Nathaniel is a litigation partner and a member of Russell McVeagh's board. He has a proven track record of advocacy at all levels of the New Zealand court system and in ADR processes. He acts as a strategic advisor to clients, both in the context of disputes and on sensitive or high stakes projects.
Nathaniel provides succinct, practical advice on a wide range of private and public law matters. He is regularly instructed on commercial, statutory, negligence and class action disputes, with notable expertise in equity and trusts. His experience includes seeking (and defending) injunctions, including worldwide ex parte freezing orders and pre-publication injunctions in the defamation context.
Nathaniel's equity and trusts practice includes acting for trustees, executors, charitable trust boards, other fiduciaries and beneficiaries across the full spectrum of disputes and applications. He is often briefed on cross-border matters, and is adept at working alongside offshore counsel to develop and implement a coordinated multi-jurisdictional strategy. His practice also includes high value relationship property and estate disputes.
Nathaniel's international experience includes two years in New York, practising at Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP and completing his Master of Laws at Columbia. He frequently writes and speaks on legal issues, particularly on equity, trusts and commercial law. He authors or co-authors (among other things) fourteen chapters of the leading New Zealand text, Equity and Trusts in New Zealand (3rd ed) (Thomson Reuters, forthcoming 2025) and the New Zealand chapter in International Trust Disputes (2nd ed) (Oxford University Press, 2020).