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Polly Pope

Partner and Chair, Russell McVeagh
Polly is one of New Zealand's leading commercial disputes lawyers. Her arbitration practice spans work as counsel and as arbitrator. 

She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and of the Arbitrator's and Mediator's Institute of New Zealand, a recipient of the Sir Ronald Davison Award for excellence in arbitral award writing, and a member of AMINZ's Arbitration Appeals Tribunal.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 1999

Experience

  • Clifford Chance LLP (2005 - 2009)
  • Russell McVeagh (2003 - 2005)
  • Debevoise & Plimpton (2001 - 2003)
  • Russell McVeagh (1991 - 2001)

Membership

  • Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK)
  • Fellow, Arbitrator's and Mediator's Institute of New Zealand
  • Member, Society for Construction Law
  • Member, Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association of New Zealand

Qualifications

  • LLB (Hons – first class) (1998)
  • Master of International Relations (with distinction) (2001)

Education

  • University of Otago (1998)
  • Victoria University of Wellington (2001)

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