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 Lethbridge is a senior litigation partner and heads up the Disputes Resolution team at Martelli McKegg Lawyers. With over 20 years of experience across complex commercial litigation, financial services disputes, regulatory investigations and trust and property litigation, Jacque brings a deep understanding of both the courtroom and boardroom dimensions of legal practice. A trusted advisor to clients navigating high-stakes disputes, Jacque’s expertise spans High Court and appellate work, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Jacque is recognised for her expertise in contentious litigation, restructuring and insolvency work and has held various industry board positions including with the Restructuring and Insolvency Turnaround Association of New Zealand and The Law Association of New Zealand. She is actively involved in promoting and encouraging diversity in the legal profession and insolvency area and was a founding member and co-chair of Women in Restructuring and Insolvency. Jacque has been a regular speaker at seminars and conferences including for Legalwise Seminars, The Law Association, The New Zealand Law Society Litigation Skills and the College of Law.