Somee Chung

Director

Director of CL Law Limited (2010- now)

Admitted to the Bar in New Zealand (2005)

Admitted to the Bar in New South Wales, Australia (2007)


University of Auckland LLB / BA (Japanese)

Committee member of the Society of Korean Lawyers of New Zealand (SKLNZ) (2008-2012)

Legal Officer of Korean Women’s Association of New Zealand (KWANZ) (2010-2013)

DDI: +64 9 485 3430
Email: somee@CL-law.co.nz

Nicole Lee

Director

Director of CL Law Limited (2010 – now)

Admitted to the Bar in New Zealand in (2003)

Admitted to the Bar in New South Wales, Australia (2007)

University of Auckland LLB / BA (Chinese)

Vice President of Korean Students Association of University of Auckland

Committee member of the Society of Korean Lawyers of New Zealand (SKLNZ) (2008-2010)

President of the Society of Korean Lawyers of New Zealand (SKLNZ) (2010-2012)

Legal Officer of Korean Women’s Association of New Zealand (KWANZ) (2010-2013)

Secretary / Committee Member of The National Unification Advisory Council – Auckland branch (2017)

DDI: +64 9 485 3433
Email: nicole@CL-law.co.nz

Monica Tan

Consultant

Consultant at CL Law (2025-now)

Director at Peninsula Law (2010 – March 2025)

Lawyer at a New Zealand law firm (2026-2010)

Admitted to the Bar in New Zealand in 2006

LLB (Hons) Malaya (First Class) in 1984

BCL Oxon – University of Oxford in 1989

Lawyer in Malaysia since 1985

In-house lawyer in banking sector in Malaysia for 5 years prior to moving to New Zealand

DDI: +64 9 951 0365
Email: monica@CL-law.co.nz

Kim Keys

Consultant

Consultant at CL Law (2025-now)

Director at Peninsula Law (2010 – March 2025)

Lawyer at a New Zealand law firm until 2010

Admitted to the Bar in New Zealand in 1991

DDI: +64 9 834 5389
Email: kim@CL-law.co.nz

Lenna Kunisawa

Solicitor

Solicitor at CL Law (2024-now)

Law clerk at CL Law (2023)

Admitted to the Bar in New Zealand in 2023

University of Auckland LLB / BSc (Environmental Science/Ecology)

N1 Certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency

Migrant Legal Clinic Coordinator at New Zealand Business Association (2020 – 2023)

DDI: +64 9 485 3439
Email: lenna@CL-law.co.nz

Esther Park

Solicitor

Solicitor at CL Law (2026-now)

Law clerk at CL Law (2025-2026)

University of Auckland LLB

DDI: +64 9 952 1952
Email: esther@CL-law.co.nz

Claire Hong

Legal Executive

Legal Executive at CL Law (2018-now)

Legal adviser at Cygnus Law Ltd in Auckland (2017-2018)

Lawyer at Yulchon LLC in Seoul (2008-2015)

Admitted to the Chinese Bar in 2001

China University of Political Science and Law – Bachelor of Laws (Commercial Law)

Seoul National University – Master of Laws (Commercial Law)

Auckland University of Technology – Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business

Lawyer at JT&N Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm in Beijing (2002-2006)

Lawyer at The International Trade Consulting (The ITC) in Seoul (2006-2007)

DDI: +64 9 950 3441
Email: claire@CL-law.co.nz

Sydney Kim

Law Clerk

Law Clerk at CL Law (2025-now)

University of Auckland LLB

DDI: +64 9 950 8676
Email: sydney@CL-law.co.nz

Brandon Gin

Law Clerk

Law Clerk at CL Law (2025-now)

University of Auckland LLB

DDI: +64 9 950 3019
Email: brandon@CL-law.co.nz

Joy Woo

Trust Accountant and AML Administrator

Trust Accountant and AML Administrator

DDI: +64 9 485 3435
Email: joy@CL-law.co.nz

Jiselle Choi

Legal Secretary

DDI: +64 9 485 3434
Email: jiselle@CL-law.co.nz