The Robinson Legal Team

Marty is a barrister and solicitor specialising in financial and general crime, with particular expertise in AML/CFT advocacy and advice. He advises reporting entities on deterring money launderers and financers of terrorism from exploiting their business and ensuring regulatory compliance. He also represents

His author royalties in this area support two charities combating child slavery and child sexual abuse: Child Rescue New Zealand and Child ALERT (ECPAT NZ).

Since 2003 he has held roles investigating, prosecuting and defending financial crime and regulatory prosecutions, as well as litigation more generally. He started out at the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (2003), move to the Crown Solicitor's Office, Christchurch (2009), the Public Defence Service, Wellington (2011) and the Department of Internal Affairs (2015), where he oversaw the Department's litigation, focusing on prosecution work, child sexual abuse material cases, AML/CFT enforcement, and supporting the Department's regulation of the AML/CFT regulatory system including supporting legislative amendments.

Marty has been counsel (or investigative lawyer) in a significant number and variety of financial crime cases involving sums up to $NZ500M in the United Kingdom and New Zealand.

Marty is keenly interested in supporting the justice system, furthering domestic understanding of AML/CFT policy and regulatory systems, promoting business processes that effectively deter criminal exploitation, and supporting New Zealand's exemplary rankings on the various global corruption and transparency indices.

Jurisdictions Admitted:   New Zealand, England and Wales, New South Wales, Australia.

Since graduating from Victoria University in 1995, Gerry has gained extensive criminal litigation experience in both defence and prosecution. Starting out in a small firm in Marton, he then left New Zealand and spent 13 years as a public defender in the United States, first in the Bronx, New York, and later in San Jose, California. He also worked on white collar and high-profile criminal cases at Kingsley Napley Solicitors in London.

On the prosecution side, Gerry spent five years in The Hague working as a trial lawyer for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, where he prosecuted political, military and police leaders charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. He has also held the position of National Legal Counsel for New Zealand’s Police Prosecution Service.

Apart from his work as a criminal litigator, Gerry has worked in senior roles at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care and at the Independent Police Conduct Authority. He also holds a master’s degree in criminal justice from Rutgers University in the US.

His calm and unflustered approach to stressful and challenging work, along with his intellectual capability and hard-working nature, makes Gerry a fantastic asset to Robinson Legal and our clients.

Jurisdictions admitted: New Zealand, England and Wales, New York, California.

Sarah comes from a compelling in-house background providing the firm with strong internal compliance, governance and business support. Prior to joining Robinson Legal she acted as legal counsel for entities operating within the electricity, primary production export sectors and those focused on international business consultancy.

Her two decades of commercial practice includes significant experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, privacy, IP protection and licensing, health and safety, employment matters, general regulatory and legislative compliance work and lobbying Government for legislative change. At Robinson Legal she turns her hand at supporting the firm in whatever it needs, but also comes with a commercial skill set immensely valuable to our clients.

Alex was admitted to the bar in June 2024, later joining the firm in February 2025. At Robinson Legal she specialises in criminal law as well as Criminal Proceeds Recovery Act matters.

Alex regularly appears in the District Court on a range of matters including Judge-alone and jury trials. She has also appeared in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

 Alex graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminology. During her studies she was awarded the Bernard Randall Prize for first in class in Family Law.

Megan is a recent graduate from at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, studying a Bachelor of Laws conjoint with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science and International Relations.

She joined our team in November 2023 as a law clerk and is eager to contribute to the firm’s ongoing success.

Megan studied at the Australian Ballet School in Melbourne, has lived and worked in South Africa, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Australia. She loves learning about different cultures and has an affinity for communicating with a diverse range of people.

Megan is community oriented and has volunteered as an Integration Aide at Port Phillips Specialist School, at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and led revision sessions at Victoria University for first year university students in both 2021 and 2022.

We really appreciate Megan’s contribution to the firm.

Will graduated from the University of Otago with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Economics.

Will first joined Robinson Legal as a Summer Clerk in 2024/25, before returning to Otago to complete his studies. He rejoined the firm in late 2025 and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in early 2026.

With a passion for working with people and a practical approach to the law, Will is a welcome addition to the Robinson Legal team.

John is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (majoring in criminology and psychology).

John joined us as a Law Clerk in February 2025. He was admitted in late 2025 and joined our ranks as a Barrister and Solicitor.