Profile
David Coull
David specialises in corporate and energy law. He advises on M&A and other corporate transactions, the negotiation of commercial contracts and joint ventures, and regulatory matters.
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 at 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.
David is named as one of four leading New Zealand energy and resources lawyers in the Australasian Legal Business Guide: Energy & Resources Law 2009, which commented that he "was knowledgeable and found robust commercial solutions".
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
