Launched earlier this year, Cuncannon is a boutique litigation and class action firm.
Anna Whalan-Bell and Sam Devlin both began their careers as law clerks at Rhodes & Co in 2011.
Li will join the China Practice team in New Zealand.
Stephen Gilmore to join CalPERS, a nine decade-old pension fund with a portfolio size of US$494.6 billion – twice the size of New Zealand’s GPD.
The association pays tribute to long-time chair Suse Reynolds.
Cartwright succeeds Sinead Horgan on the Auckland-based bank’s board.
Auckland managing director Steve Gracey takes the reins of the quantity surveyors and specialist consultants.
Ifti Hussain has been appointed to the newly created role of country manager.
Rachael O’Brien has been acting in this role since July 2023.
Pending Law Society approval, Chris Thomas, Edwin Boshier, Juliet Short, and Nick Laing have been appointed partners.