Holding Redlich

Public & Administrative Law, Government

Managing Partner (ACT)

Elizabeth is an award-winning lawyer with over 25 years’ experience, specialising in public and administrative law. She regularly advises on statutory interpretation, privacy, freedom of information, data, legislative drafting, compliance and regulatory issues. She has an in-depth understanding of the needs of government clients, having successfully led the legal teams at three Commonwealth agencies, most recently as Chief Legal Counsel at IP Australia.

Elizabeth has a strong track record of client service and delivery on innovative legal projects, supporting clients to harness the benefits of technology while addressing privacy and accountability issues.

Throughout her career, Elizabeth has received numerous awards and recognitions. She was awarded the ACT Law Society’s Government Law Award in 2016, and in 2019 was named one of Managing Intellectual Property Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in IP. In 2020, she was named General Counsel of the Year in the Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards, and Government Lawyer of the Year (with her team named Government Team of the Year) in the Lawyers Weekly Corporate Counsel Awards, and was also included in Australasian Lawyer’s In-house Leaders List.

Elizabeth was recognised in the 2024 edition of Doyle's Guide as a leading Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Insolvency lawyer in Canberra, and in the 2025 edition as a recommended Intellectual Property and TMT lawyer in Canberra. Most recently, she received the 2025 Elite Women Award from Australasian Lawyer and the President’s Medal from the Women Lawyers Association ACT.

Australian Institute of Administrative Law