Daniel Gilchrist

LLB (Hons), BA, MBA

Juno Lawyer

Auckland

Daniel Gilchrist | Juno Legal | Lawyer

Capability 

I believe experienced in-house lawyers with a deep understanding of the businesses they are working alongside deliver tremendous value. I am an experienced senior commercial lawyer with more than 19 years of commercial and corporate legal experience spanning a broad variety of in-house and private practice roles in New Zealand and the UK. My pragmatic, commercial and solutions-focused approach to advising clients has been shaped by my diverse in-house legal experience working with businesses and senior leadership teams in the technology, media, telecommunications, energy and infrastructure, intellectual property and professional services sectors in New Zealand and internationally, and by my experiences successfully establishing and running my own businesses.

I enjoy the variety of work that being an in-house lawyer brings, and the opportunity to build an in-depth understanding of my clients and their businesses so that I can achieve optimal commercial and legal outcomes.

Juno Clients

New Zealand Rugby, FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, Fonterra Co-operative Group, Vista Group, Vector, Auckland Transport

Before Juno

KPMG | Associate General Counsel  
Sky Network Television | Senior Legal Counsel
Vector Ltd | Senior Legal Counsel
Sky UK Ltd | Legal Advisor 
Minter Ellison Rudd Watts | Corporate/Commercial Solicitor
Baldwins Intellectual Property | Solicitor

Areas of expertise

  • General commercial
  • Contract negotiation and drafting
  • Corporate governance and company secretarial
  • Technology, media and telecommunications
  • Procurement and operations
  • Privacy and data protection
  • Intellectual property

  • Dan has been an absolute lifesaver for us. He has taken over a considerable workload and provided very high-quality and professional advice. He is a great addition to our team and has provided fantastic support across multiple business units. 

    Michelle Campbell

    Senior Legal Counsel, NZ Rugby

  • Dan was an immediate and effective contributor to our team from the start. He demonstrated an ability to gain a detailed understanding of our business in an extremely efficient manner and developed effective working relationships across our teams over a short timeframe.

    Kelvin Preston

    General Counsel and Company Secretary, Vista Group

  • Experienced, calm, and pragmatic. Dan hit the ground running and fitted into our team seamlessly. His approachable and professional personal style enabled him to quickly form trusted relationships with our wider business we're grateful for the valuable contribution Dan made during his time with us.

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  • Dan's worked with us at New Zealand Rugby twice now, and we wouldn't hesitate in having him back again in the future! He has a reassuring and calm approach to his work, a very proactive attitude to getting stuck in, and has really helped us with pragmatic solutions and systems improvements.

    Tom Turton

    General Counsel, NZ Rugby

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