Our Team

m. 021 276 5787
e. rob@publiclaw9.com

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I tipu ake ahau ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of High Court of NZ
LL.B(Hons) | Auckland University, 1995
Advanced Litigation Skills Course with Australian Bar Association;
Appellate advocacy courses with NZ Bar Association and Australian Bar Association; Advanced Litigation Skills Course with NZLS.

I have more than 20 years of litigation experience. This includes 13 years as a Partner in several of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s best law firms. My specialist areas are Public and Environmental law. I have acted in many of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s leading cases on environmental and resource development issues and across a broad range of practice areas. 

I am an independent Commissioner, and undertake RMA and LGA hearings, both as a Chairperson and panel member. I am appointed to the panels of 4 South Island consent authorities.

I’m based in Wanaka and Tāmaki but available to assist with your legal issues wherever you‘re located.

m. 021 144 3457
e. ruby@magdalenechambers.nz

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I tipu ake ahau ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of High Court of NZ 2014
LL.B(Hons), BA in Politics | University of Auckland
Advanced Litigation Skills Course with Australian Bar Association, Litigation Skills Course with NZLS

An experienced resource management and environmental lawyer, I strive to provide quality and strategic legal advice. I understand the importance of relationships and finding resolutions that are authentic, innovative and long lasting. 

I’m based in Whanganui and Tāmaki but available to assist with your legal issues wherever you’re located.

m. 0273 733 255
e. marti@magdalenechambers.nz

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I tipu ake ahau ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, 1989, as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1991 and as a Solicitor of the High Court of Australia, 1991
B.A, LLB | University of Otago, 1989
LLM | University of New South Wales, 1994
MBA | Australian Graduate School of Management / London Business School, 2000
MPA | Harvard University, 2020
Churchill Fellow | New Zealand Government, 2020
Additional postgraduate qualifications in business management and policy from Harvard University, 2020 | Oxford University, 2011 | Australian Film TV & Radio School, 2010.

I have 25 years experience in assessing and resolving complex business issues, using my legal and commercial skills to achieve growth outcomes for corporates, Iwi entities, non-profits and individuals. I am developing a fresh focus on the environment, climate adaptation and accountability. 

I trained as a banking & finance lawyer with tier-one New Zealand and Australian law firms. Then moved to management consulting and business development roles with blue chips, professional service firms and tech startups, both locally and internationally. I’ve acted as an advisor in Treaty settlement negotiations and led Iwi economic development projects and social initiatives in Tāmaki Makaurau and the Pacific. I’ve served in governance roles on commercial, social impact, start-up, education and policy advisory boards.

I’m based in Tāmaki but available to assist with your legal issues wherever you’re located.