Elliot specialises in civil litigation with a focus on Financial Lines, including Directors and Officers Liability and Professional Liability, and Construction, including Major Property Loss and subrogated recoveries. Elliot advises insurers, insureds, and underwriters in New Zealand and the international market. 

Elliot believes that law is about the people and strives to ensure that his approach is tailored to his clients’ objectives. He has an eye for the detail and enjoys multi-faceted problems where consideration for broader impacts of decision making is key. Elliot firmly believes that there is always a practical and commercial way to achieve his clients’ objectives. His clients describe this as his ability to make complex issues seem simple and to walk with them through difficult and often stressful situations. 

Elliot is an avid sportsman, previously competing at a national level in athletics, and more recently taking up rowing where he enjoys training and contributing to the club community.  Elliot has a strong belief in the importance of access to justice and sees the enormous value in Wotton Kearney’s pro bono programme.