Photo by Jane Dawber.
Celebrating the combined 150th anniversary of their Dunedin firms in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery yesterday are (from left) John Anderson, Karyn Close and Iain Gallaway, of Gallaway Cook Allan, and BNZ Otago managing partner Clark Taylor.
More than 60 past and present partners, colleagues and clients attended the function, including the great-great-nephew of law firm founder George Cook, 88-year-old Esmond Cook, of Wanaka.
"It was important that there was family here," he said. "There aren't many of us left now."
BNZ Otago managing partner Clark Taylor said the two companies shared a long history in Dunedin.
"This was a great opportunity to have a joint celebration. In banking and
