Emily is a Senior Associate in our Planning Team and joined Best Hooper in 2015.
Emily regularly appears as an advocate in planning proceedings in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Planning Panels Victoria on behalf of applicants and developers. She also advises and appears for defendants in planning and building criminal prosecution matters in the Magistrates’ Court.
Emily has significant experience in:
- Planning permit applications, strategy and appeals to VCAT;
- Planning Scheme amendments and representation at Planning Panels Victoria;
- planning and building enforcement and prosecutions on behalf of defendants;
- Environmental due diligence and advice; and
- Liquor licensing in Victoria.
With qualifications in environmental science and family ties to central Victoria, Emily has a particular focus on land use and development applications in regional and rural Victoria and matters involving contamination and environmental issues.
Emily was named by Doyles Guides as a Planning & Environmental Law Rising Star in 2025 and by Best Lawyers as ‘One to Watch’ in 2024 and 2025.
