The three associates are Joel Murphy, Jeremy Sparrow and Tim Conder.
Joel Murphy, Jeremy Sparrow, and Tim Conder.
Holland Beckett Law has announced the promotion to partnership of three of its associates, Joel Murphy, Jeremy Sparrow and Tim Conder effective from April 1st.
The Bay of Plenty-wide law firm has offices in Tauranga, Rotorua, and Whakatāne with more than 130 staff. The firm caters to a range of legal needs including property, commercial, trusts and estates, resource management, civil litigation, employment, and family law. Holland Beckett also has a specialised Māori Legal Unit.
Holland Beckett Law partner David Fraundorfer said: “While many provincial law firms are struggling with succession planning, we are proud to say our recruitment strategies of the past 10 years have produced the next generation of Holland Beckett Law leaders. They are true experts in their respective specialities, and we are thrilled to announce their promotion to partnership.”
Murphy joined Holland Beckett in 2019 after returning from the United Kingdom, working as an in-house counsel for one of the world’s largest large-scale solar developers. He has 12 years of legal experience and, prior to his experience in the UK, worked at Meredith Connell in Auckland.
Murphy advises clients on all aspects of property, including acquisitions and disposals, leasing, developments, financing, subdivisions and related transactions. He has particular expertise in solar farms, kiwifruit orchards, and residential developments.
Murphy is an advocate for the growth of the Bay of Plenty and is a committee member of the Central Regional Committee for Property Council New Zealand.
Sparrow joined Holland Beckett as a graduate in January 2012, and has become the first law clerk to partner of Holland Beckett Law.
Sparrow started in the wider litigation department, where he acted on some of the firm’s major cases including businesses affected by the Rena sinking. He then spent two years working as a lawyer in London. Upon his return to the Bay of Plenty, Sparrow has developed into a specialist employment lawyer.
Outside of the office, Sparrow is an avid tennis fan and a passionate traveller. He is also president of Tauranga Musical Theatre and the honorary solicitor for Musical Theatre New Zealand.
Conder joined Holland Beckett in January 2016 after two years as a judges’ clerk in the Auckland High Court.
Conder has driven the creation of a specialist public and local government team within the firm, that serves both local government and private clients who are involved in government-related matters. His work has included assisting insurers and private clients defending regulatory charges in a range of settings (such as environmental offending, export offences, and health and safety matters), as well as working for council prosecutors and acting as an amicus curiae, to assist the court during a challenging environmental trial. He has also appeared in the Court of Appeal on numerous occasions, on diverse issues such as Māori Land Trusts, Fair Trading Act cases, and murder sentencing.
More broadly, Conder has been heavily involved in advising clients about regulatory compliance and engaging with central and local government. Through the changing landscape of Covid-19 restrictions, he was frequently called on to advise businesses on the way new laws would affect their business and was involved in keeping essential projects for Tauranga’s development moving during periods of lockdown. He has also helped clients transition through changes to privacy and environmental law, while helping lobby on their behalf for well thought out legislation that will meet the policy objectives of central government while allowing businesses to thrive.
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