ALI ERSKINE

PRINCIPAL
DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND LITIGATION

M  0419 884 992

T   03 5225 5208

E   aerskine@ha.legal

L   /ali-erskine

Ali Erskine is a Principal at Harwood Andrews.

Ali has more than 15 years post qualification experience. Ali joined Harwood Andrews with significant experience in all areas of commercial dispute resolution and regularly advises business clients to resolve disputes and manage risk. Ali is a specialist in relation to terminal and non-terminal insolvency, securities, and security enforcement. Ali also has significant experience relating to shareholder oppression claims and disputes arising in the context of trading trusts.

Ali provides technical and strategic advice to clients including businesses, company officers, insolvency practitioners, banks, creditors and government organisations.

Ali’s key areas of practice include:

  • Business disputes and risk management

  • corporate and personal insolvency

  • corporate strategy including restructuring, refinance and debt consolidation

  • shareholder oppression and just and equitable winding ups

  • disputes relating to trustees, including insolvent trustees and rights of indemnity

  • securities enforcement and priorities

  • contract and commercial disputes

  • corporate governance, risk management and dispute resolution

  • complex and multi-party litigation

  • property and leasing disputes

 Ali’s professional memberships:

  • In 2012 Ali completed the Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) insolvency education program (IEP).

  • Ali is also a member of Women in Insolvency and Restructuring Victoria (WIRV), Victorian Women Lawyers (VWL) and the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV).

  • Ali is a council member of Marcus Oldham College.

  • Ali is a former director of the Geelong Chamber of Commerce.

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Ali has been recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia for her remarkable achievements in Litigation Law for three consecutive years.

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Ali was listed as Recommended in the 2025 Doyles Guide rankings of Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers. This award recognises solicitors practising in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, class actions and arbitration matters in the Victorian legal market who have been identified by clients and peers  for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

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