David Coull

Mergers and acquisitions

Energy and renewables

Infrastructure

Overseas investment

Private capital

David is a leading transactions and regulatory lawyer, with 30 years' experience practising in New Zealand, London and New York. He has particular expertise in the energy and renewables sector as well as overseas investment into New Zealand.

David advises on mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions, the negotiation of commercial contracts, joint ventures, and regulatory matters. He has a reputation for delivering robust commercial outcomes for his clients, getting transactions completed, dispute management, and effective representation of clients with regulators. David is a Chambers Band 1 ranked lawyer, and many deals he has led have won awards for their complexity, size and delivery.

His international experience includes a three-year period at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, the leading US corporate law firm, where he acted for corporates such as Nestlé SA, ConocoPhillips, Bristol Myers Squibb and Citigroup on a wide variety of U.S. and European mergers and acquisitions and advisory matters.

David has served as a director or trustee of several other organisations.

2000-2003

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

New York, USA and London, UK

2014-2021

Board member (Audit & Risk Committee and the Remuneration Committee)

Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority

2022-2025

Board member

Bell Gully