Marika Eastwick-Field > Russell McVeagh > Auckland, New Zealand > Lawyer Profile

Russell McVeagh is praised for its ‘exceptional’ ability to ‘take complex legal issues and distil down clear and concise advice to be able to guide strategy’. The team is regularly involved in significant high-profile disputes, including large-scale class actions and contentious matters, across a wide range of sectors. The practice is steered by Kirsten Massey, who is a highly experienced commercial litigation and dispute resolution specialist, with particular expertise in class actions, financial services litigation and professional negligence disputes. Key contact Malcolm Crotty is a trusted adviser for critical and strategic litigation matters, while the ‘impressive’ Marika Eastwick-Field is noted for her contentious and advisory expertise in M&A, banking and financial services, capital markets, property, and leasing disputes. Nathaniel Walker has a proven track record in all levels of the New Zealand court system and routinely receives instructions at the top of the market.

Russell McVeagh continues to be known for its advisory and contentious work with the Toka Tū Ake Earthquake Commission regarding its obligations arising from the Canterbury earthquake sequence. Acting principally on coverage disputes, Marika Eastwick-Field co-heads the practice alongside Nathaniel Walker, who is knowledgeable in claims arising out of natural catastrophes. Tom Hunt is the lead partner for insurance regulatory work.