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Real estate lawyer Andrew Petersen replaces Anna Buchly in the top seat New Zealand’s Bell Gully has named Andrew Petersen as its new chair amid a number of senior promotions across the firm. Petersen – who leads the firm’s projects and real estate department – replaces Anna Buchly after almost three years in the role, who steps down to resume her full-time practice as a corporate lawyer covering capital markets, M&A and private equity. Petersen has been at Bell Gully for almost two decades, having joined from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2003. As well as Petersen’s appointment, the firm has also made three partner promotions – banking and finance lawyer Jennifer Gunser and experienced litigators Blair Keown and Kirsty Dobbs.