Natalie Foster
Natalie Foster
Senior Associate
+64 7 245 0597
+64 21 420 402
natalie.foster@tompkinswake.co.nz
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Hamilton
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Qualifications : BA, LLB (Hons), University of Waikato, GradDipBusStuds, Massey University.
Natalie is a Senior Associate in Tompkins Wake’s dispute resolution and litigation team. Prior to joining the firm in 2025, Natalie worked at a large Australian law firm, a specialist litigation firm in Auckland and as a judges’ clerk in the High Court of New Zealand. Natalie was admitted in New Zealand in 2016 and in Victoria, Australia in 2021.
Natalie advises clients on a broad range of commercial and regulatory disputes and has experience managing large-scale litigation and investigations. She has experience appearing in the High Court and District Court and as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal. In addition, she regularly represents client in alternative dispute resolution processes.
Natalie has particular experience in regulatory investigations and prosecutions, including acting for various Australian Commonwealth Government regulators, and for parties in proceedings brought by the Commerce Commission in New Zealand.
Areas of expertise
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Civil Litigation
- Commercial and Property Disputes
- Commercial Arbitration
- Consumer Law
- Contract Disputes
- Insurance Disputes
- Negligence
- Regulatory Enforcement
- Regulatory Prosecution and Defence
- Mediation
