Headquarters:
1 Beaumont Street, Auckland CBD
Year founded:
2018
Number of employees:
2 directors and 6 employees
Phone:
02040969751
Email:
scott.russell@russelllegal.co.nz
Website:
russelllegal.co.nz
LinkedIn:
nz.linkedin.com/company/russell-legal
“We have a relatively traditional benefits program, but it’s a very generous program that’s intended to fulfil the needs of all of our employees and their families”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
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Scott Russell
Director
David van Hout
Director
Sarah Vyle
Partner
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Scott has a wealth of knowledge acquired over the last 15 years. He started his career at Bell Gully, then moved to London. On his return to New Zealand, he founded his own law firm to provide direct and pragmatic advice to successfully manage projects and resolve all kinds of disputes.
Scott has a demonstrated history of success in the private and public sectors, where he has dealt with national and international clients on complex projects involving adjudication, arbitration, mediation and litigation. He has worked for external consultancy firms, in-house as head of litigation, and in the public sector for the Commerce Commission.
Director
Scott Russell
David has experience working in litigation teams in private and public practice and in complex litigation. While based in London, he was involved in a multibillion-euro merger in the coffee industry. On returning to New Zealand, he practised in a boutique litigation firm before taking a position as an associate barrister in chambers.
In 2019, David joined Russell Legal, practising in all areas of commercial litigation. He acts for clients ranging from large corporates to individuals involved in various commercial disputes. He uses his knowledge and experience to cut through the noise, negotiating successful outcomes for his clients.
Director
David van Hout
Sarah is a founding partner of Denham Bramwell and jointly leads the Relationship Property and Family Law team. She specialises in relationship and trust property as well as all aspects of family law. Once again in 2022, Sarah’s expertise and skills were recognised through inclusion in Doyle’s Guide as one of New Zealand’s leading family and relationship property lawyers. Well-known and respected within the family justice system, Sarah is regularly appointed to represent children in Family Court proceedings.
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Sarah Vyle
“We have a relatively traditional benefits program, but it’s a very generous program that’s intended to fulfil the needs of all of our employees and their families”
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Fidelity Canada
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
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Fidelity Canada
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“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
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Fidelity Canada
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Nola McGowan
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Nola became a partner at Denham Bramwell in April 2021 following the Vlatkovich & McGowan merger. She is a dedicated and experienced lawyer who is focused on clients’ needs clients and easy to deal with. Her general practice serves both personal and commercial clients. After working in a couple of Queen Street firms, Nola went on to set up a legal practice in her hometown of Whangaparaoa in 1984 and now leads the office team in this area. A trailblazer for young women in the legal profession, she was the youngest female sole practitioner at the time. Nola is passionate about law practice and responding to clients’ concerns.
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Devika Kumar
General Manager
Devika has extensive leadership experience in law firms, bringing a wealth of industry knowledge to her role as general manager. She has a broad skillset with expertise in people and culture, finance, strategic planning, business development, information technology and project management. Devika works closely with the firm’s partners on strategy and manages the business for Denham Bramwell. She is passionate about the evolving legal landscape and thrives on leading change and building a diverse high-performing team.
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Devika Kumar
Russell Legal is composed of specialists in commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. The firm works closely with its clients to ensure that their needs are understood, with an eye towards the economics at issue in each matter. Russell Legal has the expertise to represent business clients in specialised areas, as well as the personal touch in responding quickly and flexibly to clients’ needs.
The boutique-style litigation firm is designed to achieve clients’ objectives with minimal impact on their business activities. The Russell Legal team enjoys helping clients reach their goals — and a celebratory lunch following a successful outcome. Pragmatic and commercially focused, the firm believes that a legal action should be like any other business project. It should have a purpose, an action plan, a budget and a required result. Russell Legal’s emphasis on results is aligned to its vision of providing high-quality legal solutions to complex commercial disputes, on time and on budget.
