Lucy de Latour

Lucy leads the Firm's Resource Management and Environmental Law team. She specialises in resource management, environmental and local government law and has a broad range of experience within her field of expertise.

Lucy is recognised for her work in resource management and environmental law by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022, Chambers and Partners 2022 and Doyles Guide legal directories, where she is praised for her “excellent knowledge of regulatory requirements”.

Since joining Wynn Williams in 2013, her work has primarily been in relation to issues associated with freshwater management, the Canterbury rebuild and various retail and industrial developments. Prior to joining Wynn Williams, her experience encompassed work within energy (hydro-electricity generation), retail, and infrastructure sectors (rail, wastewater, ports and airports).  

She has detailed knowledge of district and regional plan formation and plan change processes, resource consent applications, resource management related law reform and local government and public works legislation. 

Lucy also recently spent over a year on secondment at a major local government client, giving her a unique perspective on legal issues facing local government.  This has included advising on matters under the Local Government Act 2002, the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, the Biosecurity Act 1993, the Land Transport Management Act 2003 and the Maritime Transport Act 1994.

Prior to joining Wynn Williams, Lucy worked in the planning team of a large London firm. She also spent four years within the Resource Management and Environmental team of another New Zealand law firm.