Rob is Chairman of Simpson Grierson.  He is also a partner in the Auckland Local Government and Environmental work group, part of the Resources and Infrastructure Department.

Rob specialises in leading large resource management-oriented projects for a range of private and public sector developers including mining and quarrying industries, power projects, ports, landfills, sewage treatment works and roading projects.  Rob also has expertise in dealing with contaminated sites and due diligence exercises. Many of these projects have been high profile and, to an extent, controversial.  Many require leading teams of 15 or more consultants, and appearances before the Environment Court.

As a natural adjunct to these types of projects Rob and his team have developed an indepth understanding of climate change issues in an environment law context as well as the impact of New Zealand's proposed emissions trading scheme on different sectors.

Rob also has experience before the High Court dealing with appeals on matters of law.

• Water rights, planning and resource consents for Geothermal Power Stations at Tauhara and Mokai
• Mining licence, clean air licence, and associated water rights for open cast Gold Mines in Waihi and Otago
• Resource consents, associated water rights and clean air licence for large metal quarries in Bombay, Puketutu Island and Whitehall
• Acting for the owner of contaminated land at Mapua
• Resource consents for a 400mw gas fired power station at Otahuhu, Auckland
• Resource consents for port extensions at Picton
• Resource consents for extension of gold mines at Waihi and Otago
• Designation and resource consents for the Penlink Bridge, Weiti
• Resource consents and designation for Routes J & K and eastern arterial roading projects for Tauranga
• Designation for a viaduct and second harbour crossing at Tauranga
• Resource consents and designation for the upgrade of the North Shore Sewage Treatment works
• Designation and resource consents for a regional landfill
• Resource consents for an underground gold mine at Waihi
• Resource consents for sand extraction from the bed of the Kaipara Harbour

• Simpson Grierson - Chairman
• Asia Pacific Regional Vice-Chair of the Lex Mundi Environmental Law Group
• International Bar Association - Former Vice Chairman of Environmental Law Committee
• New Zealand Resource Management Law Association - Inaugural Committee Member
• New Zealand Business Roundtable - Member
• Board of Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) - Member
• International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers 2008 - Leading Lawyer
• International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2006 - Leading Lawyer
• Guide to the World's Leading Environment Lawyers 2006 - Leading Lawyer