Drawing on experience in both legal practice and the financial advisory sector, Daewansh provides advice on residential and commercial property transactions, refinancing, business sales and acquisitions, leasing arrangements, and trust-related matters. He enjoys helping clients navigate significant legal and commercial decisions and is committed to delivering clear, pragmatic advice tailored to their individual circumstances.
He values building strong relationships with clients and takes a straight-forward, solutions-focused approach to achieving positive outcomes. Working across a broad range of private client and commercial matters, Daewansh assists individuals, families, and businesses with practical and effective legal solutions.
Outside of work, Daewansh enjoys spending time with family, keeping up with sports, and pursuing his interest in music.
Based in Howick, Auckland, Donovan Law (formerly James Donovan Solicitors) represents a wide range of entities and individuals. Our firm has a long history of quickly defining the most effective path to resolution, saving our clients time and expense, and providing peace of mind.
Director Michelle Donovan specialises in family and relationship property law, and solicitor Andrew Hou (fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese) specialises in conveyancing, property, and financial law. Our Senior Legal Executive, Vanessa Martin, is very skilled with estates, trusts and Wills.
We more broadly work across property law (conveyancing, cross-leases, commercial law, relationship property), family law (parenting and separation agreements, divorce) and elder law (wills, trusts, estates, enduring power of attorney, and succession planning).
Donovan Law provides practical legal advice across property law, conveyancing, cross-leases, commercial property, contract law, tenancies, subdivisions, family law, relationship property, wills, trusts, estates, enduring powers of attorney and elder law. The firm works with individuals, families and businesses across Howick, East Auckland and the wider Auckland region.
Yes. Donovan Law assists with conveyancing for property buyers and sellers, including residential property transactions, cross-leases, commercial property matters, subdivisions, property development and related banking or finance requirements. Their goal is to help clients understand the process clearly and complete transactions with confidence.
Yes. Donovan Law specialises in these three areas. Wills and estate work is part of its specialist elder law scope of practice. It has a dedicated team comprised of an Registered Legal Executive and the Senior Solicitor/Director of the Firm, both of whom deal with this work. The firm also has a longstanding expertise in advising clients on every aspect of Trusts from setting up a new trust, updating old trusts , managing and winding up of Trusts and assisting Trustees in their increasingly complex role under the new Trusts Act 2019.
Donovan Law is one of the longest established law practices in the Greater Auckland area, with roots in Howick dating back to 1970. The firm is known for practical, cost-effective advice, long-standing local relationships and a focus on helping clients find the most effective path forward.
