After graduating with 2 law degrees in the 1970s, I worked at IRD and ACC before spending 9 years as a Parliamentary Counsel drafting acts and regulations. I have continued to draft legislation for New Zealand clients and several Pacific states.

I joined Chapman Tripp in 1987 to work on public law and commercial projects. After more than 20 years as a partner at Chapman Tripp (during which I was client relationship partner for what is now Waka Kotahi/NZTA), I spent over 10 years as a special counsel at Simpson Grierson, concluding at the end of 2020.

I have been a Board member of the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga (2019-2022) and a member of the Waitangi Tribunal (2014- 2021).

As part of my interest in law reform, I have been a member of the NZLS Law Reform Committee since 2005, and was a member of the Legislation Advisory Committee (now Legislation Design Advisory Committee) 2011-2017.