Richard Evans Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Wellington

The Treasury is the New Zealand Government's lead economic and financial advisor. As one of three central agencies, Treasury provides leadership and coordination across the public sector – with the ultimate objective of improving New Zealanders' living standards. Between September 2014 and August 2016, I was the lead solicitor in The Treasury’s Social Housing Transactions Unit, a team tasked with implementing significant reform of New Zealand's social housing system. I provided legal, policy and commercial advice to senior ministers and colleagues on a range of matters relating to the reform programme. Prior to this, I advised a number of Treasury teams as part of the Treasury legal team. In particular, I provided advice regarding: - management of the Crown's commercial assets, including State-owned enterprises;- the development and passage of legislation; - the Crown’s relationship with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi; and- the development of Treasury policy in the natural resources, justice and defence sectors.

Wellington

I was a member of Russell McVeagh's Corporate Advisory and Public Law & Policy practise groups and worked on matters relating to privacy, information technology procurement, public policy reform and Māori governance. I clerked in the firm's Auckland office over the 2009/10 summer, and in the firm's Wellington office over the 2010/11 summer. Russell McVeagh is commonly regarded as one of New Zealand's three top-tier commercial law firms.

Master Of Science, Public Policy And Administration, Distinction

Ba/Llb, History

Education record