Senior Associate
Rachel Robilliard
Senior Associate, Ōtautahi | Christchurch
BSc, LL.B, University of Canterbury
Expertise
Rachel Robilliard is a Senior Associate in our Environment and Planning team and is based in our Christchurch office.
She advises on a broad range of matters including major developments, infrastructure, contaminated land, hazardous substances, Māori environment and planning, local government processes and the allocation and management of water and nutrients. Rachel has appeared as counsel at all levels, including council, Environment Court and Supreme Court, and regularly represents clients in mediation and negotiations.
Rachel is of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki descent and is an active member of Te Taumutu Rūnanga.
Publications
- Rachel Robilliard recognised as a 2026 Future Legal Leader by NZ Lawyer and Australasian Lawyer
- Considering the way forward: Māori and the proposed new environment and planning regime
- Resource management reform: what does it mean for the primary sector?
- A new era in environmental litigation – with worrying implications for the primary sector