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.
