Chapman Tripp Announces Two New Partners

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Chapman Tripp Announces Two New Partners
1 December 2014

Chapman Tripp is pleased to announce the promotion of two new partners within its Corporate and Tax teams, effective 1 December. Rachel Dunne is a Corporate partner in Auckland and David Patterson is a Tax partner in Wellington.

Managing Partner Andrew Poole said: “We are delighted to announce that Rachel and David have been invited to join the partnership; we congratulate them both on this achievement. These appointments reflect increasing client demand within our Corporate and Tax practices and bring additional strength to both our Auckland and Wellington offices.”

Chapman Tripp is the largest legal partnership in New Zealand, with 54 partners.

AUCKLAND

Rachel Dunne

Rachel specialises in corporate and securities law with particular expertise in mergers & acquisitions and equity capital markets. She has acted on many of New Zealand's most significant recent IPOs and NZX listings.

WELLINGTON

David Patterson

David is an internationally-recognised tax practitioner who specialises in the structuring of commercial transactions and taxation law, with a focus on corporate and international taxation. As one of New Zealand’s leading tax advisers, David has advised on the commercial and tax structuring and financing of a wide range of commercial arrangements and their negotiation and documentation.

About Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp is New Zealand’s leading full-service law firm with a truly national presence, with 54 Partners and 180 other legal staff across offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Our clients span the full spectrum of industry, commerce and government.

Our lawyers are recognised leaders in corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, dispute resolution, employment, public law, intellectual property, telecommunications, real estate and construction, energy and natural resources and tax law.

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