LAWYER PROFILE

Marika Eastwick-Field

Asia-Pacific 2026

Russell McVeagh

Ranked in 1 practice area

Dispute Resolution

New Zealand

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Russell McVeagh

Asia-Pacific

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

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Dispute Resolution - New Zealand

Band 4

Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Marika is great to deal with and instills confidence in her clients. She knows how to strike the right balance between being assertive and also looking for compromise.
Dispute ResolutionChambers Asia & Pacific
Marika Eastwick-Field is a joy to work with. She is super smart, organised, responsive and a strong advocate on our side.
Dispute ResolutionChambers Asia & Pacific