Tim Gordon-Grant
Senior Litigation Partner | Johannesburg
Contact
T: +27 11 669 9555
Overview
Tim Gordon-Grant is the senior litigation partner in our South African Litigation Practice.
He provides strategic advice in liability situations, predominantly in the fields of corporate, commercial, banking, auditing and accounting, insurance and insolvency law and acts for various large corporate clients on significant matters, many of which involve high-profile public hearings and arbitrations. He and his team conduct litigation and arbitration matters. He also acts as a commercial mediator.
Experience
- He has successfully run numerous court cases and arbitrations on behalf of major corporate clients of Bowmans.
- He has acted as mediator in a number of successful commercial mediations, more notably a recent settlement reached between Alexander Forbes and Price Forbes.
- He is currently the lead lawyer for litigation and arbitration matters valued, in aggregate, in excess of ZAR 20 billion.
- He recently led the team which drafted and finalised the settlement of ZAR 1.2 billion of all the Gautrain arbitration and litigation disputes.
- He is frequently called upon to advise boards of companies and, more recently, the board of the Discovery Medical Scheme.
Awards
- Chambers Global ranked Tim for his woth in Dispute Resolution in South Africa for the past 21 years. Most recently as a Senior Statesman (2023-2026) and prior to that, in Band 1 for the same category (2015 to 2022).
- Legal 500 inducted Tim into their Hall of Fame for Dispute Resolution in South Africa for six consecutive years (2021- 2026) and a Leading Lawyer in 2017 for the same category.
- Who’s Who Legal recognised Tim for Asset Recovery: Lawyers in 2018.
- Best Lawyers recognised Tim as Lawyer of the Year for Litigation as well as Best Lawyer for Arbitration Mediation and Litigation in both 2015 and 2017.
‘Tim Gordon-Grant is a highly sophisticated and experienced dispute resolution lawyer with immeasurable commercial knowledge and expertise.’ – Chambers Global, 2026
‘He is certainly one of the most experienced lawyers. He brings a level of calm and strategic direction to every matter, and it’s a great privilege to have him involved.’ – Chambers Global, 2026
‘Tim Gordon-Grant is a highly regarded practitioner in the dispute resolution space.’ – Legal 500, 2025
‘Tim Gordon Grant has excellent client relationship skills, and meticulous attention to detail.’ – Legal 500, 2025
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
- BA and LLB degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand.
- CEDR qualified mediator.
Overview
Tim Gordon-Grant is the senior litigation partner in our South African Litigation Practice.
He provides strategic advice in liability situations, predominantly in the fields of corporate, commercial, banking, auditing and accounting, insurance and insolvency law and acts for various large corporate clients on significant matters, many of which involve high-profile public hearings and arbitrations. He and his team conduct litigation and arbitration matters. He also acts as a commercial mediator.
Experience
- He has successfully run numerous court cases and arbitrations on behalf of major corporate clients of Bowmans.
- He has acted as mediator in a number of successful commercial mediations, more notably a recent settlement reached between Alexander Forbes and Price Forbes.
- He is currently the lead lawyer for litigation and arbitration matters valued, in aggregate, in excess of ZAR 20 billion.
- He recently led the team which drafted and finalised the settlement of ZAR 1.2 billion of all the Gautrain arbitration and litigation disputes.
- He is frequently called upon to advise boards of companies and, more recently, the board of the Discovery Medical Scheme.
Awards
- Chambers Global ranked Tim for his woth in Dispute Resolution in South Africa for the past 21 years. Most recently as a Senior Statesman (2023-2026) and prior to that, in Band 1 for the same category (2015 to 2022).
- Legal 500 inducted Tim into their Hall of Fame for Dispute Resolution in South Africa for six consecutive years (2021- 2026) and a Leading Lawyer in 2017 for the same category.
- Who’s Who Legal recognised Tim for Asset Recovery: Lawyers in 2018.
- Best Lawyers recognised Tim as Lawyer of the Year for Litigation as well as Best Lawyer for Arbitration Mediation and Litigation in both 2015 and 2017.
‘Tim Gordon-Grant is a highly sophisticated and experienced dispute resolution lawyer with immeasurable commercial knowledge and expertise.’ – Chambers Global, 2026
‘He is certainly one of the most experienced lawyers. He brings a level of calm and strategic direction to every matter, and it’s a great privilege to have him involved.’ – Chambers Global, 2026
‘Tim Gordon-Grant is a highly regarded practitioner in the dispute resolution space.’ – Legal 500, 2025
‘Tim Gordon Grant has excellent client relationship skills, and meticulous attention to detail.’ – Legal 500, 2025
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