Natalie is an experienced advocate specialising in public and administrative law, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori legal issues, human rights, whenua/land, multi-party negotiations in Treaty of Waitangi settlements, and trust and governance matters. Natalie has particular expertise in the intersection between tikanga and the common law and has led arguments on this in all senior Courts. 
 
Natalie was previously a partner at Kāhui Legal, a specialist boutique firm for Māori legal issues. She holds an LLB(Hons) and BA(Hons) from the University of Otago and an LLM from Harvard University. She was also a Law Lecturer at the University of Auckland. Natalie sits in various representative roles, including on the NZ Council of Legal Education and the NZ Council of Law Reporting, and she is the current Co-President of Te Hunga Roia Māori, the Māori Law Society.