Christina Twyman Christina Twyman
Christina Twyman
Senior Associate
Dispute Resolution

T +64 3 379 7622

M +64 22 351 7639

christina.twyman@wynnwilliams.co.nz

Specialist areas of practice

• Prosecutions, enforcement and regulation
• Civil and commercial litigation
• Criminal defence and appeals
• Insurance

Christina is a Senior Associate in our national Dispute Resolution team, specialising in regulatory and insurance litigation. An experienced litigator, she has appeared as lead counsel in the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal as well as various specialist tribunals.

In the regulatory field, Christina has extensive experience in professional disciplinary proceedings, coronial inquests and Royal Commissions of Inquiry. She also regularly defends parties in complex regulatory prosecutions and advises regulators on their statutory obligations.

Prior to joining Wynn Williams, Christina worked as a Judge’s Clerk for the Hon Justice Rebecca Ellis before relocating to Melbourne to join a large commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice. On returning to New Zealand, she worked as a barrister employed by Simon Mount KC, Kerryn Beaton KC and Anne Toohey, working on a range of complex civil, regulatory, public and criminal litigation.

Christina is trusted by her clients to provide accurate, timely and pragmatic advice. Her diverse background and multijurisdictional experience places her in a unique position to provide superior advice and representation on a range of commercial and regulatory disputes.