Stacey Shortall

Stacey has more than 25 years of experience successfully representing financial institutions, other corporate clients, public sector entities, and directors and officers in significant litigation and regulatory matters. She has been recognised as a leading lawyer in New Zealand by Chambers Global and Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Legal Media Group, and NZ Lawyer.

Alongside a broad regulatory and litigation practice, including substantial trial and appellate experience, Stacey also provides legal and strategic advice on a wide variety of matters to directors, executive management, and in-house counsel. She is frequently instructed to conduct internal reviews and self-assessments for clients and their boards.

Stacey is renowned for her expertise in handling the challenging interplay between regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions, and civil lawsuits. She is adept at dealing with the media on high-profile matters.

Stacey has advised on disputes and investigations involving contractual breaches, the exercise of statutory powers, misleading statements and omissions, insurance cover, fraud, accounting improprieties, bid-rigging, money laundering, tax abnormalities, health & safety violations, fair trading concerns, construction issues, environmental matters, food safety, medical matters, and Te Tiriti issues.