November 2024
A note from Torrin
Last night we were delighted to win Large Law Firm of the Year 2024 at the New Zealand Law Awards. It is a fantastic achievement and a reflection of the hard work and commitment of everyone at the firm. We congratulate all the other winners, which included our client, ANZ, who won Financial Services In-House Team of the Year.
Our Bell Gully team has been enhanced recently with the annual influx of summer interns into the office. Their arrival marks the end of the year and it certainly feels like we are on the countdown until Christmas.
David Chisnall has advised that he will retire from the firm as of 31 December. He has tried to leave once before - setting up law firm Greenwood Roche Chisnall - before returning ‘home’ to BG in 2014. This time he might be serious.
The firm has celebrated an environmental milestone. Bell Gully has successfully completed the annual audit requirements of its Toitū Envirocare net carbonzero certification. We are delighted that Bell Gully is officially certified Net Zero for 2023.
We’re enjoying our new sculpture installation – Takaka Complex – in Wellington reception. Amon Nunns said he liked art that arrived on the back of a ute. You can read more about the stone carving and artist, Joe Sheehan in this issue.
We were thrilled to catch up with not one but two of our alumni making their mark in different industries.
Tasha Lea answered the call to London on secondment to Climate Asset Management – a global asset manager dedicated to natural capital, offering financial solutions that generate returns for investors and nature. She describes what she is doing now as her ‘dream job’. Meanwhile, a carbon-friendly nine minute commute to work was the initial drawcard for co-CEO at fleet management solutions business EROAD, Mark Heine. He’s most proud of turning the company around in the last two years to be one of the largest public SaaS businesses in New Zealand. You can learn more about both their careers in this issue.
Torrin Crowther
Chair
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