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OUR PEOPLE

PETER TRITT JAMES JUNG
Director, Asia-Pacific Programme Director

Peter Tritt is the Director of The College of Law Asia-Pacific. Since James Jung is the Programme Director at The College of Law
joining the College in 2005, Peter has been the CEO of the College in Asia and is responsible for the academic oversight of the full
New Zealand and the Director of Practitioner Education in Australia. range of programmes provided by the College in Asia. Before
Before joining the College, Peter specialised in employment law and assuming this role, James practised as a lawyer in financial
managed a large team of lawyers and consultants who advised and markets (securities) law and financial services law. He has
represented member employers in employment, industrial relations also lectured in New Zealand and Asia for the College of Law
and workplace health and safety matters. Australia and New Zealand.
Peter graduated in Law and Arts from the University of Auckland and James graduated from the University of Auckland with
began his legal career working in property and commercial practice qualifications in BA/LLB, MA (Hons), LLM (Hons). James is
areas with a large law firm. Other early career roles included an in- admitted to practise in both New Zealand and Australia (New
house role within a peak industry organisation and investigating and South Wales) and currently maintains a consultancy role with
resolving complaints in the Ombudsman’s Office. an Auckland commercial law firm.
Peter has also served as CEO of national business organisations James is a Council member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association
representing three industry sectors - civil engineering construction, (IPBA) and is the Chair of the IPBA’s Legal Development and
grocery manufacturing and magazine publishing. Training Committee. He also serves as a trustee and Board
Member of numerous not-for-profit organisations and is a
member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and
the Institute of Directors New Zealand.

The following prominent practitioners have been involved in developing and overseeing the subjects in the Master of Laws (Applied Law)
Common Law Practice programme.

Harvena Cherrington
Catherine Atchison Christina Bryant Barrister, Harvena Cherrington
Partner, Martelli McKegg Partner, Hesketh Henry
Barristers & Solicitors

Nick Crang Paul David QC Michael Dineen
Partner, Duncan Cotterill Barrister Director, Michael Dineen Law

Colin Magee
Hak Jun Lee Head of Conduct, Financial Markets Timothy Orr
Special Counsel, Hesketh Henry Associate, Martelli McKegg
Authority New Zealand

Simon Papa Graeme Switzer Truc Tran
Director, Cygnus Law Partner, Duncan Cotterill Crown Prosecutor, BVA The Practice

Dr. Duncan Webb
Partner, Lane Neave Lawyers

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