Partner
Theresa Le Bas
About Me
Theresa is an expert in resource management and local government law with more than 20 years’ experience in New Zealand and Australia. Theresa joined Tompkins Wake in 2011 and is a senior partner in the firm's Environmental and Resource Management and Local Government and Public Law practices.

With a background in top tier, national law firms in both New Zealand and Australia, Theresa has extensive experience in large scale infrastructure, mining, energy and industrial projects, performing legal due diligence for national and international acquisitions as well as managing contaminated site issues across New Zealand, Victoria and Western Australia. Theresa has guided several local authorities through significant plan changes, variations and plan reviews.

Noted in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific as a Recommended Lawyer, Theresa has ‘excellent knowledge in the RMA and local government area, and good mediation skills; she is a good communicator who builds rapport with people easily and works extremely hard for her clients’.

Theresa is also a member of the Tompkins Wake Board of Partners.
Education
BA, LLB, LLM (Hons), University of Auckland.
Professional Associations
- Board Member Tompkins Wake Board of Partners
- Trustee of the Rotorua Public Arts Trust
- Member of the Association for Resource Management Practitioners
- Recommended Lawyer, Projects and Resource Management (including Environment), The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
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Languages Spoken
English

Practice Areas

Environmental

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Tompkins Wake
Office Address:
1105 Arawa Street
ROTORUA 3010
NEW ZEALAND
Tel:
(647) 838-6009
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Work phone:
(647) 838-6009
Mobile Number:
(642) 155-2617
 

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