Profile
Emily specialises in competition, consumer, overseas investment, and public law.
Emily regularly advises on competition law compliance matters and acts for clients engaging with the Commerce Commission. She also has experience in providing consumer law advice, including under the Fair Trading Act, the Consumer Guarantees Act, and the Gambling Act.
Emily's public law experience includes assisting public sector clients with regulatory reform, legislative drafting, and administrative law matters. She also advises on Official Information Act and Privacy Act issues.
Emily provides overseas investment advice and assists with all elements related to the consent process under the Overseas Investment Act, across a wide range of transaction types.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
- Administrative law, consultation and judicial review
- Advocacy and government relations
- Economic and infrastructure regulation
- Education
- Fair trading and consumer law
- Gaming and gambling
- Health
- Official information law
- Overseas investment
- Policy and legislation development
- Privacy and data protection
- Public and administrative law
- Public sector legal support
- Public sector procurement and contracting
Work highlights
Advising clients
on compliance with the Commerce Act, Fair Trading Act, and Consumer Guarantees Act
Acting for clients
to obtain clearance and authorisation from the Commerce Commission
Advising the Tertiary Education Commission
in relation to the administration of funding for the tertiary education sector
Advising the Ministry of Health
on regulatory reforms and other administrative law matters
Advising a number of private sector clients
on the application of the Overseas Investment Act, including making consent applications to the Overseas Investment Office
Alternate contacts
Susie Kilty
Partner, Wellington
Susie specialises in competition, fair trading, overseas investment consents and economic regulation, particularly of infrastructure in…
- DDI +64 4 498 7356
- M +64 21 792 134
Anna Parker
Special Counsel, Auckland
Anna specialises in competition and consumer law, economic regulation of infrastructure, and public law…
Tony Dellow
Consultant, Wellington
Tony specialises in competition law and regulatory processes, especially in infrastructure industries. Tony’s practice is unique…
- DDI +64 4 498 7304
- M +64 21 349 651