Partner Profile
David Coull
David specialises in corporate, securities and energy law. He advises on M&A transactions, securities offerings and the negotiation of commercial contracts and joint ventures. David has a particular focus on the oil and gas industry and regularly acts as a specialist adviser to participants in the industry.
David's recent experience includes advising in relation to the acquisition of permit interests, JVOAs and farm-ins, and permit-related obligations (including royalty and work programme obligations).
His international experience includes a three-year period in the New York and London offices of Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP, the leading U.S. corporate law firm, where he acted for corporates such as Nestle S.A., ConocoPhillips and Bristol Myers Squibb. He also holds an LLM from Cambridge University, United Kingdom (graduating second in his LLM class).
Qualifications
BCA, LLB(Hons), Victoria University of Wellington
LLM, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Admitted
1997 New Zealand
International Career
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York and London
2000-2003
