Chairman

Peter Jefferies is the current Chair of Law Alliance NZ Limited.

Peter has a long history with LANZ and it’s Executive.  He was first elected to the Executive of LANZ in October 2010 and has acted as Chair, Secretary and Treasurer before stepping down in 2019.

In 2021 Peter returned to support the Executive to finalise arrangements for transitioning Allan Gallagher’s role to our new Executive Officer, Tony Steindle.  Peter continued as Interim Chair before rejoining the Executive in 2022 as Chair.

Peter has extensive experience of all things LANZ and brings to the Board a down to earth approach with a 'no-nonsense' desire to find solutions and direction for LANZ that continue to enhance the businesses and social aspirations of its Firms.

Peter specialises mainly in property and commercial law including acquisitions, financing, property development, unit titles, asset protection, and also leads the Maori Legal Issues Team at Jefferies Law.  Peter brings a commercial focus that assists many large Maori entities in areas of governance, administration and developing sustainable commercial opportunities.

Outside of the office, Peter also sits on the Executive of the New Zealand Maori Council where he has a special interest in developing affordable housing and employment opportunities for Maori.  

Peter also enjoys spending time with his wife Poni, their 6 children and 11 grandchildren.