Jeremy Johnson

Jeremy is an experienced litigator and dispute resolution specialist. He has expertise in commercial, insolvency, relationship property, arbitrations, equity and trust law. 

Jeremy is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and holds a STEP Advanced Certificate in Trust Disputes, placing first in his global class. He was also the youngest person to become a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand. He also received the Ronald Davison Award for excellent in arbitral award writing. 

Jeremy can quickly grasp a legal situation and provide accurate, commercially realistic advice at short notice. He is frequently instructed to appear as counsel in the courts and before arbitral tribunals. In the past year he has appeared as senior counsel in more than half a dozen hearings and has also appeared as junior counsel with some of New Zealand’s leading barristers. As part of his practice he also often undertakes discreet work for high profile individuals and families. 

Since 2013 Jeremy has been ranked as a leading dispute resolution in the Chambers Asia Pacific and Chambers Global directories. In 2017 Jeremy was awarded the 2017 NZ Law Awards Artemis Recruitment Young Private Practice Lawyer of the Year. 

Prior to joining the bar Jeremy was a partner at Wynn Williams where he led the Dispute Resolution team for eight years and was the senior litigation partner by the time he left. 

Outside of work Jeremy is active in the community. He serves as Deputy Legal Adviser to the Primates of New Zealand and Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch. He is a Fellow of Christ’s College, Canterbury, and Chair of the New Zealand String Quartet Trust. 

Jeremy has offices in both Auckland and Christchurch and works on cases across New Zealand.