New Zealand Dealmakers named finalists
in prestigious Australasian Law Awards
17 April 2009: Simpson Grierson is delighted to be named a finalist in three categories at the Macquarie ALB Australasian Law Awards 2009, to be held in Sydney on May 21 2009. The firm has the only New Zealand deal in the highly-anticipated 'M&A Deal of the Year' award category.
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Common Sense Prevails in Final
Chapter of Premium Real Estate Case
8 April 2009: On Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a recall application by Premium Real Estate Ltd in respect of the Court's judgment of 6 March 2009, which upheld the High Court decision that Premium Real Estate breached its obligations to an Auckland couple over the sale of their multi-million dollar home.
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Simpson Grierson Partner Appointed
to Overseas Investment Advisory Group
3 April 2009: Simpson Grierson is pleased to announce partner Don Holborow's appointment to the Technical Reference Group for the Government's review of the Overseas Investment Act.
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Simpson Grierson Dealmakers
Make Formidable Start to 2009
26 March 2009: Continuing on from its dominance of the 2008 tables, Simpson Grierson is once again the only New Zealand law firm to be featured on the mergermarket legal advisory table for Australasian M&A transactions.
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Simpson Grierson Advises in Auckland's Rugby
World Cup Success
13 March 2009: Auckland's successful Rugby World Cup match hosting bid was a major collaborative effort by organisations across the region and leading law firm Simpson Grierson was delighted to have assisted many of the key stakeholders in regard to the contractual aspects.
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Litigation Team Welcomes
New Senior Associate
12 March 2009: Simpson Grierson's Auckland litigation team has been further strengthened by the arrival of senior associate Amanda Donovan, who returns home to New Zealand after four years in the United Kingdom working as a senior solicitor with the London Borough of Wandsworth. Amanda specialises in relationship property work and trust litigation.
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Two new associates for
Simpson Grierson
2 March 2009: Simpson Grierson is delighted to announce the arrival of two new associates to the Auckland construction and transactional banking team.
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Simpson Grierson announce new
Senior Associate
10 February 2009: Simpson Grierson is delighted to announce the arrival of a new senior associate.
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New Senior Associate for
Simpson Grierson
27 January 2009: Simpson Grierson is delighted to announce the arrival of a new senior associate.
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Media Release Archive 2009
Media Release Archive 2009
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2008
Media Release Archive 2008
Media Release Archive 2008
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