Tim Grave

Partner

Tim Grave is a versatile disputes lawyer with particular expertise advising clients contending with contentious regulatory, internal investigation, white collar crime, fraud, sanctions, bribery, anti-corruption, AML/CTF and whistleblowing matters. He is renowned for his calm, collaborative and client-centric approach to legal practice.

Tim has over twenty years of experience managing large scale complex commercial litigation.

Beyond legal practice, Tim has served as a Director of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and has been a Member of the ACICA Arbitrator Appointment Committee.

Prior to joining Hamilton Locke, Tim worked at Clifford Chance, Chang, Pistilli & Simmons, Herbert Smith Freehills and the Federal Court of Australia.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Dispute Resolution; Corporations Act; Corporate law; Director’s Duties; Regulatory Investigations; Corporate Crime and Investigations

AWARDS

Best Lawyers (Australia), Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2014 – 2025
Best Lawyers (Australia), Litigation, 2014 – 2025
Chambers Asia Pacific, White-Collar Crime & Corporate Investigations – Band 3, 2024
Chambers Asia Pacific, Dispute Resolution – Australia, 2020
Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Dispute Resolution – Recommended Practitioner
Doyles Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Lawyers, NSW 2020 – Recommended Lawyer

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (Hons) – University of Tasmania
Admitted to practice in New South Wales and the High Court of Australia

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

Acting for a partner of a professional services firm in relation to a regulatory investigation
Acting for a whistleblower in relation to the tax affairs of a property company and related entities
Acting for an ASX company in any internal investigation into accounting irregularities
Acting for the former managing director of ForexCT in an ASIC investigation and subsequent civil penalty proceedings
Acting for the former chief risk officer of a Big Four Australian bank in an ASIC investigation concerning alleged anti-money laundering compliance failures
Acting for Oliver Curtis in his prosecution for conspiracy to commit insider trading offences
Acting for the Chief Financial Officer of an ASX listed company in relation to ICAC’s ‘Project Jasper’ inquiry
Acting for the Royal Bank of Scotland in relation to an ASIC investigation concerning alleged manipulation of BBSW rates
Acting for a global transport company in an internal investigation concerning possible bribery of foreign officials
Acting for a private equity company in an internal investigation of possible insider trading