- Business structuring
- Incorporation of companies
- Companies office advice
- Governance
- Financing
- Investment
- Advertising standards
We provide practical advice to start-ups and entrepreneurs from their planning and structuring stages right through to governance, investment, advertising and fund raising.
Cameron Hart
Associate
Cameron Hart
Associate
Cameron (Cam) is a corporate and commercial lawyer who returned to Taranaki and joined GQ in 2020 after practicing in a national law firm based in Christchurch.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Cam spent a number of years working in Taranaki’s oil and gas industry gaining valuable experience that he now uses when considering advice for his clients.
Cam’s experience in corporate and commercial areas include company start-ups, energy, corporate governance and advisory, mergers and acquisitions, commercial leasing and commercial contracts.
Cam prides himself on his attention to detail and his ability to convert complex legal issues into pragmatic advice.
Cam enjoys spending time with his friends and family. He considers himself a foodie and enjoys exploring the menu of local cafés and restaurants.
He also likes to balance the food and drink with keeping active and as much golf as he can fit in to his spare time.
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Associate
Rochelle Farmer
Associate
Rochelle Farmer
Associate
Rochelle is an Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Team. Rochelle joined Govett Quilliam after five years at a law firm in Wellington where she worked as a law clerk and lawyer.
Rochelle's work focuses on commercial structures and relationships, company law, corporate advisory, and governance advice. She undertakes commercial property transactions, drafting and reviewing commercial agreements, selling and purchasing businesses, shareholder disputes, and other matters. Rochelle’s broad experience in corporate and commercial law, employment law, privacy, and health and safety gives her a unique overview from which to provide thorough and pragmatic advice.
Rochelle also has several years’ experience specialising in employment law, health and safety, human rights, and privacy. She has advised small and large organisations, as well as individuals, on restructures and change management processes, disciplinary investigations, performance management, and has conducted workplace investigations. She has appeared in the Employment Relations Authority and taken complaints to the Human Rights Commission. Rochelle was previously a member of the Employment Law Committee of the Wellington Law Society.
Rochelle is on the board of Sport Taranaki and also serves on Sport Taranaki’s Audit and Risk Committee. She is passionate about the role of sport and exercise in the development of young people and is interested in people’s overall well-being; including mental health, nutrition, exercise, and being connected into the community.
Rochelle loves spending time outdoors in beautiful Taranaki, particularly tramping, running, and going to the beach. She also enjoys reading novels (especially classics), spending time with her husband, and cooking healthy food.
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Associate
25 Dawson Street
Private Bag 2013
DX NP90056
New Plymouth Central
New Plymouth 4342
Phone (06) 768-3700
Fax (06) 768-3701