About William

Will specialises in environment and planning law. He has broad experience acting for government and private sector clients on a range of large scale infrastructure projects in the transport, health and energy sectors. His experience includes front-end project approval work, and also enforcement and judicial review proceedings, and compulsory acquisition. In addition, Will has also provided environmental due diligence advice to international clients on major corporate transactions in the forestry, waste, and general property sectors.

Working in New Zealand, Will also advised private sector clients and Māori on recent environmental legislative reform.

Experience

• Supporting Growth Alliance

  Acting for the New Zealand Transport Agency and Auckland Transport on the planning aspects of Auckland's future transport network.

• Environmental Due Diligence

  Assisting clients with overseas investment in land, including advising on contamination, environmental risk and regulations.

• Renewable Energy

  Providing advice in relation to proceedings concerning a proposed green hydrogen plant in South Taranaki.