Carol Nitschke
Carol has been working in law firms for over 20 years and joined our firm in 2021. Her experience includes all types of property transfers, residential and rural, subdivisions and financing. Outside of work Carol enjoys spending time with her family and friends and the challenge of developing a lifestyle block. Areas of expertise Team Members
Dana McNatty
LLB (AUT), BCom (Auckland) After graduating from Auckland University of Technology in 2021, Dana worked at a top-tier firm in Auckland followed by a global firm in Sydney. Dana joined us in September 2024 and works in our corporate and commercial team where she assists with business mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, business structuring, shareholder arrangements and structures, financing and securities, corporate governance and commercial contracts. Areas of expertise Team Members
Deanna Moore
LLB, B.Com Deanna practices primarily in property law, assisting clients with a range of residential, commercial and rural property matters. Deanna joined Sainsbury Logan and Williams in August 2023, having previously spent three years working within a Wellington based law firm after graduating from Victoria University with degrees in both law and accounting. Areas of expertise Team Members
Annabel Bolt
LLB After graduating from the University of Canterbury in 2019, Annabel spent four years in the real estate & projects team at a top-tier firm in Auckland. Annabel joined us in the property team in February 2023 and assists clients with commercial, residential and rural property matters, including sale and purchase transactions, leasing, development and subdivisions. Areas of expertise Team Members
Alyssa Hodgkinson
LLB (Otago) Alyssa is presently on maternity leave and due back in 2025. Prior to joining Sainsbury Logan and Williams in 2022, Alyssa worked in both private practice and inhouse roles in Auckland. Alyssa works in our corporate and commercial team where she assists with business mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, business structuring, shareholder arrangements and structures, financing and securities, corporate governance and commercial contracts. Areas of expertise Team Members
Rachel Joho
LLB, B.Com (Canterbury 2011) Rachel completed her studies in 2011 and has worked in various roles before moving to Hawke’s Bay in 2018 to work at another local firm before joining us in 2021. Rachel is part of our commercial and corporate team and assists Partners Andrew Wares, Lauren Hibberd and Jonathan Norman. Areas of expertise Team Members
Richard Doole
LLB, BA (Otago) Richard is Hawkes Bay born and bred, hailing from Wairoa and completing his secondary schooling at Napier Boys High School where he was Head Prefect in 2009. Richard first joined us in 2015, worked in London from from 2017 to 2019 in various legal roles, and returned to us in 2019. Richard works in our corporate and commercial team where he assists with all business and share sale and purchases, business structuring, shareholder agreements, financing and securities, […]
Julia Trautvetter
LLB Julia is presently on maternity leave and due back in 2025. Born and raised in Hawkes Bay, Julia is a graduate of Auckland University of Technology (LLB, 2015). Julia worked as a Law Clerk in Auckland in her final two years of study and was involved in all aspects of Property, Estate Planning and Administration work. She moved back to the bay in March 2016 and was working for a firm in Hastings before joining us in June 2017. […]
Chantelle Monrad
LLB, BA (Victoria) Chantelle has returned home to Hawke’s Bay after having worked for a large national firm in Wellington as well as the Financial Markets Authority and most recently ASB in Auckland. Chantelle works in the corporate and commercial teams with partners Andrew Wares and Lauren Hibberd. Areas of expertise Team Members
Simon Scannell
LLB Simon is the third generation of Scannells who have practiced law in Hastings since 1897. Since 1986 he has run his own practice, S J Scannell & Co. That practice has merged with Sainsbury Logan & Williams as at April 2023. Simon has joined the firm as a Consultant and will remain in practice in the Hastings office. Areas of expertise