Profile
Desley specialises in commercial and civil litigation. She has advised and acted for parties in a range of disputes, with particular experience in disputes arising from contracts, shareholdings, and trusts and estates.
Desley has appeared before a number of courts and specialist tribunals, including arbitrations.
Before joining Shortland Chambers, Desley worked at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in London, where she was counsel in the firm’s international litigation and arbitration team and acted for clients in a range of complex commercial disputes. Prior to that, Desley was a member of Russell McVeagh’s litigation team in Auckland.
Desley graduated from Stanford University with an LLM and the University of Auckland with BA/LLB (Hons) degrees.
Profile
Desley specialises in commercial and civil litigation. She has advised and acted for parties in a range of disputes, with particular experience in disputes arising from contracts, shareholdings, and trusts and estates.
Desley has appeared before a number of courts and specialist tribunals, including arbitrations.
Before joining Shortland Chambers, Desley worked at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in London, where she was counsel in the firm’s international litigation and arbitration team and acted for clients in a range of complex commercial disputes. Prior to that, Desley was a member of Russell McVeagh’s litigation team in Auckland.
Desley graduated from Stanford University with an LLM and the University of Auckland with BA/LLB (Hons) degrees.
Profile
Desley specialises in commercial and civil litigation. She has advised and acted for parties in a range of disputes, with particular experience in disputes arising from contracts, shareholdings, and trusts and estates.
Desley has appeared before a number of courts and specialist tribunals, including arbitrations.
Before joining Shortland Chambers, Desley worked at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in London, where she was counsel in the firm’s international litigation and arbitration team and acted for clients in a range of complex commercial disputes. Prior to that, Desley was a member of Russell McVeagh’s litigation team in Auckland.
Desley graduated from Stanford University with an LLM and the University of Auckland with BA/LLB (Hons) degrees.
Areas of practice
Additional information
BA/LLB (Hons) (Auckland)
LLM (Stanford)
Year Admitted: 2011 (NZ), 2016 (New York), 2017 (England and Wales)
Barrister Sole: 2021
