New build recognises history

• Published date: 04 November 2021
• Publication title: Southland Express

The law firm had been based directly behind its newly finished building since the 1980s.

Chief executive Grant Yorkstone explained the project was about four years in the making and construction on the building began about a year ago.

While the build was meant to be finished in August, COVID-19 related delays meant the opening had been pushed back.

The building design had focused on working for greater client care and collaboration among staff, he said.

Focus had also gone to ensuring the history of the firm was recognised; photos of the founding partners after whom the company was named lined the staircase walls.

Its beginnings stemmed from the 1890s.

‘‘In 130 years, various partners...