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Dentons New Zealand Offices
40 Bowen Street
Pipitea
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
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Renee Butler
Work Department
Employment. Health and Safety, Immigration
Position
Partner
Career
Renee is an experienced employment and health and safety lawyer based in our Wellington team. She provides strategic advice to corporate clients and public sector entities on the full range of people related issues. This includes restructurings, dismissals, disciplinary and performance issues, as well as a wide range of workplace health and safety issues.
She has also advised a range of clients on both health and safety and employment law issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccinations. Renee has appeared as legal counsel in the Employment Relations Authority, the Employment Court, and the District Court.
Renee has specialist expertise in carrying out workplace investigations into matters such as bullying, harassment, and theft. These investigations involve interviewing several witnesses, making credibility assessments, and making robust findings.
Renee also leads the firm’s workplace immigration law team. In addition to assisting businesses and skilled professionals with immigration matters, Renee assists former refugees to reunite with their family members, as well as those impacted by the Christchurch shootings in 2019.
From 2019 to 2021, Renee chaired the New Zealand Association of Immigration Professionals (NZAIP). She was on the Immigration Industry Steering Group from 2020 to 2021, which was established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both NZAIP and the Steering Group regularly engage with Immigration New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Minister of Immigration.
Renee was included in NZ Lawyer’s 2020 list of Rising Stars.
Languages
English
Education
Association of Workplace Investigators, 2022
Institute of Professional Legal Studies, 2013
Victoria University of Wellington, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Art History and International Relations
Admitted: Barrister and Solicitor, New Zealand, 2014
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Labour and employment
(Next Generation Partners)Dentons New Zealand is particularly proficient in representing private sector clients, though is likewise well-regarded by aviation, technology, retail, and creative industry clients. Dual qualified in both the UK and New Zealand, James Warren sits at helm the department and is active on whistleblowing, employee relations, compliance, and fraud matters, in addition to the employment aspects of corporate transactions and insolvency; he is based in Auckland where Charlotte Parkhill leverages in-depth knowledge of the Holidays and Human Rights Acts. In Wellington, Renee Butler is a 2022 partner who is already leading a high-end caseload.