Stephen Tomlinson
is the principal of Tomlinson
Law. Prior to establishing Tomlinson
Law, Stephen was a founding partner
of Tomlinson Paull. He has also
worked at Denham Martin &
Associates and Minter Ellison
Rudd Watts as a taxation solicitor.
Stephen has an
LL.B. (1st class honours) and
B.Com. from the University of
Canterbury, and was a joint recipient
of the Canterbury District Law
Society’s gold medal in
law. Stephen lectured in taxation,
finance and business law at the
University of Canterbury. He has
published a number of articles
on international and domestic
tax issues, and is a well-known
presenter of taxation and trust
seminars.
Stephen is a
member of the New Zealand Law
Society taxation committee and
the Auckland District Law Society
trust law committee. He was runner
up in the CCH Tax Lawyer of the
Year category at the 2011 and
2012 New Zealand Law Awards.
Susan Ballantyne
is a senior associate at Tomlinson
Law. Prior to joining Tomlinson
Law, Susan provided tax advice
for a leading training and publishing
organisation. Susan has previously
worked as a tax manager in an
international accounting firm.
Susan has an
LL.B. and a B.Com. from the University
of Canterbury. Susan has over
25 years' experience providing
specialist tax advice for corporate
clients, small businesses, high
net worth individuals, and other
professional advisers.
Susan has extensive
experience in providing advice
on a wide range of tax issues,
including the tax treatment of
land transactions, GST issues,
employer taxation, and the taxation
of trusts, partnerships and look-through
companies. Susan has experience
in preparing and presenting training
sessions, webinars and seminars,
both for in-house training and
for external training presented
to other professional advisers.
Harry Waddell
is a senior associate at Tomlinson
Law. Prior to joining Tomlinson
Law, Harry worked as a senior
tax manager in an international
accounting firm.
Harry has an
LL.B. and a M.Com. (1st class
honours) from the University of
Canterbury and is a full member
of CA ANZ. Harry is currently
studying for a PhD part-time at
the University of Canterbury,
and has published a number of
articles on domestic tax issues.
Harry has worked
with clients in a range of industries
including retirement villages/aged
care, agriculture, mining, property,
manufacturing, shipping, and infrastructure.
Harry has experience in preparing
and presenting training sessions
through teaching at the University
of Canterbury and through facilitating
the CA Program. He is also a committee
member of Young IFA Network (YIN).