Presenters

Yoonjung Lee, Barrister, Shortland Chambers
Yoony practises in commercial and civil litigation. She has acted for clients in a wide range of complex disputes and has particular expertise in large-scale contract and tort disputes, insurance, directors’ duties, and urgent injunctive relief. Yoony has acted for clients across a diverse range of sectors including banking, energy, insurance, information technology, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. She has represented clients in civil proceedings and regulatory prosecutions, appearing in mediations, courts and arbitrations. Yoony graduated from the University of Auckland with LLB (Hons), BCom (Hons), and LLM degrees. Before joining Shortland Chambers, Yoony was an associate at Gilbert Walker. Prior to that, she was a senior associate in the litigation team at MinterEllisonRuddWatts in Auckland.

Jacque Lethbridge, Partner, Martelli McKegg Lawyers
Jacque has been practicing for 18 years and is a leading senior litigator routinely appearing in the High Court and superior courts. Jacque has represented corporate, commercial and private clients both in New Zealand and internationally in complex commercial litigation and conducted both criminal and civil trials in the District Court and High Court for the last 17 years. Jacque has taught the litigation module of the professionals course for the College of Law and is a member of the NZLS Litigation Skills faculty. Ranked ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers, NZ since 2018 to present.