Jacque joined the firm from having been a partner in two leading
restructuring and insolvency law firms for nearly 10 years. Jacque
is a recommended lawyer in the leading lawyer category for
insolvency & restructuring in Doyles Guide 2018 and recognised
in the Legal 500 for dispute resolution.
Jacque has a reputation for robust, focused, dynamic and
effective advocacy and legal representation. She specialises in
commercial and civil litigation with a focus on insolvency and
restructuring and also has experience in regulatory and serious
fraud cases. She regularly represents high-profile individuals and
commercial organisations both in New Zealand and internationally
with complex, contentious and often unique legal problems.
Jacque has an excellent track record in trial and appellate
advocacy and regularly represents clients across a wide range of
contentious commercial litigation, principally in the High Court
alongside cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. She began
practice in 2004 in criminal law before moving into civil
litigation at established Auckland firm Grove Darlow & Partners
where she was made the firm's first female partner in 2012. Jacque
moved to Lowndes as a litigation partner in June 2016.
Jacque has held various board positions. She is the current
Chairperson of the Board of Auckland Community Law Centre and was a
member of the board for the Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround
Association of New Zealand in 2016. In 2017 Jacque was a
finalist in the Emerging Leader category and the Board she chairs
was the supreme winner for governance organisation of the year at
the Governance New Zealand Women on Boards awards.
Jacque has close ties to the New Zealand Law Society and was
elected to the Auckland Branch Council in 2018. She served on the
Auckland Standards Committee for a number of years and spent six
years as a council member of Auckland District Law Society
Incorporated. She is actively involved in promoting and encouraging
diversity in the law profession and insolvency area and was a
founding member and co-chair of the Women in Restructuring and
Insolvency interest group.