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Dean of Law

Prof Lee Godden

Dean, Faculty of Law
Vice-Chancellor's Office

lee.godden@vuw.ac.nz

Julie-Mary Boles de Boer

Executive Assistant
Faculty of Law

julie-mary.bolesdeboer@vuw.ac.nz
GB 202, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Associate Deans

Prof Petra Butler

Professor of Law · Associate Dean Academic Programmes
Faculty of Law

petra.butler@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Catherine Iorns Magallanes

Professor · Associate Dean Students
Faculty of Law

catherine.iorns@vuw.ac.nz
GB 101, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Geoff McLay

Professor of Law · Associate Dean - Learning and Teaching
Faculty of Law

geoff.mclay@vuw.ac.nz
GB 240, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Joel Colon-Rios

Professor · Associate Dean Research
Faculty of Law

joel.colon-rios@vuw.ac.nz
GB 211, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Academic staff

Prof Graeme Austin

Chair in Private Law
Faculty of Law

graeme.austin@vuw.ac.nz
GB 347, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

AProf Mark Bennett

Associate Professor
Faculty of Law

mark.bennett@vuw.ac.nz
GB 344, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Marcin Betkier

Lecturer
Faculty of Law

marcin.betkier@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6361
GB 106, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Richard Boast

Professor
Faculty of Law

richard.boast@vuw.ac.nz
GB 223, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Petra Butler

Professor of Law · Associate Dean Academic Programmes
Faculty of Law

petra.butler@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Eddie Clark

Lecturer in Public Law
Faculty of Law

eddie.clark@vuw.ac.nz
GB 214, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Joel Colon-Rios

Professor · Associate Dean Research
Faculty of Law

joel.colon-rios@vuw.ac.nz
GB 211, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Alberto Costi

Professor of Law · Director of Postgraduate Studies
Faculty of Law

alberto.costi@vuw.ac.nz
GB 306, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown

Lecturer
Faculty of Law

luke.fitzmaurice@vuw.ac.nz
GB 241, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Susy Frankel

Professor · Chair in Intellectual Property and International Trade
Faculty of Law

susy.frankel@vuw.ac.nz
GB 303, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Catherine Iorns Magallanes

Professor · Associate Dean Students
Faculty of Law

catherine.iorns@vuw.ac.nz
GB 101, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Dean Knight

Associate Professor
Faculty of Law · New Zealand Centre for Public Law

dean.knight@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6364
GB 341A, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

AProf Meredith Lewis

Associate Professor
Faculty of Law

meredith.lewis@vuw.ac.nz
GB 326, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Marnie Lloydd

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law

marnie.lloydd@vuw.ac.nz
GB , Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Bjorn-Oliver Magsig

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law

bjornoliver.magsig@vuw.ac.nz
463 6317
GB 242, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Danica McGovern

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law

danica.mcgovern@vuw.ac.nz
GB , Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Campbell McLachlan

Professor
Faculty of Law

campbell.mclachlan@vuw.ac.nz
GB , Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof David McLauchlan

Professor
Faculty of Law

david.mclauchlan@vuw.ac.nz
GB 103, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Geoff McLay

Professor of Law · Associate Dean - Learning and Teaching
Faculty of Law

geoff.mclay@vuw.ac.nz
GB 240, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Kelly Mitchell

Assistant Lecturer
Faculty of Law

kelly.mitchell@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Nicole Moreham

Professor of Law · PhD Coordinator
Faculty of Law

nicole.moreham@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Grant Morris

Associate Professor
Faculty of Law

grant.morris@vuw.ac.nz
GB 324, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Prof Joanna Mossop

Professor

Faculty of Law

joanna.mossop@vuw.ac.nz
GB 215, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Zoe Prebble

Lecturer
Faculty of Law

zoe.prebble@vuw.ac.nz
GB 343, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Paul Scott

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Law

paul.scott@vuw.ac.nz

AProf Matteo Solinas

Associate Professor in Commercial Law
Faculty of Law

matteo.solinas@vuw.ac.nz
GB 244, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Victoria Stace

Senior Lecturer · Honours Coordinator
Faculty of Law

victoria.stace@vuw.ac.nz
GB 327, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Mamari Stephens

Reader

Faculty of Law

mamari.stephens@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Yvette Tinsley

Professor of Law
Faculty of Law

yvette.tinsley@vuw.ac.nz
GB 213, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Kate Tokeley

Associate Professor
Faculty of Law

kate.tokeley@vuw.ac.nz
GB 102, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Hai-Yuean Tualima

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law

hai-yuean.tualima@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Mele Tupou Vaitohi

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law

mele.tupouvaitohi@vuw.ac.nz
GB 345, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Ruiping Ye

Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Law

ruiping.ye@vuw.ac.nz
GB 104, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Dr Michelle Zang

Senior Lecturer · Director, Master of International Trade
Faculty of Law

michelle.zang@vuw.ac.nz
GB 326, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Student Academic Services

You can book a phone or Zoom consultation with one of our Student Academic Services staff.

Lucy Keyzers

Manager, Student Success
Titoko - Centre for Student Success

lucy.keyzers@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6187
GB G31, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Caitlin Barnett

Student Success Adviser
Titoko - Centre for Student Success

caitlin.barnett@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 3976
GB 31, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Lisa McCarthy

Senior Student Success Adviser
Titoko - Centre for Student Success

Wayne Rix

Student Admin Coordinator
Titoko - Centre for Student Success

Māori and Pasifika support

If you are a Māori or Pasifika student studying Law, you can get special help with tutorials, mentoring, and study skills.

Dusky Rose Tawhai

Kaiakiaki Maori Engagement Advisor
PVC Maori/Iwi Studies

duskyrose.tawhai@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 4044
+6444636305
GB G29, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Marina Wall

Pasifika Engagement Adviser

Pasifika Student Success

Professional staff

Carol Sorenson

Faculty Operations Manager

Faculty of Law

carol.sorenson@vuw.ac.nz
GB 206, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Sarah Walker

Team Leader, Academic Administration
Faculty of Law

sarah.walker@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 4219
GB 201, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Denise Blackett

Senior School Administrator
Faculty of Law

denise.blackett@vuw.ac.nz
GB 208, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Zoë Cachia

Academic Administrator
Faculty of Law

Jayne Campbell

Academic Administrator

Faculty of Law

jayne.campbell@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6411
GB 305, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Sherry Elliott

Senior School Administrator
Faculty of Law

sherry.elliott@vuw.ac.nz
GB 207, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Christine Ellis

Student Adviser · Senior Academic Administrator - Postgraduate
Faculty of Law

christine.ellis@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6341
GB 108, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Josie Henning

Senior Academic Administrator - Assessments
Faculty of Law

josie.henning@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6342
GB 110, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Sarah A Jenner

sarah.a.jenner@vuw.ac.nz

Rozina Khan

Faculty Learning and Teaching Adviser
Centre for Academic Development

rozina.khan@vuw.ac.nz
RH 429, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Lokani Mahalekam

Academic Administrator
Faculty of Law

lokani.mahalekam@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6412
GB 305, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Clara Motsisi

Administrative Assistant
Faculty of Law

clara.motsisi@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 4073
GB G15, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay

Sylvie Poupard-Gould

Web and Communications Adviser

Mikaela Ranjo

Academic Administrator

mikaela.ranjo@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6315
GB 305, Government Buildings, 55 Lambton Quay