
Emma Tonkin is a Partner in the Private Wealth team at Hesketh Henry in Auckland. She advises clients on trusts, estates, relationship property, and succession planning, with a particular focus on complex family wealth structures and those with significant real estate assets. Emma is well known for her practical approach to contentious estates and trust disputes, and for bringing a high degree of empathy to client matters. She regularly acts for trustees, beneficiaries, and high net worth individuals, and is a frequent presenter on trusts and estates issues for practitioner audiences. Emma is also an expert in relation to the Overseas Investment Act 2005 assisting clients with both applications and enforcement issues.