Mr Hayden Wilson > Dentons New Zealand > Wellington, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile
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40 Bowen Street
Pipitea
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
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Mr Hayden Wilson
Work Department
Dispute Resolution, Competition Law, Public Law, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Position
Partner
Career
Hayden leads the Wellington litigation team, specialising in public, regulatory and commercial litigation. He plays a key role in the firm’s relationships with government agencies.
Hayden works across the range of public law disciplines including core administrative public law issues, advice on legislative obligations, and judicial review in the public sector. He helps both public and private sector clients to manage a wide range of public law issues, including managing and reviewing risk, advising on privacy and information law, human rights obligations and regulatory issues.
Hayden is recognised as a leading litigator and a skilled mediator, and boasts extensive experience dealing with complex commercial and public law disputes.
Hayden and his team provide crisis management support and advice in relation to government or regulatory investigations, inquiries or prosecutions.
Languages
English
Memberships
The former vice-chair of the Resolution Institute, the leading membership organisation for dispute resolution in Australasia.
Hayden was a member of the Council of the Wellington District Law Society until 2008 and was a Convenor of a Lawyers Standard Committee for nine years.
Hayden is accredited as a mediator by the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand and by the Resolution Institute.
Member of the Medico-Legal Society.
Member of the Mediation Panel.
Member of the Franchise Association of NZ Mediation Panel.
Member of the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre.
Education
Master of Laws, Victoria University of Wellington (2008)
Bachelor of Arts, (Political Science), Victoria University of Wellington (2000)
Bachelor of Laws, Victoria University of Wellington (2000) Admission date: May 2000
Lawyer Rankings
New Zealand > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)‘A sizeable team with good breadth and depth’, Dentons New Zealand‘s national dispute resolution practice is actively involved in disputes spanning a wide range of areas including, but not limited to, civil, commercial, and competition-related cases, as well as construction and infrastructure, corporate and intellectual property law litigation. In the firm’s Auckland office, practice co-head David Campbell, praised for his ‘exceptional advice and strategic guidance’, specialises in commercial and civil litigation, with a particular focus on competition law, pharmaceuticals product liability, and liability insurance. Wellington-based Hayden Wilson also leads the team and is recommended for his experience handling complex commercial and public law disputes; Wilson has appeared as counsel in the Court of Appeal, High Court, District Court and a range of tribunals. The ‘diligent’ senior Amberley James is also noted.
New Zealand > Data protection and cyber security
Trading banks, tech companies and household name brands are among the clients who trust the ‘vastly experienced practitioners’ at Dentons New Zealand with mandates ranging from advising on the implications of New Zealand e-commerce regulations, to advising on compliance with privacy laws and regulatory frameworks such as BS11. Campbell Featherstone and Hayden Wilson oversee matters from the firm’s Wellington office. Featherstone frequently works at the nexus between health information and data privacy, whilst Wilson is a key contact for privacy breach responses. The third co-head Hayley Miller applies her trade in Auckland and is well-placed to advise clients on their use of big data.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals New Zealand > Dispute resolution
- Data protection and cyber security New Zealand
- Dispute resolution New Zealand