Experience

Elit Lawyers by McGirr & Snell

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & Principal

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Danielle Snell is an award-winning lawyer specialised in complex commercial litigation, insurance and recovery litigation and media & defamation law. She is passionate about issues of diversity and inclusion. For innovation, involvement in high profile and high stakes litigation and commitment to women’s rights issues has led to Danielle and her firm being recipient of prestigious industry accolades. Danielle is named ‘Most Influential Lawyer’ by Australasian Lawyer in the category of ‘changemaker’. Her firm, Elit Lawyers, is winner in the Lawyers Weekly inaugural awards for ‘Boutique Firm of the Year’. Danielle is one of Australia’s only litigators with extensive experience having previously acted for major Australian and international insurers who now acts against insurance companies on behalf of business and individual policyholders. She has become the ‘go to’ litigator for other lawyers who encounter conflict issues and need to refer matters to a lawyer they trust will respect the client and achieve optimal outcomes. Danielle has acted on many high-profile cases and represents a diverse range of clients in matters involving all aspects of commercial litigation & disputes, defamation, director & officer litigation, insurance recovery & litigation, inquiries & investigations and property & construction litigation. Danielle also represents women in sexual harassment complaints lodged against individuals and employers at the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Federal Court of Australia under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth). Danielle is passionate about diversity and inclusion in the legal sector and Danielle sits on the Law Institute of Victoria’s Diversity Committee, Sexual Harassment Working Group, Litigation Lawyers Executive Committee, Court Practice Committee, and chairs women’s legal network groups.



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• Legal Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Special Counsel

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2020



MinterEllison

• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2018

• Senior Associate

  • Dec 2011 - Jun 2014



Wisewould Mahony

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Solicitor

  • Sep 2007 - Nov 2011