A consultant with Russell McVeagh, Doug is a leading practitioner in the areas of public law and policy.
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Specialising in policy analysis and government relations, Doug has an extensive experience of policy development and the political process, as well as the task of influencing policy outcomes. In the course of almost 30 years of involvement with the state sector and successive political administrations, he has developed an extensive network of relationships with officials, Members of Parliament and their political advisors.
Doug works with a wide range of commercial and government clients in policy areas as diverse as maritime transport, community pharmacy, industrial relations, timber treatment, alcohol marketing, climate change, fresh water management, veterans affairs, biofuel, waste minimisation, electoral finance reform, health sector management, retirement villages, electricity generation and machinery of government.
LLM (Deans List) Northwestern University of Chicago
MA (Hons) Psychology, University of Canterbury
LLB University of Auckland