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"West Oak’s success has come from always putting our clients’ best interests first and always finding ways to improve and add more value to them"
Andrew mcquiston,
west oak family office, wellington-altus private wealth
Claire Evans is an internationally experienced and recognised corporate lawyer with 20 years of experience, having worked in law firms in Christchurch, Sydney and London. From 1 January 2023, she will join PwC Legal as a partner and will lead the firm’s South Island presence to create a truly national corporate law services offering.
As the previous head of Lane Neave’s national corporate team, Claire has built a practice that is recognised for corporate advice in the Legal 500 Asia-Pacific directories. She was also recognised as a Leading Individual for Investment Funds by the Legal 500 directories in 2022. She was the lead partner for the financial legal services team, where she was particularly known for her expertise in limited partnerships, capital raising and investment funds.
Claire assists clients with their mergers and acquisitions in New Zealand and overseas, and is regularly part of a trans-Tasman team that delivers seamless cross-border work. She also provides advice on all aspects of corporate law, ranging from corporate governance, directors’ duties, shareholder agreements, issuance of shares, minority buyout rights, franchise issues and general company law issues.
In addition to her legal work, she is an experienced independent director with roles at Christchurch City Holdings and Canterbury Linen Services.
Level 4/60 Cashel Street, Christchurch
021 288 229
claire.a.evans@pwc.com
nz.linkedin.com/in/claireannevans
pwc.co.nz/services/pwc-legal.html
Claire Evans
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PwC Legal
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2020–present
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
Doctor of Education
2020–present
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2021
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Year 7 Community Leader and Leader for Learning Technologies and Platforms at Northern Beaches Christian School
Master of Business Administration, 2017–2019
2021
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2007–2009
2014–2022
2019–2022
2023
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2023
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2023
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Joins PwC Legal as a partner from 1 January
2023
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2019–2022
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Led the Lane Neave National Corporate Team
2019–2022
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2014–2022
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Partner at Lane Neave
2014–2022
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2007–2009
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Private practice at Clayton Utz in Sydney before returning to Christchurch
2007–2009
1997
2005–2006
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Private practice at Nabarro LLP in London
2005–2006
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2023
Insurance Business Magazine | Key Media
2022
Excellence awardee – Independent Mortgage Adviser of the Year category at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards
2022
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2022
2020–present
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Deputy Principal at Australian Christian College - Southlands
Doctor of Education
2020–present
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2021
Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022
2022
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Launched his own business,
Ascend Financial Services
2022
