NZ Asian Lawyers Women’s Committee

Seil is a lawyer at the Ministry of Social Development specialising in fraud prosecution. She previously acted as a criminal defence lawyer at the Public Defence Service and prior to this she was at a general practice law firm where she worked on various civil matters. Her area of interest is criminal litigation and she…

NZ Asian Lawyers Women's Committee

Sarah is a senior associate at Simpson Grierson. Sarah specialises in laws that apply to the regulation, sale and marketing of consumer products and services.  She is also highly experienced in fair trading and consumer protection laws. Sarah works with some of the most well-known national and international consumer brands supplying and marketing medicine, food…

NZ Asian Lawyers Women’s Criminal Lawyers Committee

Rushika is a senior associate at Luke Cunningham Clere. Rushika is experienced in criminal prosecution and regulatory enforcement. She regularly appears in the District and High Courts prosecuting criminal trials and also acts for various regulatory bodies on health and safety prosecutions. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Rushika completed post-graduate study at University…

NZ Asian Lawyers Women's Committee

Kitty is an associate at Simpson Grierson, on their commercial property team. Her team advises on iconic property developments and provides strategic advice to buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, investors and developers of commercial property and organisations undertaking major infrastructure projects. She is fluent in Chinese, which enables her to work with the commercial team to…

NZ Asian Lawyers Litigation Committee

Kai Ling completed her Bachelor of Laws at Victoria University of Wellington in 2017 and was admitted in the High Court of New Zealand as a Barrister and Solicitor in 2018.  She was also admitted as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2019. She currently works as a senior…

NZ Asian Lawyers Litigation Committee

Kavita is a litigation partner at Morgan Coakle Lawyers. Her area of specialty is insurance litigation. She is also a member of ADLSi, Australia New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance, member of the Professional Development committee of the ANZIIF, member of the New Zealand Insurance Law Association. Outside of work, she enjoys good food…

NZ Asian Lawyers Criminal Lawyers Committee

Kamil Lakshman is IDESI LEGAL Limited’s Principal Lawyer, with years of experience in Immigration Law. Kamil has lead civil aid status and assists with legally aided cases, such as Refugee Asylum claim and Appeals to the Immigration Protection Tribunals among others. Mrs Lakshman holds a prominent position in the extended Wellington community. She is often…

NZ Asian Lawyers Litigation Committee

Jerry is a Senior Consultant of Zhongwen Law. Jerry specialises in cross-border arbitration, litigation, enforcement, and other cross-border legal matters. Jerry has more than 15 years of experience practising in China and is qualified as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. Jerry was invited by the University of Waikato to…

NZ Asian Lawyers Commercial Lawyers Committee

Daniel is a co-founder of Flacks & Wong, a specialist corporate law firm. Daniel advises on a broad spectrum of corporate and capital markets transactions, with particular expertise in mid-market M&A, Takeovers Code transactions, complex joint venture and shareholder arrangements, and innovative forms of capital raising (including social bonds and equity crowdfunding). Daniel is lead legal…

NZ Asian Lawyers Women's Committee

Christina has been practicing law since 2004 with a focus on Family Law. She is currently a barrister at Halcyon Chambers. She represent clients in all family law disputes arising from separation. She also advises clients who are considering entering into a marriage or de facto relationship in relation to protection of their assets. Her…