Adam Bristow

He / Him

Senior Associate

Auckland

Litigation

+64 9 367 8029 DDI adam.bristow@russellmcveagh.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-bristow-87409337/

Profile

Adam is a Senior Associate (qualified in England and Wales) in our Litigation team, with extensive experience acting for clients on complex, high-value litigation and arbitration matters. Adam has a particular interest in class actions and arbitration.

Before joining Russell McVeagh in 2023, Adam worked in London for nearly 10 years, most recently as a Senior Associate (Solicitor-Advocate) at Travers Smith. His practice focused on competition/antitrust, ESG and energy disputes; typically, cross-border and engaging multiple parties.

Adam previously spent six months on secondment to the Dispute Resolution team at BP Plc.

Expertise

Litigation

Class Actions

Experience

Adam's experience prior to joining Russell McVeagh includes:

Acting for the DAF group of companies in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal in their defence of multiple follow-on damages claims relating to the European Commission trucks decision.
Advising an asset manager regarding a professional negligence claim against its former legal advisers.
Advising a large family run business regarding an internal investigation into alleged malpractice by its directors.
Acting for LG Electronics in its defence of multiple follow-on damages claims relating to the European Commission cathode ray tubes decision.
Advising an oil and gas major in relation to a mass tort (environmental pollution) claim in an African jurisdiction.
Acting for clients (predominantly in the oil and gas and mining industries) in confidential arbitrations under LCIA, ICC and ad hoc rules.

Insights

Publication

Arbitration in Aotearoa: Year in Review 2024

30/01/2025

Arbitration is an established means of binding dispute resolution for civil, particularly commercial, disputes in New Zealand. In this Year in Review, we consider recent important court decisions in the arbitration context and note important changes to arbitral legislation, rules and guidelines.

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Publication

Cabinet paper released: Fit for purpose financial services reform

5/09/2024

Following consultation earlier this year on the Government's proposal to reform certain aspects of financial services legislation, the Government has today released its Cabinet paper detailing its decisions. In this Financial Regulation update we outline what these decisions are.

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Publication

Arbitration Year in Review 2023

11/12/2023

Arbitration is an established means of binding dispute resolution for civil, particularly commercial, disputes in New Zealand. In this Arbitration Year in Review, we consider recent important court decisions in the arbitration context, comment briefly on the role of arbitration in resolving tikanga disputes, and note some important legislative reforms. The established principles of party autonomy, fairness and limited judicial intervention continue to guide developments.

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