Esther specialises in commercial dispute resolution – including consumer protection matters, regulatory disputes and class actions - and investigations and inquiries. Esther provides strategic and practical advice to large commercial clients, government and community organisations. Those who work with Esther describe her as professional, approachable and warm.
Esther is a member of the firm’s Human Rights Law Group and works on a diverse range of pro bono projects.
Esther’s work highlights include:
- Yoorrook Justice Commission: running, as Solicitors Assisting, various workstreams to support Australia's first Truth and Justice Royal Commission, examining current and past injustices against Traditional Owners and First Peoples in Victoria, with a trauma-informed approach to evidence collection
- ACCC v Telstra: successfully negotiating settlement in significant consumer law litigation in relation to NBN speeds
- Telstra restructure: supporting the court processes to execute a major restructure of the business and advising on subsequent implementation steps
- McFarlane v Insignia: defending a shareholder class action brought against IOOF Holdings Limited in the Federal Court
