Elizabeth Wild (Liz)

Elizabeth Wild has more than 30 years of experience in environmental law, with a particular focus on managing issues related to contaminated land and remediation law. She has worked with government clients, listed property trusts, property developers, and large manufacturing, transportation, energy, and infrastructure and resources companies. Liz is recognized as a leading or pre-eminent practitioner in environmental law in all major directories, including Doyle's Guide, Chambers, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, and Best Lawyers.

Liz advises on all legal and strategic aspects associated with contaminated land, including disputes regarding allocation of liability for contamination, obtaining planning and environmental approvals for the remediation and development of contaminated land, and transacting and negotiating the sale and purchase of contaminated sites. She has been involved in many of the landmark cases in this area and acts for polluters and claimants in numerous environmental disputes involving the torts of nuisance and negligence. She is recognized as an authority regarding legal liability for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contamination.

Liz's understanding of the various contaminated land regulatory systems across Australia enables her to provide strategic advice to a range of public and private sector clients regarding their obligations with respect to contaminated land holdings within their property portfolios and strategies for divesting or acquiring potentially contaminated land.

Liz is also experienced in pollution law and has assisted many private and public sector clients in managing potential and actual environmental incidents, including negotiating, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with environmental licenses and permits; defending pollution prosecutions; and negotiating clean-up/remediation obligations with environmental regulators.

Liz was a board member of the NSW Environment Protection Authority for five years.