Dentons New Zealand

Public Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Partner

Linda Clark co-leads the Wellington public law and dispute resolution team.

Linda manages a diverse range of complex legal, political and regulatory relationships and disputes. She is a specialist in judicial review, public law disputes and processes, investigations and defamation. She is also experienced in mediations, coronial inquiries and class actions. She has appeared in the Court of Appeal, the High Court, District Court, Human Rights Review Tribunal and the Coroners Court.

She has been engaged by Government Ministers (across a range of administrations) to facilitate difficult negotiations. Most recently, she was engaged by the Board of ACC to conduct a full review of the organisation’s compliance with the Privacy Act 2020. In addition, Linda is frequently engaged by commercial boards and CEOs to provide strategic insight and analysis.

Before becoming a lawyer Linda was an award winning political journalist and broadcaster.

English

Linda is a member of the board of New Zealand on Air and the New Zealand Police Risk Assurance Committee.

Victoria University of Wellington, Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

University of Canterbury, Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Political Studies