For more than 25 years, Katia has been practising environmental and local government law in top-tier national firms, most recently joining Rice Speir as Special Counsel.

Specialist areas:

• Alcohol law
• Local government and public law
• Regulatory compliance and enforcement
• Resource management and environmental

Katia has spent the bulk of her career assisting and advising councils under local government legislation, including in relation to alcohol law, resource consent applications, bylaw reviews, district and regional plan reviews, and designations.  She has also represented a wide range of private interests including listed companies and property developers.

It’s this broad mix of experience, skill and relationship networking that makes Katia ideally placed to advise councils and ensure risks are appropriately managed.

In addition, Katia is an author of the Brookers Sale and Supply of Alcohol annotated legislation handbook.

Qualifications:

• LLB (1^st Class Hons), BSoSc (1^st Class Hons), University of Waikato