Kate Cornege > Tompkins Wake > Hamilton, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
Tompkins Wake Offices
WESTPAC HOUSE, LEVEL 8
430 VICTORIA STREET, PO BOX 258
HAMILTON
New Zealand
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Kate Cornege
Work Department
Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Kate specialises in general corporate and commercial dispute resolution. She has represented clients in a broad range of commercial disputes, including contractual, competition and consumer, companies and securities, intellectual property and property disputes. Kate has considerable experience working across regulated industries such as dairy, energy and telecommunications.
Kate has appeared in the District Court, Family Court, High Court, and as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Kate is a member of the Tompkins Wake Working parents’ forum, helping her colleagues and the firm create better options for optimising whole life balance.
Education
BCA, LLB (Hons), University of Wellington
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Dispute resolution
Fielding a ‘strong’ dispute resolution team and praised for its ‘good depth of talent and the ability to handle almost any matter’, Tompkins Wake offers advice to clients in disputes relating to dairy industry regulation, insurance, property, aviation and agribusiness issues. ‘Stand out litigator’ James MacGillivray leads the team and is noted for his expertise in diverse sectors, from aviation and local governance, to the dairy industry. Kate Cornegé, described as an ‘excellent strategist’, specialises in general corporate and commercial dispute resolution.