Richard Grauaug is a legal practitioner and was admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor in Western Australia in 1987. He is a director of his own law practice in Perth, Richard Simon Legal, which provides legal services to a number of mining & energy companies including Torrens Mining and its subsidiaries. Mr Grauaug has practiced as a solicitor for over 26 years including as an in-house lawyer and, prior to that, in top tier private firms. His areas of practice include commercial agreements, debt and capital raisings, farmins, joint ventures, technology transactions, general corporate and commercial matters and corporate governance. Mr Grauaug is also experienced in mergers, acquisitions and project development. His legal and commercial experience extends to Australian and overseas jurisdictions, including the legal function and in-house counsel role for a number of Australian companies. From 1997 to 2008, he held various positions including directorships with Halliburton Energy Services (HES) covering Australasian, South East Asian and African jurisdictions, and he was based in Africa and Egypt for several years. From 2008 to 2010, he was senior legal counsel with Apache Energy in Perth.
