Marina advises clients across the full range of the firm’s practice, on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Having previously worked in a leading full service law firm, and then human resources roles in NZX-listed companies, she understands what a client needs and how their operations work, and her advice reflects this.

Marina has a particular interest in litigation and regularly assists on personal grievance claims and cases raised against clients in the Employment Relations Authority. She has appeared as junior counsel in the Employment Court.

She also advises on a number of high-profile and high-value commercial transactions in the firm’s merger and acquisition practice.

Auckland University of Technology, LLB (2020), BA, Conflict Resolution major (2020)
Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand (admitted 2020)
Member, New Zealand Law Society

Associate, LangtonHudson, Lawyers 2024 – present
Senior People & Culture Advisor, SkyCity Entertainment Group, 2023 – 2024
HR Business Partner, The Warehouse Group, 2023
Solicitor, Russell McVeagh, 2020 – 2022

Contentious

• Appearing as junior counsel in the Employment Court on an appeal from the Employment Relations Authority.
• Successfully defending a client against a claim for employment status from an independent contractor in the Employment Relations Authority.
• Successfully negotiating settlement agreements for clients in mediation and pre-mediation.

Non-Contentious

• Advising the Access Group on its acquisition of Tradify (>$100m).
• Advising the Access Group on its acquisition of STAAH Holdings.
• Advising UP Education (Australia) on its acquisition of Land Based Training.
• Advising insurer clients on risk exposure of insureds’ claims.