Aaron Lloyd
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Sports Law
Band 1
About
Provided by Aaron Lloyd
Practice Areas
Aaron represents clients in litigation, investigations, and strategic risk management. He has particular expertise in trial and appellate advocacy, white collar criminal and regulatory matters, employment law/health & safety, and in sport.
Aaron has significant experience in white-collar criminal and regulatory affairs. He has represented clients in investigations and litigation progressed by a range of regulatory agencies. Aaron regularly advises New Zealand corporates on organisational integrity matters, including compliance with domestic and international anti-bribery and corruption legislation. He has acted as part of cross-border legal teams for New Zealand-based clients facing prosecutions offshore by the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) and the London Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard).
Aaron assists clients with personal grievances, industrial disputes, contract negotiations and drafting, ACC and health-related matters, employee misconduct, and occupational health and safety. He has advised on several significant restructuring and redundancy projects for private and government sector clients. He also advises on immigration, privacy, confidentiality, and data protection obligations.
An internationally recognised sports law expert, Aaron is at the forefront of litigation, and risk management, on a range of integrity-related topics in sport. Aaron’s advice covers anti-doping, medical welfare (including concussion), gambling and match-fixing, financial integrity, and on-field and off-field conduct.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Aaron Lloyd of MinterEllisonRuddWatts is widely respected for his sports law practice, frequently advising athletes and sports organisations in relation to integrity risk management, disciplinary and employment issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Aaron Lloyd is one of a kind."
"He has a really good ability to put players at ease around a process that can be very nerve-racking, especially if it is their first time to face it."
"Aaron Lloyd is one of a kind."
"He has a really good ability to put players at ease around a process that can be very nerve-racking, especially if it is their first time to face it."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts Litigation Forecast 2023
MinterEllisonRuddWatts' Litigation Forecast examines the challenges of climate change litigation and greenwashing, the regulators’ current focus on business’ social licence to operate, how slowing global economic activity will impact M&A activity and create new pitfalls for directors of companies.
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Litigation Forecast 2023
MinterEllisonRuddWatts' Litigation Forecast examines the challenges of climate change litigation and greenwashing, the regulators’ current focus on business’ social licence to operate, how slowing global economic activity will impact M&A activity and create new pitfalls for directors of companies.