“From an HR perspective, mental health and wellbeing is still top of mind for us … To build awareness and eliminate the stigma, Fidelity has been involved with CAMH and has hosted training for our employees for years”
Diana Godfrey,
Fidelity Canada
Heather Richardson
Partner
Denise Wightman
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Kimi Shah
Partner
Heather is a highly experienced, commercially focused lawyer who practices in dispute resolution and commercial litigation and leads a growing employment law practice.
A long-term member of the Kalus Kenny Intelex team, she has vast experience in many areas of commercial litigation and administrative law, particularly on employment law and complex commercial litigation, director and shareholder disputes, shareholder oppression, contract disputes and intellectual property matters. Heather’s focus is to address issues as early as possible through alternative dispute resolution.
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Heather Richardson
Denise’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters including joint venture and shareholder agreements, complex structuring advice, finance and general commercial contracts. Acting for a range of clients, predominantly privately held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, Denise brings a highly technical and commercial approach to each matter and, as a result, has been instrumental in helping clients to establish, grow, protect and sell their businesses.
As a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, she provides clients with enormous value and insight into complex commercial matters.
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Denise Wightman
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
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Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Heather Richardson
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Kimi Shah
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Denise Wightman
Partner
Heather is a highly experienced, commercially focused lawyer who practices in dispute resolution and commercial litigation and leads a growing employment law practice.
A long-term member of the Kalus Kenny Intelex team, she has vast experience in many areas of commercial litigation and administrative law, particularly on employment law and complex commercial litigation, director and shareholder disputes, shareholder oppression, contract disputes and intellectual property matters. Heather’s focus is to address issues as early as possible through alternative dispute resolution.
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Heather Richardson
Denise’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters including joint venture and shareholder agreements, complex structuring advice, finance and general commercial contracts. Acting for a range of clients, predominantly privately held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, Denise brings a highly technical and commercial approach to each matter and, as a result, has been instrumental in helping clients to establish, grow, protect and sell their businesses.
As a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, she provides clients with enormous value and insight into complex commercial matters.
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Denise Wightman
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
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Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
Heather Richardson
Partner
Peter Lettieri
Partner
Denise Wightman
Partner
Kimi Shah
Partner
Heather is a highly experienced, commercially focused lawyer who practices in dispute resolution and commercial litigation and leads a growing employment law practice.
A long-term member of the Kalus Kenny Intelex team, she has vast experience in many areas of commercial litigation and administrative law, particularly on employment law and complex commercial litigation, director and shareholder disputes, shareholder oppression, contract disputes and intellectual property matters. Heather’s focus is to address issues as early as possible through alternative dispute resolution.
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Heather Richardson
Denise’s practice focuses on corporate and commercial matters including joint venture and shareholder agreements, complex structuring advice, finance and general commercial contracts. Acting for a range of clients, predominantly privately held businesses and high-net-worth individuals, Denise brings a highly technical and commercial approach to each matter and, as a result, has been instrumental in helping clients to establish, grow, protect and sell their businesses.
As a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Commercial Law, she provides clients with enormous value and insight into complex commercial matters.
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Denise Wightman
Peter advises clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on building and construction, shareholder and contract disputes. He works closely with developers, builders, other building professionals, directors and shareholders, as well as private clients from a range of industries to resolve their disputes through litigious and non-litigious means, including alternative dispute resolution processes and strategic negotiation.
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Peter Lettieri
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
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Kimi Shah
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“We view the law differently through our collective experiences. We have expertise in wide-ranging sectors that enable us to offer outstanding commercial, property and dispute resolution advice as well as acting for families with family law, estate planning and generational wealth protection,” Burchartz explains.
The lawyers at KKI offer considerable commercial and legal experience in many industry sectors, including building and construction, real estate, motorsport, business and private advisory, and professional services. In commercial law, KKI advises on asset protection and risk management; business structuring; succession and transactions; commercial agreements and contracts; corporate governance; business mergers; sale and purchases; trusts; and navigating commercial, consumer and privacy law.
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