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Kerri Dewe

+64 9 973 6991 kerri.dewe@tompkinswake.co.nz View profile View profile

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial

Position

Partner

Career

Kerri is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer who joined Tompkins Wake in 2020 as a partner. Kerri is a proactive and effective professional who is often commended by clients for her responsiveness and project contributions. Her skills have been recognised by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2020) as ‘Next Generation Partner’.

Kerri has a successful practice focused on transactional M&A matters and other corporate and commercial work, including negotiating significant commercial contracts, business structuring and advisory work, securities legislation and regulatory compliance matters.

Kerri works with clients across a range of industries, from start-ups to SMEs to leading corporates, private companies, listed companies, private equity funds, financial institutions and professional services firms. Her broad corporate and commercial experience, including valuable perspective she gained working within various commercial organisations as an in-house counsel, means she is an effective advisor to businesses.

Languages

English

Memberships

• Registered with the New Zealand Law Society
• Member of NZVCA / New Zealand Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
• Member of Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association
• Member of TRI NZ

Education

• Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) / Bachelor of Commerce (Economics)