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April 2024 BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS 15
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> PROFILE HOLLAND BECKETT
WILL DYMOCK
& NATASHA
VAN DER WAL
HOLLAND BECKETT’S
NEWEST PARTNERS BRING
INDIVIDUAL TALENT AND
SPECIALIST EXPERTISE TO
THE EXPANDING FIRM
The Bay of Plenty based law firm
was established in Tauranga in
1937, and since then has grown
to become a leading New Zealand firm
advising local, national and international
clients from offices in Tauranga,
Rotorua, Whakatāne and Taupō.
With over 140 staff including more
than 70 lawyers, the full-service firm’s
specialist teams work collaboratively
and cater to a vast range of legal matters,
including property, trusts and estates,
commercial, corporate, finance, employment,
family, civil litigation, resource
management and local government.
Holland Beckett also has a specialised
Māori Legal Unit.
Well renowned as a legal provider,
Holland Beckett is also firmly regarded
as a legal employer of choice – the promotion
to partnership of two of its senior
lawyers is testament to their focus on
recruiting the best talent and developing
the next generation of legal leaders, with
clients benefitting from the firm’s dedication
to their growing team.
Meet Will Dymock and Natasha van
der Wal, Holland Beckett’s two newest
Partners.
WILL DYMOCK
Will advises clients on a wide range of
finance, corporate, restructuring and
> “It is a pleasure to announce
the promotion of Natasha
and Will, both experts in their
respective fields”, says Ken
Hawkes, Partner at Holland
Beckett. “These talented
lawyers represent the diverse
capabilities we have as a firm,
and the growth and strength
of our team. We look forward
to expanding the partnership
with their specialist expertise”.
commercial transactions.
Will has extensive international and
domestic experience advising financial
institutions and businesses (small and
large) across a broad range of areas
including asset finance, general corporate
lending, property finance and corporate
finance. Will specialises in aviation
and asset finance and leasing, with
a particular focus on aviation financing,
acquisitions and sales, leasing and lease
restructuring. Will brings his international
experience to the New Zealand
market while continuing to act for international
aviation clients since returning
to New Zealand.
Prior to joining Holland Beckett in
2021, he spent six years in Singapore
where he worked for two leading international
finance practices, most recently
as a Senior Associate in the global asset
finance team at Clifford Chance. Prior
to Singapore, Will worked in a leading
banking and finance practice in
Auckland.
Outside of work, Will, his wife and
two young children are embracing the
Bay of Plenty lifestyle and enjoying the
unique opportunities that it has to offer
– he particularly enjoys fishing, boating
and golfing.
NATASHA
VAN DER WAL
Natasha joined Holland Beckett as a
Senior Solicitor in 2016. Natasha’s expertise
is focused on property law, commercial
law and Māori legal issues.
Natasha provides strategic and
trusted advice on a broad range of property
and commercial matters for individuals,
corporate entities and local government.
She has experience with complex
property issues including subdivisions
and development, the acquisition and
disposal of residential, rural and commercial
properties; and commercial leasing
and licencing matters generally.
As part of the specialised Māori Legal
Unit at Holland Beckett, Natasha provides
advice on Māori legal issues for local
government, individuals, Māori trusts,
Māori incorporations and post settlement
governance entities. She is experienced
with Māori property matters such as partitions,
large commercial developments,
iwi social housing and Papakainga. She
has appeared before the Māori Land
Court on property related matters.
Out of work, you’ll find Natasha supporting
her children on the sidelines of
their various sporting interests. She also
promotes scientific literacy for children
in New Zealand as a trustee of the House
of Science NZ Charitable Trust.
The promotion of Will and Natasha
expands the partnership to 16 and further
develops Holland Beckett’s offering
of specialist legal services with worldclass
lawyers. The firm has the most
female partners of any law firm in the
region, growing from two to five women
in the past seven years.
The firm is proud of its ability to
provide expert legal advice with a professional
approach that focuses on
relationships and delivers timely pragmatic,
strategic and directed advice. This
approach, alongside the energetic, innovative
and supportive internal environment,
has led to an esteemed national
profile, with local, national and international
clients benefiting from worldclass
legal advice and expertise from the
sunny BOP.
Natasha van der Wal Partner Will Dymock Partner
DDI 07 928 7097 DDI 07 570 0684
E Natasha.vanderWal@hobec.co.nz E will.dymock@hobec.co.nz
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