Simon Consedine

Simon is a litigator with international experience in a wide range of commercial disputes.

Simon acts for domestic and international corporations in litigation proceedings in New Zealand. Simon's primary expertise is in dispute resolution in the projects and energy sectors, where he has acted in a number of matters both in New Zealand and internationally.

Simon began his career with Bell Gully in 2005. After taking up a Fulbright Scholarship and completing an LLM at Columbia University in New York in 2007, he worked for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris in its international arbitration department, where he represented sovereign states and international corporations in commercial and investment disputes.

Simon returned to Bell Gully in 2012.

Qualifications

LLB (Hons), LLM (Columbia), B.A. (Hons)

Admitted

2005 New Zealand
2010 New York

International Career

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris
2008-2011

Contact

Email: Simon Consedine

DDI: +64 4 915 6988

Mobile: +64 21 407 143

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Areas of Expertise

Work Highlights

Litigation
Acting for the majority shareholders of a substantial private company, and the company, against the minority shareholder in a High Court trial concerning company and shareholder issues of breach, fault and remedy.

Litigation
Acting for Singapore Airlines Cargo in price-fixing proceedings brought by the Commerce Commission against a number of airlines.

Arbitration
Acting for the Government of Ukraine in defence of a claim for wrongful termination of a licence to explore for oil and gas.

Arbitration
Acting for a European gas supplier on a claim against an Eastern European state for failing to approve price increases in regulated markets.

Arbitration
Acting for a nuclear power company in defence of a multi-billion euro claim for delay and disruption in the construction of a nuclear power plant.

Arbitration
Acting for the Government of Tanzania in defence of various claims for wrongful termination of road construction contracts.