Tompkins Wake's practice provides a full range of property services throughout New Zealand. Scott Ratuki leads the commercial property department and has an excellent track record in handling large-scale commercial developments and subdivisions. Property and real estate lawyer Peter Duncan is well known for advising on local government property matters. Peter Fanning's workload includes infrastructure, agriculture, and commercial property mandates, and Rotorua-based Catriona Gordon's broad practice takes in commercial property developments and transactions. Kate Searancke and Campbell Stewart are noted for their commercial property and overseas investor expertise respectively. In April 2023 Gemma Bodle and Rotorua-based Jasmine Findlater made partner, bolstering the team with their expertise in commercial and residential property, covering leasing, transactions, and local government matters. Unless stated otherwise, all named individuals are based in the Hamilton office.

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Key clients

  • Stark Property Group
  • AFI Investments
  • Fosters Construction
  • Rotorua Lakes Council
  • Hamilton City Council
  • Waipa District Council
  • WEL Energy Networks Limited
  • Waitomo District Council

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Scott Ratuki, Peter Duncan

Other key lawyers

Peter Fanning, Catriona Gordon, Gemma Bodle, Jasmine Findlater, Kate Searancke, Campbell Stewart