Grant is a specialist in commercial disputes and one of Melbourne's leading property dispute lawyers. For many years he has acted for a number of Australia's leading landlords and tenants.
Grant has also chaired our Risk Committee for many years and on 1 July 2025 commenced in the role as Chief Legal Officer.
Experience
Grant has more than 30 years' experience in commercial disputes and has developed a specific expertise in leasing disputes. He acts for major landlords such as GPT and Stockland, and major tenants such as Coles, Kmart, and Bunnings.
In recent years, his focus has been on property, environmental liability and infrastructure litigation. He heads the firm's Environmental Law group, which brings together lawyers from a number of practice groups with expertise and experience in environmental law.
Career highlights
Grant's career highlights include acting for:
- GPT in all its Victorian shopping centre disputes for the last 20 years
- an international IT provider in a number of multi-million-dollar disputes against the federal and state governments
- a Victorian Council in defence of a claim by the MFESB, seeking recovery of $15m for losses arising from contaminated land
- over 200 retail disputes, relating to matters such as misrepresentation claims, unconscionable conduct, compensation for development impact, and challenges to the validity of Relocation Notices.