June Hardacre > MinterEllisonRuddWatts > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Offices
PWC TOWER, 15 CUSTOMS STREET WEST
PO BOX 105 249
AUCKLAND 1143
New Zealand
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June Hardacre
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution - Employment and Data Protection
Position
Partner
Career
June is a respected employment specialist who advises private and public sector clients on all aspects of New Zealand employment law.
She acts for some of New Zealand’s best-known organisations, such as Television New Zealand, The Warehouse Group, Metlifecare, Deloitte, Qantas, and Rabobank, as well as clients in the tech, start-up, and cryptocurrency space. Her practice also includes advising on health and safety, remuneration and incentives, data protection, and employee privacy matters. June has international expertise, having practised at Linklaters in London for several years.
June has a personal and friendly style. She provides accessible and commercially sound advice to her clients and achieves outcomes for clients that do not compromise values. She has applied this approach during negotiations with unions on collective bargaining and industrial disputes, and while advising on conduct, bullying, and harassment investigations for a range of major New Zealand organisations. June represents her clients at mediations through to Employment Court hearings and has significant litigation experience.
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Data protection and cyber security
(Next Generation Partners)Privacy and data protection issues handled by MinterEllisonRuddWatts include advising its client roster on handling regulators; advising on privacy risks associated with emerging tech such as AI; and representing clients in privacy disputes before the Human Rights Review Tribunal. Wellington-based co-head Briony Davies frequently acts for clients in privacy complaints and disputes. In Auckland, fellow co-head Richard Wells, praised for his ‘calmness and frankness’, has a proven track record assisting clients in their management of high-profile data breaches. Also in Auckland, June Hardacre and senior associate Suzy McMillan are key contacts.
New Zealand > Labour and employment
(Next Generation Partners)The team at MinterEllisonRuddWatts is noted for its prowess in employee relations, health and safety, industrial laws and employee privacy, among other matters. The practice is co-led by Gillian Service, an Auckland-based expert in industries such as transport, oil and gas, retail and financial services, alongside Megan Richards
who works from Wellington and is a key port of call for government departments and crown entities. The Auckland office is also home to June Hardacre, a go-to for banks and investment firms, as well as special counsel Emma Warden who acts on both contentious and non-contentious mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Labour and employment New Zealand
- Next Generation Partners New Zealand > Data protection and cyber security
- Next Generation Partners New Zealand > Labour and employment
- Data protection and cyber security New Zealand
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- Banking and finance
- Competition law
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- Labour and employment
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- Restructuring and insolvency
- Transport (rail, road, air and sea)
- Projects and resources management (including environment)
- Real estate and construction
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