Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Our litigation team carry on a long tradition of excellence in commercial dispute resolution at Tompkins Wake dating back over 100 years. Our team advises on some of the most significant, complex, high-profile cases.
We work with our clients to identify their key issues upfront so that we can tailor our approach and develop the best overall strategy to achieve their goals as quickly and as efficiently as possible. With our clients’ objectives established, we proactively pursue the prompt resolution of commercial and private disputes through direct negotiation, mediation and other dispute resolution techniques.
Our litigators work closely with our specialist teams across Tompkins Wake to provide strategic advice, tailored to our clients' specific issues and needs to ensure cost-effective and timely resolution of disputes.
Where a dispute cannot be resolved our advocates have the expertise to vigorously pursue our clients’ interests through the effective use of Court and arbitral proceedings.
Client Feedback:
"What stands out to me in terms of working with them is that they are very easy to deal with and very knowledgeable." - Chambers and Partners Client Feedback, 2023 Asia Pacific Guide, Dispute Resolution.
"Tompkins Wake very quickly understood the implications and arguments of the matter. This, in turn, gave us confidence in their ability to handle our issue." - Chambers and Partners Client Feedback, 2023 Asia Pacific Guide, Dispute Resolution.
Areas of expertise:
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Building Disputes - Leaky Homes
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial and Property Disputes
- Commercial Arbitration
- Commercial Tender Disputes
- Competition Law Disputes
- Construction and Building Disputes
- Consumer Law
- Contract Disputes
- Coronial Inquests
- Criminal Defence
- Debt Recovery
- Defamation
- Insolvency
- Insurance Disputes
- Liquidations
- Negligence
- Partnership Disputes
- Privacy Act
- Regulatory Enforcement
- Regulatory Prosecution and Defence
- Shareholder Disputes
- Tender Disputes
- Mediation
- Aviation Law Disputes
- Building Act 2004
Dispute Resolution & Litigation team

Chen Jiang
Partner

Daniel Erickson
Partner

Jessica Phillips
Partner

Kate Cornegé
Partner

Kate Sullivan
Partner

Mark Hammond
Partner

Stephanie Ambler
Partner

Wayne Hofer
Partner

Zandra Wackenier
Partner

John Muggeridge
Special Counsel

Kerryn Webster
Special Counsel

Megan Crocket
Special Counsel

Natasha Alley
Special Counsel

Becky Brown
Senior Associate

Catharina Chung
Senior Associate

Elizabeth Heaney
Senior Associate

Laura Fischer
Senior Associate

Laura McLoughlin-Ware
Senior Associate

Mansi Rathod
Senior Associate

Michelle Urquhart
Senior Associate

Morgan Brady
Senior Associate

Rebecca Dean
Senior Associate

Olivia Morgan
Senior Associate

Caitlyn Frost
Associate

Charley Lunt
Associate

Drisana Sheely
Associate

Katie Hollister-Jones
Associate

Katie Mills
Associate

Thomas Bielby
Associate

Tom Jarman
Associate

Clara Whitcombe
Senior Solicitor

Courtney Wi
Senior Solicitor

Gordon Chan
Senior Solicitor

Grace Walker
Senior Solicitor

James Bridgman
Senior Solicitor

Connor Gordon
Solicitor

Dan McGill
Solicitor

Frankie Pepperell
Solicitor

Jess Vergeest
Solicitor

Jordan Graham
Solicitor

Kayla Flintoft
Solicitor

Lucy Edmond
Solicitor
