Our lawyers are registered under the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and our Legal Executive is registered with the New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives.
Jeremy GoodwinDirectorJeremy has practised law for more than 30 years. He has worked in Commercial, Property and Trusts, which are his primary areas of interest and specialisation. During his career he has worked with significant offshore private investor clients, managing New Zealand based assets for them. A founding partner in Brandon Brookfield, and former Managing Partner of Brookfields, he has acted as a company director for large, privately held investment companies engaged in acquisition and development of property for long term investment. As a principal at Carter Atmore Law he has acted on the disposal of property developments and their funding. He has also acted as an independent trustee, which involves establishing prudent trust investment structures, problem solving and balancing the needs of beneficiaries. He is strongly motivated to help clients to resolve problems and achieve fair outcomes in disputes. His passion outside the office is golf. A major highlight was a hole in one at The Grange, on the 15th hole in 2010. |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5002 Email: jgoodwin@calaw.co.nz LinkedIn: Profile |
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Ivan McIntoshDirectorIvan has practised law for more than 18 years in the fields of Property and Commercial Law. He specialises in all forms of property developments, including freehold and unit title subdivisions and construction, proportional ownership schemes and all forms of pooled investor fund projects and joint ventures. Having also worked in-house with a listed investment property trust on various Auckland developments, Ivan has seen the legal coalface from both sides as an in-house counsel "client" and, for the past ten years, as a private practice lawyer with both a large Auckland firm and a smaller boutique practice. Ivan has also acted for both borrowers or lenders, including major NZ trading banks, on property and commercial financing transactions. Ivan's passion outside work is rugby, particularly following the exploits of his sons, or just settling back to relax with a book. |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5026 Email: imcintosh@calaw.co.nz LinkedIn: Profile Professional Opinion Blog: The City Road Lawyer |
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Catherine SumpterSenior SolicitorCatherine was born in France and is of French West Indian descent. She moved to New Zealand in 2002 after spending 15 years in the United Kingdom (Glasgow and London) and one year in Sydney working as a teacher of modern languages. Catherine graduated from the University of Auckland with her Law Degree and was admitted to the Bar in 2007. She also holds an English Degree and a Postgraduate Degree in French Linguistics from the University of Tours in France. Catherine has devoted a considerable amount of her time to the French community in Auckland. She is one of two approved Legal Counsel to the French Embassy in Wellington, a role she has held since 2009. From 2011 to 2014 she was appointed by ministerial decree as a Foreign Trade Adviser (Conseillère du Commerce Extérieur) to the French Embassy in Wellington on legal issues for a three year mandate, and was honorary legal Counsel to Auckland Accueil, a (now defunct) not-for-profit organisation for French newcomers in Auckland. She has been a member of the Board of the French New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Inc since 2011, and acted as Vice President from 2014 to 2017. She is also an Executive Member of the Board of the New Zealand Pacific Business Council and a member as of the SUPER Diverse Women organisation. Accordingly, Catherine has developed a practice with French-speaking clients based in New Zealand and abroad.She practises in the areas of Commercial Law, Estate Administration, Property Law and Relationship Property. She has a special interest in advising foreign investors (private or commercial) wanting to do business in New Zealand. In the past, she has worked at firms specialising in general civil litigation and franchising. In her spare time, Catherine enjoys cooking, scuba diving, archaeology and travelling. |
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DDI: +64 9 921 5000
Email: csumpter@calaw.co.nz
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5008 Email: jwetherell@calaw.co.nz LinkedIn: Profile |
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Janet JarmanRegistered Senior Legal ExecutiveJanet has worked as a Legal Executive for over 30 years and is a fellow of the NZ Institute of Legal Executives. She joined Atmore Law, as it was previously known, in 1999 and has been with Carter Atmore Law since its inception in 2006. Previously Janet has worked for law firms in Palmerston North, Mount Maunganui and Tauranga as well as larger and smaller Auckland law firms. Her past experience includes family, civil and company law. With Carter Atmore Law, Janet is involved mainly with commercial and private client property transactions, refinancing, trusts, wills, estates as well as company administration. In her spare time, Janet prefers to be outdoors playing golf, walking to maintain fitness or gardening. |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5006 Email: jjarman@calaw.co.nz |
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Dian ZhangAsian Marketing ManagerDian is responsible for Asian client development and liaison, and promoting the firm within regions of mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, in addition to Asians based in New Zealand. She also undertakes para legal support roles for the firm. Dian graduated from Massey University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Business Studies. She continued studying for a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business & Administration, and a Master's Degree in Management, for which she majored in International Business. She has been working at Carter Atmore Law since 2010. Working Hours:Monday - Friday, 11 am to 5 pm |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5004 Email: dzhang@calaw.co.nz |
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Kate de GraafAccounts & Practice ManagerKate is in charge of managing the office accounts and administration, and has over 13 years of experience at her back, including working in the hospitality industry. She joined the team at Carter Atmore Law in 2013. Working Hours:Monday - Friday, 9.30 am - 2.30 pm |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5014 Email: accounts@calaw.co.nz |
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Faye WangOffice AssistantFaye's main roles are assisting with Asian client liaison, trust account and attending to reception. Working Hours:Monday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5004 Email: fwang@calaw.co.nz |
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Katrina JarmanLegal PAKatrina has a variety of roles including attending to reception, typing, administration support and general work for authors. She enjoys using computers and helps to maintain the content of this website. Working Hours:Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5000 Email: kjarman@calaw.co.nz |
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Tania LeCocqLegal PATania is responsible for reception and trust account support, as well as typing and general administration. Working Hours:Wednesday & Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm |
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| DDI: +64 9 921 5000 Email: tlecocq@calaw.co.nz |
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