Qualifications
BA / LLB (Hons), Otago University; MSc / BCL (Dist), Merton College Oxford
Admitted
2009, New Zealand
Laura advises clients on a broad range of contentious corporate and regulatory issues.
Laura advises clients on a broad range of contentious corporate and regulatory issues.
Specialising in complex commercial litigation, Laura has represented clients in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court, as well as in numerous alternative dispute resolution forums. She has particular expertise in class actions, administrative law claims, and securities and financial services matters relating to director and corporate liability and insurance.
Laura also has expertise in freezing and recovering misappropriated assets, including cross-border enforcement, and has significant experience in digital asset disputes.
She began her career as a judges’ clerk at the Supreme Court of New Zealand before completing postgraduate studies as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford.
Laura is recognised as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and was featured in The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist 2022 and NZ Lawyer Elite Women List 2024.
Elite Women List 2024.
Recent highlights
- Appearing as lead counsel in the High Court and Court of Appeal in the successful defence of a complex Fair Trading Act and breach of contract claim.
- Appearing in a series of high-profile judicial review claims in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
- Managing large-scale multiple class action claim defences on behalf of an NYSE-listed client.
- Advising on contentious aspects of large-scale corporate insolvencies, including director duties and insurance issues, as well as pre-judgment asset protection proceedings.
- Acting on various successful schemes of arrangement, and advising clients across a range of industries on securities and regulatory matters.
