Lucinda is an employment law specialist who provides practical, commercially focused advice to employers and businesses across a broad range of workplace issues. She works closely with clients to navigate employment relationships, organisational change, workplace disputes, and the employment aspects of corporate transactions, helping them manage legal risk and achieve positive outcomes. Her experience in both private practice and as an in-house lawyer within the financial services sector gives her a strong commercial perspective and an appreciation of the operational realities faced by businesses.
Lucinda’s employment practice covers the full employment lifecycle. She regularly advises on employment agreements, contractor arrangements, workplace policies, performance management and disciplinary processes, restructuring and redundancy, personal grievances, and settlement negotiations.
Lucinda also supports her corporate colleagues by advising on the employment aspects of mergers and acquisitions. She assists clients to identify and manage employment-related risks, including Holidays Act compliance, employee transfer issues, contractor classification, workplace disputes, and health and safety obligations.
Before joining Duncan Cotterill, Lucinda worked in financial services, as an in-house employment lawyer for a global investment bank in London, and at a large commercial law firm in Auckland. This experience gives her a strong understanding of the commercial realities faced by clients and enables her to provide pragmatic, solutions-focused advice.