Simpson Grierson bolsters the ranks with three new partners

Simpson Grierson bolsters the ranks with three new partners
Andrew Kirk, Bronwyn Heenan and Mike Wakefield. (Photo: Supplied)
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Simpson Grierson has promoted three new senior lawyers to its partnership team.From Jan 1 2022, Bronwyn Heenan and Mike Wakefield will join the partnership based out of the firm's Wellington office, while Andrew Kirk will become a new partner based in Christchurch.Heenan has been appointed employment partner and will continue to focus on disciplinary and termination matters, mergers and acquisitions, and health and safety at a time when covid-19 and vaccination legislation has raised formidable challenges for employers.Kirk has been promote...

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