Formerly a Partner of Paterson Lang, Gerard joined Downie Stewart with the merger of those two firms in 1995 and is now Managing Partner.
Gerard has a wide skill base encompassing commercial, complex property transactions, civil litigation and family law. He is regularly appointed by the Court to act as Counsel for Child. He is an author for Brookers (a leading resource for NZ lawyers) and is a former lecturer in Business Law at Otago University.
Gerard is a former nationally ranked squash player, former Chairman of NZ Squash and is currently Deputy Chairman of the World Squash Board.
Gerard enjoys all sports and in addition to squash plays soccer for Roslyn Wakari Masters and is a member of St Clair Golf Club
