Grant Sefton

Senior consulting LAWYER

Grant joined the Reidlaw team in 2026 as an experienced practitioner in corporate and commercial law at a national and international level, having had in excess of over 40 years experience in these fields in Newcastle, Sydney, and Melbourne. His clients include a host of leading public and private sector clients throughout Australia.

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Background and Experience

Prior to joining the Reidlaw team, Grant was until 2015, a founding partner of the Newcastle office of national legal firm Moray & Agnew Lawyers, where he was national coordinator of its commercial law practice and later rejoined as principal of Seftcorp Law to be a consultant.

From 1990 Grant was partner-in-charge of the corporate and commercial practice of Hunt & Hunt in Newcastle, assisting to develop that practice into one of the larger corporate and commercial practices in the Hunter Valley. In 2006 he joined two other equity partners to establish the Newcastle office of Moray & Agnew.

After graduating in economics and law from University of Sydney, Grant commenced his career as a sales engineer and then corporate solicitor with Alcoa at the time of the construction of the Portland Aluminium Smelter, which was then one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia. These roles provided him with experience in the practical aspects of the commercial world and exposure to corporate and commercial law at national and international level.

Grant also worked as legal counsel for CRA Limited (now Rio Tinto), where he provided legal advice across a variety of areas including biotechnology, aluminium and resources.

Throughout his career, Grant has had significant involvement in legal matters that involved a range of commercial factors plus national and global corporate law considerations.

Grant acts for a wide range of large and smaller corporations and public institutions across a wide range of industries.

 Memberships

  • Hunter iF - immediate past Chair

  • Hunter Angels – immediate past Chair, director, investor

  • IR Global - Alumni member, until 2021 Australian representative for Commercial Law, past member of its commercial law and Asia-Pacific committees

  • Law Society of New South Wales – Member

  • Newcastle Business Club – Member

  • Newcastle Law Society – Member

  • Adamstown Rosebud Tennis Club – immediate past President, member of the committee

Qualifications & Admissions

  • Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1980

  • Admitted as a Solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales - 1980

  • Admitted as a Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Victoria - 1987