Daniel Street is a litigation and regulatory partner, dual-qualified in New Zealand and Australia. He specialises in complex commercial disputes, particularly across the financial services and energy sectors, representing clients through all levels of the New Zealand courts. He also advises on cross-border regulatory enforcement risks, offering clients distinctive insight into disputes and regulatory challenges.
As DLA Piper’s Sustainability & ESG lead in New Zealand and international co-lead for sustainability reporting, disclosure and marketing, Daniel has built a nationally recognised practice at the intersection of climate governance, legal risk and reputation management. He supports boards and executives with emerging ESG obligations, greenwashing liability, climate disclosure compliance and strategic risk management.
Daniel acts for major corporates and financial institutions on contentious and regulatory matters, regularly appearing in significant commercial proceedings. He is sought out for advice on climate-related legal risks, including under New Zealand’s climate disclosure regime, and for guidance on managing reputational exposure from greenwashing claims.
Daniel also contributes to thought leadership globally and frequently speaks at industry forums on sustainability governance and director responsibilities.
Bar admissionsBarrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New ZealandSolicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
EXPERIENCE
Commercial litigation and regulatory enforcement
•Advising several corporates on post-sale disputes relating to performance obligations
•Advising on high-value contractual disputes, including complex interest-rate swap mis-selling claims defended for a leading Australasian bank.*
•Representing clients in response to enforcement action by the Financial Markets Authority and Commerce Commission.
ESG litigation and climate-related disclosure risk
•Counselling boards and senior executives on emerging climate-reporting requirements under New Zealand’s mandatory regime, from scoping and liability analysis to sign-off processes.
•Defending clients facing regulator-led investigations and enquiries related to greenwashing, corporate sustainability claims and evolving disclosure standards.
•Advising on directors’ duties and trustee obligations in related to climate-related risks.
Cross-border enforcement and advisory
•Leveraging admission in both New Zealand and Australia to advise on regulatory enforcement risks spanning both jurisdictions.
•Co-ordination of multi-jurisdictional sustainability regulatory risk assessments across APAC.
*denotes experience at previous firm
Languages
English
Education
University of Auckland, Bachelor of Laws, 2008
University of Auckland, Bachelor of Arts, Politics (Honours), 2007
Seminars
•Climate Change and Business Conference, 2024, 2025
•New Zealand Institute of Directors' Climate Governance Forum
•New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Leadership for Good, workshop presenter
•Chapter Zero New Zealand speaker
