Legal essentials for early-stage companies (part 1)
Co-hosted by the AmCham Women in Business Chapter and From Scratch (a community for women founders). MEMBERS ONLY.
Speaker: Sarah Weersing (Special Counsel at Hudson Gavin Martin, dual-qualified NZ-US lawyer)
Sarah is a dual-qualified lawyer (New Zealand and US) with more than 25 years of experience advising clients on a broad array of corporate and commercial matters. Her background spans leading law firms in both countries as well as senior in-house counsel roles, giving her direct insight into the legal, operational and practical challenges faced by general counsel and business leaders.
Drawing on a career that combines legal precision with commercial pragmatism, Sarah has advised on complex and multi-jurisdictional transactions across Oceania, the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. She acts for clients of all sizes, from founders and early-stage ventures to global multinationals. Regardless of the size or stage, she approaches each matter with integrity, clarity, and a deep commitment to helping her clients achieve their commercial objectives.
Given her experience and deep connections in the US, Sarah has a keen interest in supporting US investors and businesses entering or establishing operations in New Zealand, as well as preparing New Zealand companies to expand into the US market. Her core areas of expertise include M&A and post-acquisition integration, joint ventures, capital raising and investing, shareholder matters, employee share and incentive plans, entity structuring / restructuring, entity governance and compliance and commercialising intellectual property assets.
With a particular passion for innovative and technology-driven businesses, Sarah thrives on partnering with clients whose intellectual property sits at the heart of their value and growth strategy.
Date: 3 Sept 2026
Time: 5:30-7:30 PM networking followed by presentation and then networking.
Venue: Hudson Gavin Martin, Level 16, 45 Queen Street, Auckland CBD 1010
Registration fee: FREE to members of AmCham’s Women in Business Chapter and members of From Scratch
*This is a MEMBERS-ONLY event. Attendees must be a member of AmCham and the Women in Business Chapter OR a member of From Scratch. If there is capacity, the registration may be opened up to non-members for a fee. Updates will be posted here.
AmCham/WIB members – please register at https://www.amcham.co.nz/event-6792711
From Scratch members - please register for the event on Luma, through the invitation received via the From Scratch group communications.
Maximum 45 people.
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