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New tax and litigation lawyers for Bell Gully
Bell Gully has made four new appointments to its legal team in Auckland, including two new senior associates.
Senior associate Sophie East joins the commercial litigation team, returning to New Zealand from four years at White & Case in New York and from studying for a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School. She advises clients involved in a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration.
Jarrod Walker has been appointed a senior associate in the firm's tax practice, advising on all aspects of New Zealand tax law. He joins Bell Gully from another New Zealand firm and also has extensive experience as a banking and finance lawyer, including eight years at Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy, in Amsterdam, Hong Kong and London.
Umesh Patel also joins the tax practice, as a solicitor, advising on income tax, GST and Companies Act matters. He joins Bell Gully from another New Zealand law firm.
In a new internal appointment, senior associate Tim Clarke has moved from the general commercial litigation practice to the firm's employment law team. Tim has practised employment law at another New Zealand firm and during his six years at overseas firms.
