Marika Eastwick-Field
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 4 : Dispute Resolution
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About
Provided by Marika Eastwick-Field
Practice Areas
Marika is a highly sought after commercial litigation specialist with a particular focus on complex commercial disputes. She has contentious and advisory expertise in mergers and acquisitions disputes, banking and financial services, capital markets, property and leasing disputes and insurance. As Practice Group Chair of Russell McVeagh's litigation group and co-leader of the firm's insurance disputes practice, Marika brings a commercial and strategic approach to disputes and is valued for her ability to avoid and efficiently resolve issues for her clients. In the last year she's acted on a range of high profile commercial disputes as well as a variety of contentious insurance claims, including in relation to earthquake damage.
Career
Marika joined Russell McVeagh in 2008 from another firm, and has been a partner since 2016.
Professional Memberships
Marika is a member of the NZ Insurance Law Association.
Publications
Marika regularly contributes to thought leadership on litigation and insurance matters for Russell McVeagh and other reputable publishers. She recently co-authored both the New Zealand chapters in 'The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review' (editions 5-8) and 'The Securities Litigation Review' (editions 4-6) for The Law Reviews, and 'A Guide to Litigation Contracts in New Zealand' in the NZ Lawyer's Commercial Litigation - Autumn 2021.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Marika Eastwick-Field offers experience across the commercial spectrum, including the handling of major transactional disputes, financial services matters and insurance-related issues. She is based in Auckland.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Marika is phenomenal with budget management. She is really excellent and stand out across New Zealand and Australia."
"Marika is a clear thinker and sensible, smart and articulate. Client likes her."
"Marika is phenomenal with budget management. She is really excellent and stand out across New Zealand and Australia."
"Marika is a clear thinker and sensible, smart and articulate. Client likes her."
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