Law firm has two new partners and five new senior associates.
The former New Zealander of the year will also be a mentor for senior staff.
Summerset Group Holdings has appointed Venasio (Vena) Crawley to its board.
Paula Jackson joins board as non-executive director.
Mair Brooks, Robert Hill, James Dowle and Rachel Scott are the new partners.
Sinan Altug has begun the role and will be relocating to New Zealand in April.
Colin Foster will succeed Rob Braithwaite
Mike Petersen will be based in Auckland.
Kathleen Stubbs’ experience spans blockchain for property, IoT, AI and robotic process automation solutions.
Grant Knuckey replaces Bruce Macintyre, who retired at the end of last year.