David specialises in corporate, securities and energy law. He advises on M&A transactions, securities offerings and the negotiation of commercial contracts and joint ventures, and has a particular focus in the oil and gas industry.

David's international career involved working in the New York office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP where he specialised in public and private M&A work. While at Cravath, he successfully completed transactions for ConocoPhilips, Nestle S.A., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Vivendi and several other listed US and European companies.

He has studied for a LLM at the University of Cambridge, where he graduated second in his class.

Qualifications

BCA, LLB(Hons), Victoria University of Wellington
LLM, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Admitted

1997 New Zealand

International Career

  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York
    2000-2003

Contact

Email: David Coull

DDI: 64 4 915 6863

Mobile: 64 21 800 308

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Areas of Expertise

Recent Work

Contact Energy
Advising Contact on its gas sale contracts, its gas transmission arrangements (including the Maui Pipeline Operating Code), M&A transactions and its upstream oil and gas activities.

SKYCITY Entertainment Group
Advising on its acquisition of a 40.5% interest in Christchurch Casinos Limited and its recent $170 million issue of ACES convertible debt securities.

AMP Capital Investors
Advising on the sale of its 50% shareholding in the manager of AMP NZ Office Trust.

Australian Worldwide Exploration
Advising on New Zealand regulatory requirements in connection with its purchase of a 22.5% interest in the Tui development.