Meet our team of exceptional employment law practitioners
Our team has been delivering the best outcomes for over 25 years. We understand business imperatives and deliver top-class legal solutions for our clients.
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Simon Lapthorne
Partner
Simon heads the firm's immigration team, experienced in providing immigration advice to employers in relation to intra-company transfers.2025-07-22T17:39:38+12:00
Iqra Khan
Senior Solicitor
Iqra has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Auckland, and an interest in employment, immigration and international law.2025-07-31T16:57:16+12:00
Dana Thomson
Senior Solicitor
Dana is passionate about providing smart and sensible legal advice.2025-07-27T17:53:13+12:00
Andrew Caisley
Partner
Andrew is a founding partner of Kiely Thompson Caisley and is a highly regarded employment law specialist with more than 30 years experience.
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Anthony Kamphorst
Associate
Anthony is a driven employment law specialist, who focuses on delivering the best strategic and commercial outcomes for a wide variety of clients on contentious and non-contentious matters.2025-05-14T14:09:54+12:00
David France
Partner
David joined the partnership at Kiely Thompson Caisley in 2005. Throughout his career he has specialised in the areas of employment law, industrial relations and general civil litigation.2025-07-27T17:53:42+12:00
Jaya de Zoete
Senior Associate
Jaya focuses providing strategic and pragmatic advice to enable clients to meet their commercial and people objectives.2025-07-27T17:52:31+12:00
Anthony Absil-Couzins
Solicitor
Anthony has a broad range of experience which he uses to provide pragmatic and client-focused solutions.2025-07-31T16:55:04+12:00
Peter Kiely ONZM
Partner
Peter is a founding partner of Kiely Thompson Caisley and is one of New Zealand’s top employment law practitioners with over thirty years experience in the field.
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