Elisabeth Mason
Elisabeth is a Melbourne-based solicitor specialising in commercial litigation and class actions.
Elisabeth has experience defending multinationals and listed Australian companies in large and complex disputes spanning the financial services, construction, pharmaceuticals and automotive sectors.
She has a particular interest in the technical and strategic issues that arise in multi-jurisdictional litigation, including product liability class actions, and enjoys collaborating with other HSF offices to deliver holistic global defence strategies.
In 2023, Elisabeth was seconded to ANZ’s Dispute Resolution team where she deepened her interest in the financial services sector and her understanding and appreciation of the relationship between in-house and external counsel.
Elisabeth is firmly committed to access to justice and frequently appears in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal representing women and children at risk of homelessness via HSF Melbourne’s pro bono partnership with Justice Connect.
Background
Elisabeth holds a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Arts (Politics and History) from Monash University. She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal and High Courts of Australia.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- successfully defended Bayer/Monsanto in product liability class action proceedings regarding the alleged carcinogenicity of a herbicide product
- defending Mercedes-Benz in product liability class action proceedings relating to diesel emissions
- defending Macquarie Bank in shareholder class action proceedings regarding the Nuix IPO
- successfully defended an Australian bank against tort claims brought by a third party in relation to an alleged invoice scam
- advised an international online retailer on the sale and importation of over-the-counter and prescription-only pharmaceutical products in Australia
- advised owners in a construction dispute arising from the installation of allegedly defective materials
