Nathalie Reid

Prior to joining Fieldfisher, I spent eight  years working at top tier New Zealand law firms, most recently at MinterEllisonRuddWatts, within the firm’s Chambers Asia-Pacific Band 1 ranked Public Law team.

I have assisted  private sector clients with complex, sensitive, and often high-profile public law matters, helping them understand legal requirements, conduct due diligence, capitalise on regulatory opportunities, participate effectively in regulatory investigations and public inquiries, present persuasively in disputes with decision-makers, and develop arguments and strategies that secure favourable legislative and policy changes.

I have also advised private sector clients on the interpretation and enforcement of a variety of free trade agreements (FTA). I was part of the team advising the United Kingdom Department for International Trade (now the Department for Business and Trade) on the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement negotiations.

I have strong cross-cultural communication skills and regularly use my near native Chinese (Mandarin) language skills to benefit my clients. I am collaborative and strategic, working quickly to understand my clients’ commercial drivers.