With 12 years of experience working in class action litigation, Kaitlin has a wealth of expertise in her field and is a fierce advocate for her clients.

Kaitlin practices predominantly in complex commercial class action litigation, on behalf of thousands of investors, often on cases involving high-profile defendants such as: 

• Newcrest Mining Ltd  

• Billabong International Ltd 

• Spotless Group Holdings Ltd 

• Bellamy’s Australia Ltd 

• Brambles Ltd 

• Treasury Wine Estates Ltd 

• The a2 Milk Company Ltd 

• G8 Education Ltd 

• Centro Properties Group. 

Kaitlin is passionate about increasing access to justice and increasing the number of female barristers briefed in commercial litigation and, to this end, coordinates Echo Law’s involvement in the Law Council of Australia’s Equitable Briefing Policy.  

Professional Qualifications and Admissions

• Admitted, Supreme Court of Victoria 

• Admitted, High Court of Australia 

• Juris Doctor, University of Melbourne

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne

• Lawyerly ‘Litigation Rising Star’ Award 2021

• Holding Redlich Prize for Environmental Law (Melbourne Law School)

• Clayton Utz Prize for Dispute Resolution (Melbourne Law School)

Career History

• 2022 to Present – Echo Law

• 2022 – Assisting the Chair of the Joint Select Committee on National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation, Senator Linda White

• 2012 to 2022 – Slater and Gordon

• 2009 – Women’s Officer, National Union of Students

Memberships and Associations

• Law Council of Australia Class Actions Sub-Committee

• Law Institute of Victoria

• Victorian Women Lawyers

• Australian Labor Party

• Australian Services Union