Alastair Hercus

Alastair specialises in public and commercial law.  He advises clients on legislative design, decision-making by statutory bodies, corporate governance and corporate structure, management of public expenditure through public sector contracting, industry regulation, and public law obligations of public sector bodies. 

Alastair has specialist expertise in the health sector where he advises the Ministry of Health, District Health Boards and other public health sector agencies on a range of legislative, regulatory and commercial issues.

Alastair is one of New Zealand's leading experts on co-operative and mutual business structures, advising on both legislative issues affecting the sector and the structure of individual co-operatives.  He is an experienced adviser on primary sector issues, advising industry organisations and major exporters such as ZESPRI International on regulatory and commercial issues.

Alastair is an expert on climate change law, having advised government departments, Crown entities and corporates on the design and implementation of government policies on climate change.

Alastair has significant corporate governance experience, as a Commissioner of EQC, and a former director and Deputy Chair of Medical Assurance Society Ltd.

Prior to joining Buddle Findlay, Alastair worked for nine years as a lawyer and diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which included a four year posting in Santiago, Chile.