Member Profiles

Kate graduated with a BSc in Psychology from Otago University.  She began her career at the Community Mental Health Team of Dunedin Hospital.  She then spent 11 years in London working for recruitment companies in various HR, financial and IT roles.  On her return to New Zealand she joined our predecessor firm Jones Fee as our Practice Manager.  Kate is now our General Manager, responsible for the operational and business management of the firm. The Firm For over 30 years, the partners of Fee Langstone have provided clients with personable, pragmatic, and highly skilled legal representation in the context of some of New Zealand’s most significant litigation. Fee Langstone is a boutique specialist firm, with a long-standing commitment to representing insurers, brokers, and their customers to achieve the best possible results. Fee Langstone has acted in some of New Zealand’s most complex cases. We have the resources to ensure that your case will be handled skillfully, no matter how demanding. The partners have acted for some clients for close to 20 years – a testament to the strength of the relationship and our commitment to having a client-focused attitude to each case we handle. In the late 1980s, Philippa Fee and Craig Langstone were partners in the firm of Heaney Jones. In 1996, together with Pauline Davies, they were partners in the firm of Jones Fee. Cecily Brick became a partner of Jones Fee in 2010. Together they formed Fee Langstone in 2015.  Matthew Atkinson joined as a partner in February 2016, after having been a valued member of the staff for over 10 years.  In February 2019 Russell Stewart and Virginia Wethey were promoted to partner bringing the total number of partners to seven. Fee Langstone employs lawyers who come from a variety of backgrounds, including many with international experience, so we are able to match our clients’ needs with specialised skills. In addition to technical ability, the lawyers at Fee Langstone are open, personable, and inclusive in their approach.

Francisco Ortega González is an Attorney at-law and Notary Public graduated Magana Cum Laude at Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) with a Juris Doctor degree in the year of 1968. Is founder partner of Francisco Ortega & Associates where he acts as Director and Managing Partner. During his legal practice he has held a most ample Power of Attorney (Apoderado Generalísimo) for several national and foreign companies or branches thereof. Is a member of the Collegiate of Attorneys in both Nicaragua and Guatemala, and of this latter since 1990 when he was admitted to practice. His principal practice is carried out giving legal advice to local and foreign corporations in the areas of Corporate and Commercial Law, Banking and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Aeronautic Law, Energy and Mines, Real State, Processes for Private and Public Biddings, Legal advice on Franchise and Joint Venture Agreements, Telecommunications, Copy Right and Intellectual Property Law.

Bendana & Bendana has been at the forefront of Nicaragua’s legal sector for decades, advising both national and international clients in intellectual property, corporate and real estate matters. Enjoying a well-deserved reputation for outstanding and efficient service, the firm’s partners and associates, who have dedicated their professional careers to protecting and safeguarding their client’s interests in Nicaragua, are at the heart of a long established tradition of client-oriented services. Since the firm was founded in the 1950’s by Julián Bendaña Silva, Bendaña & Bendaña has been a leading firm for over 65 years and one of the most recognized names in patent, trademark and health registrations, in great part due to the firm’s focus on quality service and competitive pricing. Bendaña & Bendaña has also expanded regionally, into the rest of Central America and Cuba, offering primarily intellectual property services. As a boutique Intellectual Property (IP) firm, Bendaña & Bendaña, has specialized in IP and related matters since its founding. The client roster includes large pharmaceutical companies, such as Bayer AG, as well as other international conglomerates like Exxon Mobile, Ford, Japan Tabacco International, Coach Companies, Georgia-Pacific, Lycra, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Allergan and others. The current managing partners are the founder’s children, María Jose Bendaña-Guerrero and Ricardo J. Bendaña-Guerrero, who have headed the firm since the early 1990’s. Although initially Bendaña & Bendaña had focused its practice on intellectual property matters, the firm currently offers services in several areas of law. Its current areas of practice are: Intellectual Property Law Registration, advise, contract drafting and revision in all areas of Intellectual Property Law, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets and internet law. Regulatory Affairs General regulatory issues, including marketing authorization of pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, chemical, and veterinary goods. Real Estate Law Real Estate due diligence, appraisals, surveys and inspections. Drafting of Mortgages, Deeds, Purchase/Sale Contracts (closings) and Promissory Contracts. Corporate and Commercial Law Business contracts, contract writing, breach of contracts, establishment of Nicaraguan corporations, tax and financial advice. Immigration Law Nicaraguan residency for foreign investors and retirees, as well as other immigration issues.

Mofesomo is a Partner at the Firm. He is a graduate of the University of Leeds and holds a Master’s Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol. He is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Mofesomo’s core area of practice is commercial disputes resolution and he has invaluable experience in the arbitration and litigation of a wide range of disputes covering the areas of banking, commercial crime, contracts, corporate insolvency, marine and general insurance, securities, shipping, and international trade and oil and gas. His work also includes providing advisory services to clients on the legal aspects of their entry into the Nigerian market or ongoing operations in the country. Mofesomo is a prolific writer and commentator on arbitration, commercial law, and public interest matters and his writing is regularly published. He is an alumnus of the Institute of Maritime Law at the University of Southampton. Mofesomo is a member of several professional bodies such as the Nigerian Bar Association, Institute of Directors, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), International Council for Commercial Arbitration, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Lagos Court of Arbitration, and the International Law Association, where he presently serves as the Chairman of the Young Members Committee and member of the Committee on International Arbitration of the Nigerian Branch. He is also a Fellow of Prime Disputes and is on the Panel of Neutrals of the Nigerian Communications Commission and World Intellectual Property Organization. Mofesomo sits on the Advisory Board of the Lagos Court of Arbitrators-Young Arbitrators Network and Interim Management Board of the Pistis Life and Leadership Institute.

Adebayo Oyagbola is the Managing Partner of Oyagbola Chambers. He is a seasoned lawyer with more than 36 years of legal practice covering corporate and commercial transactions and advice, Capital Markets, Corporate Structuring, Corporate and Business Ethics, Intellectual Property, commercial litigation and has been involved in the modernisation and development of several fields of the law. He has worked in a large number of business sectors including Telecommunications, Finance, Banking, Insurance, Transportation, Agriculture and Real Property. Over the years, Adebayo has led Oyagbola Chambers to advice on several high-profile investment and securities transactions.