Examples of Recent Work

  • 1.

    Acting for and negotiating the exit of a CEO in the power industry.

  • 2.

    Negotiating the exit and settlement of a claim by a CEO for a company in the financial sector.

  • 3.

    Successfully opposing an application for an interim injunction against an ex-employee by their previous employer.

  • 4.

    Providing advice to senior employees of a state-owned enterprise in relation to making protected disclosures (whistleblowing).

  • 5.

    Undertaking a workplace investigation into bullying allegations at a Regional Council.

  • 6.

    Acting for a company in the Employment Relations Authority against an ex-employee for breach of their employment obligations.

  • 7.

    Undertaking a workplace investigation into bullying allegations in the dairy industry.

  • 8.

    Providing advice to a multi-national company head-quartered in the USA regarding a restructure of its New Zealand business.

  • 9.

    Providing advice to and successfully negotiating the settlement of an employee claim for another multi-national company head-quartered in the USA.

  • 10.

    Acting for a company defending a personal grievance by a senior executive.

  • 11.

    Providing strategic employment advice to senior employees in the health sector.

  • 12.

    Assisting successful business in financial sector with succession planning and implementation.

  • 13.

    Acting for an incorporated society responding to a claim of breach of privacy.

  • 14.

    Acting for a teacher responding to a mandatory report and investigation by the Teaching Council.