New chair rates agility.
Jennifer Caldwell has been appointed as Buddle Findlay’s national chair.
A partner since 2000, Caldwell specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law, with extensive experience as a strategic adviser and specialist litigator in the Environment Court, High Court and higher courts. She advises on consent and designation projects and strategic planning processes. Caldwell has a diverse background working in-house and in private practice, both overseas in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, where she took on an in-house role as legal director for a government-owned property development company, and in New Zealand
Looking ahead to her new role, Caldwell believes remaining agile is key. “Whether it is the coronavirus or the rise of AI, businesses and employees need to remain agile and open to transformative ways of operating. We need to constantly check and refresh to ensure we can anticipate and respond to change.”
Caldwell attributes her perspective and much of her success to her typical Kiwi upbringing. The first in her family to attend university, she is the product of a co-ed, state secondary school education and had little encouragement towards a professional career. "I've succeeded on my own terms, and that's something I'm grateful for and proud of. The value of diversity extends far further than gender and ethnicity; we need diversity of thought, perspective and experience as well."
The firm’s board of management has also welcomed new members Paul Farrugia, Sherridan Cook and Charlotte von Dadelszen.
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