Our Team – CL Law Lawyers, North Shore Auckland

Somee Chung

Director

Languages: Korean, English, Japanese

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)

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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)

Graduated from Takapuna Grammar School

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 (2003)

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

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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 18th National Unification Advisory Council – Auckland branch (2017)

DDI: +64 9 485 3433

Email: nicole@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

LLB (Hons) Malaya in 1986

DDI: +64 9 834 5389

Email: kim@cl-law.co.nz

Lenna Kunisawa

Solicitor

Languages: English, Japanese

Solicitor at CL Law (2024-now)

Law Clerk at CL Law (2023)

Admitted to the Bar in New Zealand in 2023

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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

Sydney Kim

Solicitor

Solicitor at CL Law (2026-now)

Law Clerk at CL Law (2025-2026)

University of Auckland LLB/BCom (Finance/Economics)

DDI: +64 9 950 8676

Email: sydney@cl-law.co.nz

Brandon Gin

Solicitor

Solicitor at CL Law (2026-now)

Law Clerk at CL Law (2025-2026)

University of Auckland LLB/BCom (Accounting)

DDI: +64 9 950 3019

Email: brandon@cl-law.co.nz

Claire Hong

Legal Executive

Legal Executive at CL Law (2018-now)

Legal adviser (Korean and Chinese law) at Cygnus Law Ltd in Auckland (2017-2018)

Lawyer at Yulchon LLC in Seoul (2008-2015)

Admitted to the Chinese Bar in 2001

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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

Monica Tan

Notary Public

Consultant at CL Law (2025-2026)

Director at Peninsula Law (2010-March 2025)

Lawyer at a New Zealand law firm (2006-2010)

Admitted to the Bar in New Zealand in 2006

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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

Joy Woo

Trust Accountant and AML Administrator

Legal Secretary at CL Law

DDI: +64 9 485 3435

Email: joy@cl-law.co.nz

Jiselle Choi

Legal Secretary

Legal Secretary at CL Law

DDI: +64 9 485 3434

Email: jiselle@cl-law.co.nz

Grace Lin

Law Clerk

Law Clerk at CL Law (2026-now)