LL.M. Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Speaker: Tim L’Estrange
Date: 23 September 2024
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Venue: Room 824, 8/F, Faculty of Law, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, HKU
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About the Speaker:
In a career spanning forty years Tim L’Estrange has represented companies, boards and individuals in some of the highest profile Australian domestic and cross-border corporate legal disputes and regulatory investigations.
He has held senior executive positions in law and banking in Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. He has been Managing Partner of one of Australia’s leading law firms and the Partner in Charge of two offices of global law firm Jones Day.
After completing his Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws at the University of New South Wales, he became an associate to Federal Court Judge the late Honourable Justice John Lockhart AO QC. He joined Allen Allen and Hemsley in 1980. In 2001, Tim became National Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution and a Board Member of Allens Arthur Robinson (as it then was named, now Allens Linklaters).
In 2003, Tim joined ANZ Banking Group as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, becoming Managing Director for Europe and America in 2007 and finally being appointed as Group General Manager, Governance in 2010. In addition to having P&L responsibility in London, he worked closely with institutional and functional heads of the bank and liaised closely with global regulators, particularly in Australia, the US and UK. His broad in-house experience gives him a unique perspective in understanding disputes and regulatory requirements relating to all aspects of banking and finance and he regularly advises financial institutions.
Over his career, Tim has acted in significant matters for clients, often in “bet the company” style matters that impact reputations. Those matters cover a range of industries and legal areas including all commercial disputes, particularly in banking and financial services, mining and resources, gambling, oil and gas, maritime, aviation, family office, and sport.
Tim joined Jones Day in 2013, as a Partner specialising in global dispute and regulatory investigations with an emphasis on corporate insolvency and banking and financial markets.
During his career spanning 11 years with Jones Day, he became the Partner in Charge of both Sydney and then Melbourne offices of the firm. Tim was the inaugural Honorary Permanent Secretary of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, (CAS) (Oceania Division) from 1995 to 2003 and he
acted as the Tribunal Secretary in many arbitral hearings over his time with CAS, including during the CAS Ad Hoc Panel established for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He also participated ex officio in meetings of the International Counsel of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) in Lausanne.
In 2024 Tim joined Newmans Row, a set or arbitral chambers in London established by Sir Bernard Eder and Blackhall & Pearl, a board advisory business.
Tim is now an independent arbitrator, mediator and adviser.