Nick Burley

Direct Dial: +64 3 266 0817 
Mobile: 021 277 4365
E-mail: Nick.Burley@saunders.co.nz
Office: CBD

I am a civil litigation, relationship property and employment change management lawyer. I became a partner at Saunders & Co in 2021. Before then, I was a partner in Wellington and Nelson as well as a corporate solicitor for a major government department.

My experience includes a wide variety of civil litigation work with particular interests in contract, trusts, relationship property and building disputes. I am also able to assist clients with change management advice and union engagement, particularly in a public sector context.

I practise in the following litigation areas:

• Civil disputes including contracts, trusts, land and companies; 
• Relationship property with complex assets;
• Claims against estates;
• Collective employment and unions; 
• Building disputes.

Professionally, I am a member of the Wellington Lawyers Standards Committee (2) and have held a number of law society roles over my career. In my spare time, I enjoy time with my family, manage the odd day skiing and try to keep up with three foreign languages.