OVERVIEW
Jake is a disputes lawyer with a focus on commercial and competition law.
Expertise
A New Zealand qualified disputes lawyer, Jake offers experience in a broad range of advisory and contentious matters involving commercial, public and competition law.
Jake joined Hausfeld from the Crown Law Office, New Zealand, where he advised and represented numerous government entities in matters of commercial and public law. Prior to that Jake was a solicitor in the Litigation and Disputes Resolution team at New Zealand’s leading all-service law firm, Chapman Tripp.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Laws, First Class Honours, University of Otago
BAR ADMISSIONS
Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, 2019
EVENTS
PUBLICATIONS
Experience
Commercial & Financial Disputes
Before Hausfeld, Jake was part of the legal teams:
- Representing shareholders in civil proceedings alleging breaches of fiduciary duty, contract and a range of tort claims.
- Acting on behalf of a global leader in shipping for a number of maritime, contractual and debt collection proceedings.
- Acting for various clients in debt recovery and bankruptcy proceedings.
- Advising and acting for various insurance companies in breach of contract and consumer protection legislation claims.
- Advising and acting for New Zealand’s central bank and tax regulator in various financial, tax and regulatory matters.
Antitrust/Competition
At Hausfeld, Jake is part of the legal teams:
- The opt-out collective action filed with the CAT on behalf of an estimated 19.5 million eligible UK users of smartphones and tablets running on Google’s Android operating system relating to excessive and unlawful charges on purchase in the Google Play store. The claim alleges that Google unfairly restricts consumers from accessing potential competition from other app distributors, by requiring smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a bundle of Google’s proprietary apps and services including the Google Play Store as well as imposing other contractual and technical restrictions.
- The representative collective action filed with the CAT on behalf of some 19.6 million eligible UK iPhone and iPad users relating to excessive and unlawful charges by the Apple App Store. The claim alleges that Apple’s conduct violates section 18 of the UK Competition Act 1998 and Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Public Law
Before Hausfeld, Jake was part of the legal teams: