Presenters

Jo-Anne Knight, Partner, Simpson Grierson
Jo-Anne is a partner in the commercial litigation group of Simpson Grierson. She specialises in construction litigation. Jo-Anne has over 20 years' experience acting for contractors, principals, local authorities and consultants in the full range of building and infrastructure disputes. Jo-Anne also advises in the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts with particular emphasis on the allocation of risks within construction contracts, security arrangements and providing tailored mechanisms for avoiding disputes and managing disputes that cannot be avoided in the most effective manner suitable to the particular project or industry. Jo-Anne has represented construction parties and local authorities in well over 100 mediations and judicial settlement conferences. She specialises in adjudications and also appears as counsel in the courts, specialist tribunals and in arbitrations covering the full range of construction issues, including payment disputes, construction defects cases and enforcement of performance bonds.


Mr. Mark Allen, Senior Associate, Anthony Harper
Mark is a senior associate in Anthony Harper's corporate advisory team. He provides advice on a wide range of corporate and commercial transactions, including M&A, procurement and outsourcing. He has extensive experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating high-value commercial contracts across many jurisdictions (having worked in large international firms in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom). Mark's experience comes from a diverse range of industry sectors, both in New Zealand and internationally, which has provided him with exposure to a wide range of contract issues, approaches and strategies.