NEW ZEALAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Fiona Ashby, Luke Bowers, Daniel Erickson, Jessica Phillips, Natalie Foster, Shelley Slade-Gully, Tina Liu and Theresa Le Bas, Tompkins Wake
Tompkins Wake is one of New Zealand’s leading full- service commercial law firms, known as “the law firm at the centre of New Zealand’s economic and com - mercial heartland”. Located in Hamilton, Auckland, Rotorua and Tauranga with more than 200 staff (in - cluding 29 partners and approximately 120 lawyers), the firm is globally connected as the New Zealand member of elite global law network MultiLaw, with al - liances in over 100 countries. The firm advises major businesses, iwi organisations, infrastructure provid -
ers and public sector bodies across corporate and commercial, banking and finance, property, con - struction, employment, dispute resolution, environ - ment, and Māori business law, and regularly advises foreign investors entering New Zealand, including on Overseas Investment Office approvals. Recent work includes advising Grant Thornton New Zealand Ltd on a strategically significant and highly complex cross-border transaction, supporting its agreement to join the Grant Thornton Advisors global platform.
Authors
Fiona Ashby joined Tompkins Wake in 2018. She has a broad range of corporate and commercial experience across a diverse range of industries
Daniel Erickson leads Tompkins Wake’s employment and health and safety practice group, and is an employment law specialist with a reputation for providing pragmatic, timely and easy-to-understand
and sectors in New Zealand and overseas, assisting corporate and business clients and, where appropriate, liaising with in-house counsel. Fiona has worked in the commercial legal teams of firms in Auckland and London, and has particular experience of advising in the pharmaceutical, health and technology sectors.
advice. He represents employers of all sizes across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, freight and logistics and retail, and has assisted senior executives and CEOs in negotiating the start or end of their employment. If disputes cannot be resolved by negotiation or mediation, Daniel is a skilled litigator who regularly appears in the Employment Relations Authority and the Employment Court. He also has deep expertise in health and safety. commercial, competition and property disputes. She has acted for clients in a wide range of sectors, including education, construction and sports administration, and is experienced in managing large-scale litigation. Clients appreciate her responsive, strategic advice and clear understanding of their commercial position. Jessica regularly appears in the District and High Courts, and resolves matters by arbitration. Prior to joining Tompkins Wake in 2024, she was a senior associate at a large New Zealand law firm, and previously spent six years in London at Hausfeld and Clifford Chance. Jessica Phillips is a specialist commercial and regulatory litigator with particular experience in
Luke Bowers is a corporate and commercial lawyer with more than 14 years’ experience. Advising domestic and international clients on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions, Luke specialises in
mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and capital raisings. He also has particular expertise in New Zealand’s overseas investment regime. Luke started his career with global law firm White & Case, in its London and Johannesburg offices. Prior to joining Tompkins Wake in 2021, he spent almost seven years with Chapman Tripp in Auckland.
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