Lucy Edwards

Lucy Edwards is an accomplished environmental planner and lawyer with extensive experience in environmental law and planning. Currently serving as the Principal Environmental Planner at Auckland Airport since August 2023, Lucy also holds the position of Environmental Officer with the New Zealand Defence Force since February 2018, where responsibilities have included statutory planning. Previous roles include Associate at Clifford Chance, where involvement centered on consenting for large-scale, low-carbon energy projects, and as a Lawyer at the Royal Borough of Greenwich, tackling complex judicial reviews related to air quality. Other notable positions encompass locum contract lawyer roles and solicitorship within the Environmental Planning and Natural Resources team at Russell McVeagh, New Zealand's premier law firm. Lucy's educational background includes a Professional Legal Studies Course from The College of Law Australia and degrees from the University of Canterbury and the University of Otago.